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IF THE 21st century Nouman ibn Al-Mundhir comes out of his cave in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahieh) announcing his intention to increase elements of his group in Yemen on the side of Houthis’ Abraha, definitely the response will only come from Sanaa, Hadhramaut and Hudaidah. This is due to the …

France, Saudi deserve credit for hosting confab: Al-Sulaiman PARIS, June 28, (KUNA): Kuwait is deeply concerned over a spate of missile attacks launched by Houthi militias against Saudi Arabia, causing dire humanitarian conditions, its ambassador to France said on Wednesday. Out of its unbridled support for Yemen, Kuwait is doing …

KHOKHA, Yemen, June 26, (Agencies): Air strikes and artillery fire killed 55 people near Yemen’s Hodeidah, medical sources and residents said Tuesday, as the UAE insisted Houthi rebels pull out of the key port city. Hodeidah port has been held by the Iran-backed Houthis since 2014, when the rebels drove …

JEDDAH, June 23, (KUNA): There needs to be a proper media strategy in place to explain the various dimensions of the operation to liberate Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, Kuwait’s information minister said on Saturday. Liberating Hodeidah would be a turning point in the war in Yemen, Mohammad Al-Jabri, …

WHEN the Arab coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fought the Houthis who turned against the Gulf Cooperation Council’s settlement of the Yemeni crisis and started to invade the remaining Yemeni areas, a group of people claiming to have good intentions emerged and agreed in one voice. This …

KHOKHA, Yemen, June 20, (AFP): Yemeni forces seized Hodeida airport on Wednesday in a major step towards retaking the rebel-held port city after a week of fighting that has left nearly 350 people dead. Fresh clashes later erupted between UAE-backed government forces and the Iran-allied rebels on a road linking …

SANAA, June 18, (Agencies): UN ceasefire efforts in Yemen appeared to have fizzled on Monday, raising fears for civilians as Saudi-backed pro-government forces press an offensive to retake the key rebel-held port city of Hodeida. After two days of talks in the capital Sanaa, UN envoy Martin Griffiths was due …

Battle for key Yemen port leaves dozens dead KUWAIT CITY/SANAA, June 14, (Agencies): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of condolences on Wednesday to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, expressing his sincere sympathy for the four martyred soldiers of UAE Armed Forces …

AMIR CONDOLES, KUWAIT CONDEMNS ATTACK ON SAUDI CITY RIYADH, June 10, (Agencies): Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a “projectile” at the southwestern Saudi province of Jazan killing three civilians Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the insurgents said. “The terrorist Iranian-Houthi militia has targeted civilians with a projectile” killing three civilians …

‘90 volunteers at Grand Mosque’ KUWAIT, June 9, (KUNA): Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced Friday the launch of solar street lights in Daba Karajah village in Yemen’s Socotra Island, northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden. The village suffers lack of street lights due to the devastating impacts …