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Saudi Arabia says it intercepts Houthi missile

Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted a missile fired at its southwestern region of Jizan by Yemen's Houthi movement, Saudi state media said Tuesday. Houthi-run al-Masirah TV had said earlier that a Badr 1 missile had been aimed at Jizan Economic City. There were no immediate...

Arab-led coalition faces stalemate in battle for Hudaida

An Arab-led coalition has made no major gains in its offensive to wrest control of Yemen’s Hudaida port from the Iran-aligned Houthis, leaving it without the decisive increase in leverage it had sought against the group in U.N.-sponsored peace efforts. The alliance led by Saudi Arabia and the...

Saudi women allowed to become notaries for first time

Women in Saudi Arabia have for the first time been allowed to become notaries, with 12 granted permission to start working in the profession, the justice ministry said Monday. The move comes amid a reform drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom that saw the authorities lift a ban on...

Yemeni minister demands UAE close prisons

Yemen's state news agency says Interior Minister Ahmed al-Maysari demanded the closure of informal prisons in a meeting with an Emirati official, despite denials by the United Arab Emirates that it controls detention facilities in the country. The SABA news agency said he made the...