Jizan Province

Yemen's war: Pity those caught in the middle

A bitter local conflict threatens to spread across the region MUHAMMAD REDWAN and his family were being hammered from all sides. In early August, rebels from Yemen’s Houthi clan took over his village in the rugged mountains of...

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Saudi soldier killed in clashes with Yemen rebels: report

RIYADH, Nov 19, 2009 (AFP) - A Saudi soldier has been killed in clashes with Yemeni Shiite rebels at the border between the two countries, Saudi media reported on Thursday. Issa Madkhali, who is part of the naval forces, was...

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Asians, Arabs with Huthi Links Arrested- Saudi Military Sources

By Mohammed al-Kaabi and Hadi Faqhi Jizan, Asharq Al-Awsat- A Saudi Arabian military official confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Huthi infiltration of Saudi territory is not something that occurred spontaneously but that...

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Iran already in an unconventional war with Saudi Arabia via proxies

While not declaring war on Saudi Arabia, Iran was believed to be helping both Al Qaida as well as Shi’ite rebels in neighboring Yemen to take over the area along the Saudi border. Saudi Arabia has responded with heavy air…

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Yemen rebels use Katyusha in Saudi base attack

Saudi and Yemeni forces pounded Shiite rebel positions along the border between the two countries on Sunday as the rebels claimed they used Katyusha rockets in attacking a Saudi military base in the border Jizan region to...

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Saudi Arabia plans 3m tons yearly wheat import

In a major move to address food security concerns and to cover a shortfall in wheat supplies, Saudi Arabia has announced plans to import three million tons of wheat a year by 2016. Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization...

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Saudis keen on Aden investment

ADEN - The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Jizan province of Saudi Arabia Nasir Bin Abdu Muree affirmed on Thursday that Aden governorate is rich of various merits attracting investors' interests due to its...

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Yemeni rebel leader calls on Saudi for ceasefire

As Saudi forces continue to pound the positions of the Yemeni rebels who infiltrated into its borders, Houthi leader Yehia al-Houthi called for a ceasefire and expressed his group's willingness to engage in dialogue in an...

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Saudi Air Force Continues Pounding Huthi Rebels

Jizan, Asharq Al-Awsat- An informed Saudi Arabian source has stated to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Saudi Arabian Air Force intensively patrolled the region from Tuesday afternoon until midnight on Wednesday.

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Saudi port activity declines in 9 months

The latest Saudi Port statistics showed that the total tonnage handled in all Saudi Ports during the first 9 months of 2009 reached around 105.19 million tons, with an overall decrease of 9.09 percent over the same period of...

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