TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has accused Saudi Arabia of treachery against the Islamic world and compared the kingdom to Israel. The official IRNA news agency quotes Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari as saying Riyadh is "following in Israel's footsteps" and "shamelessly and ...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman announced on April 21 the National Guard's mobilisation, just hours before the coalition declared an end to its air campaign in Yemen dubbed "Operation Decisive Storm" (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)/ Riyadh (AFP) - The first troops from Saudi Arabia's National Guard have ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter answers reporters' question during a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2015./ (Reuters) - A flotilla of nine Iranian naval and cargo ships that U.S. officials ...
People stand at the site of an air strike in Sanaa April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ People look at houses damaged by an air strike in Sanaa April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ People look at a car damaged by an air strike in Sanaa April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ People ...
A new UN envoy was looking to kickstart peace talks in Yemen as battles raged Sunday between Iran-backed rebels and pro-government forces a month after the launch of Saudi-led air strikes./ The Shiite Huthi rebels, who have overrun large parts of the country and forced President Abedrabbo ...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen struck targets in several cities on Sunday, including the capital, security officials said, as fighting raged across the country. The continued airstrikes and combat between rival factions on the ground ...
At least five air strikes hit military sites and an area near the presidential palace compound in the Yemeni capital Sanaa at dawn on Sunday while warships pounded an area near the port of the southern city of Aden, residents said. The bombings were the first raids on Sanaa since a Saudi-led ...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched dozens of airstrikes on Yemen's southern port city of Aden Saturday, as Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies mobilized hundreds of reinforcements in an effort to wrest control of the city from militias supporting embattled President ...
Fierce fighting raged Saturday in south Yemen between Iran-backed rebels and loyalists of exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, as pressure mounted for the warring factions to hold political talks./ The Huthi rebels, who have overrun large parts of the country and forced Hadi to flee ...
Pentagon's Carter/ A member of the Southern Resistance Committees aims his sniper weapon during clashes with Houthi fighters in Yemen's southern city of Aden April 24, 2015./ (Reuters) - A flotilla of nine Iranian naval and cargo ships that U.S. officials feared was carrying arms to strife-torn ...
A group of tribal and Islamist fighters in the strategically important central Yemeni city of Taiz on Sunday took back several districts from the Iran-allied Houthi militia amid heavy fighting, residents said. The reverses deal a blow to the Houthis in an area they have controlled largely ...
Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh called on Friday on all Yemenis to return to political dialogue to find a way to end the country's spiraling conflict./ Saleh's loyalists have been fighting alongside Iranian-allied Houthi rebels who toppled the central government, and U.S. Secretary of State ...
A flotilla of nine Iranian naval and cargo ships that U.S. officials feared was carrying arms to strife-torn Yemen sailed northeast in the direction of Iran on Friday, and this should ease U.S. concerns, a Pentagon spokesman said. The Iranian state news agency IRNA, however, quoted Iran's top ...
Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has dismissed reports about a warning to Iranian ships in the Gulf of Aden, saying the flotilla is currently carrying out its mission in the strategic region. Iranian Navy Chief, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari "The 34th fleet of the Iranian ...
Scientists have issued a stern warning over the ongoing threat of rising sea levels caused by the ever-changing climate. revealed that coastal communities across eight states in the U.S. are facing "one of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth." Since 2010, satellite data shows that the Gulf ...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A substitute teacher punched and slapped a Las Vegas valley high school student causing him to become unconscious after the student used a racial slur against the teacher, according to the arrest report. While the physical fight was caught on video, what led up to it was not. ...
for 'limited' operation/ Israel's military says it has begun ordering Palestinians to leave parts of eastern Rafah ahead of a "limited" operation in the southern Gaza city./ About 100,000 people are being directed to head for an "expanded humanitarian area" in Khan Younis and al-Mawasi./ After ...
Boston’s home for classic rock announced changes to its popular morning drive show on Monday. Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford have been dropped from 100.7 WZLX’s lineup of on-air personalities, a spokesperson for iHeartMedia confirmed. “First and foremost, we’d like to thank Pete McKenzie and ...
Palestinians have begun leaving parts of eastern Rafah in Gaza after Israel urged 100,000 people to move towards an expanded "humanitarian zone". The evacuation comes ahead of an expected offensive on the city, where more than 1.4 million people are sheltering. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) ...
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 19, 2024, a Russian tank fires at Ukrainian troops from a position near the border with Ukraine in Russia’s Belgorod region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)/ Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of ...
Play video Israel Tells Rafah Civilians to Evacuate from BBC News/ Hamas says Israel 'escalation' will have consequences/ Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has told Reuters news agency that Israel's evacuation order in parts of Rafah is a "dangerous escalation that will have consequences". ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the corpses recovered from a remote well ...
The boy was taken to hospital in a serious condition [BBC]/ A woman from Essex has been arrested after a five-month-old baby suffered a cardiac arrest at a theme park. The infant needed medical attention at Legoland Windsor Resort, at about 13:00 BST, on Thursday./ He was taken to hospital, ...
Israel's government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas./ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure while the war in Gaza is ongoing./ Police raided the Qatari broadcaster's ...