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Yemen govt accuses Iran of arming Houthis with drones

The Yemeni government Saturday accused Iran of supplying Houthi rebels with drones used for cross-border attacks into Saudi Arabia. Riyadh said Wednesday it had shot down two drones in the south of the kingdom as well as intercepting ballistic missiles fired from rebel-held parts of...

France to help Saudi Arabia set up orchestra, opera

France is to help Saudi Arabia set up a national orchestra and opera, a minister announced Monday, a further sign of major cultural changes underway in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom. "Today an agreement was signed with the Paris Opera to help Saudi Arabia set up a national...

Houthis fire missile at Saudi Aramco tanks

Yemen’s armed Houthi movement launched a missile at storage tanks belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jizan province Wednesday, said Yemeni state news agency Saba, which is controlled by the group. Saudi air defenses shot down a missile in the skies...