2021: ARAB NEWS (254)

APRIL

Saudi-led Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone launched towards Khamis Mushait

Libyan factions face international call to step up peace process

Israel strikes targets in Syria after missile attack near Dimona nuclear site

Houthis throw abducted model Al-Hammadi into solitary confinement

‘Better late than never’: Why the anticipated US recognition of the Armenian Genocide is significant

Biden says 1915 Aremenian massacre constitutes genocide

Explained: How to visit Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah this Ramadan

Blinken calls on international community to question Houthis on Marib assault

Saudi Crown Prince says differences with US minimal, suggests peace with Houthi still possible

‘An honor and duty:’ Meet the female Saudi officers guarding the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah

Friend in deed: How Saudi oxygen will save lives in COVID-19-ravaged India

MAY

Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys ‘hostile air target’ aimed at Jeddah

Saudi forces shoot down Houthi drone aimed at Khamis Mushayt

Saudi defense forces destroy Houthi drones, missile targeting Najran

Saudi Aramco first quarter profit surges 30% to $21.7bn

Biden and Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss Iran threat to region

Oil nudges $70 as hopes grow for global recovery

Blinken reveals uncertainty clouding US-Iran nuclear talks

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign agreement to establish Saudi-Pakistani Supreme Coordination Council

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman reject Israeli measures to evacuate Palestinian homes in Jerusalem

UN chief urges Israel to exercise restraint as more clashes erupt in East Jerusalem

Saudi Arabia condemns attacks by Israeli forces at Al-Aqsa

Gaza violence: 40 killed, more than 200 wounded in relentless Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket barrage

UN Security Council urges immediate cease-fire in Yemen

Israel targets Gaza tunnels, Palestinian rocket attacks persist

‘Death and darkness’: Gazans’ night of terror as Israel strikes

As Palestinians observe ‘Nakba’ worldwide, Israeli forces go on rampage in Gaza

Gaza pummelled by fresh Israeli strikes, more than 200 dead in a week

Israel-Gaza violence shows few signs of slowing as global diplomacy ramps up

Cease-fire still elusive in Israel-Gaza fighting

Airstrikes kill six in Gaza as relentless Israeli bombardment continues

Israel-Palestinian cease-fire comes into force

Key Palestine questions stay unresolved as Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza ends

Death and destruction: Gaza counts the cost of Israel’s 11-day onslaught

US casts doubt on nuclear deal revival as Iran resumes game of cat and mouse with UN inspectors

Blinken begins Middle East mission to bolster Gaza cease-fire

Blinken pledges US support to Gaza without aiding Hamas

Security Council denounces Syrian election as a ‘charade’ and ‘grotesque joke’

UN rights council orders probe into Gaza conflict

UN urges Yemen factions to ‘make breakthrough’ toward peace

Egypt hosts Israeli minister in diplomatic drive to secure permanent Gaza peace

JUNE

Egypt intelligence chief in Gaza for Hamas talks

Pentagon official warns of Hezbollah threat to Lebanon’s stability amid financial crisis

UN Security Council to discuss Yemen oil tanker impasse

UN chief praises Saudi Arabia’s role in establishing a global anti-corruption network

US condemns Houthis for truce failure, Marib offensive

Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia

Yemenis shocked after girl, 5, killed in Houthi strike on gas station

Blinken: Tehran could build a nuclear bomb ‘in a matter of weeks’

Blinkin anticipates hundreds of sanctions on Iran to remain in place

Five rockets target Iraq base housing US contractors: security source

Afghan, Pakistani scholars sign ‘Declaration of Peace in Afghanistan’ in Makkah

Yemen calls on international community to protect civilians

Saudi decision to allow 60,000 vaccinated residents on Hajj and bar foreigners welcomed

Knesset approves new coalition, ending Netanyahu’s long rule

Hundreds of migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Yemen

Iran ‘enriches 6.5 kg of uranium to 60 percent’

Saudi Arabia, US committed to addressing climate challenge with urgency: Joint statement

US blames Houthis for failed Yemen peace efforts

Iran ultraconservative named presidential election winner

Arab countries condemn Houthis’ launching of 17 drones toward Saudi Arabia from Yemen

US downsizing military assets ‘will not affect Saudi air defenses’: spokesman

What Saudi Arabia’s improved global ranking in labor resilience signifies

Saudi Arabia will judge new Iran president Raisi by ‘reality on the ground’: FM

Continuity of aggressive Iranian policies assured with Raisi’s election: Former senior CIA official Norman Roule

United Nations urges Israel to halt buildings of settlements immediately

US, France warn Iran that time running out to revive nuclear deal

Iran-backed factions in show of military strength in Iraq

Arab coalition intercepts 10 Houthi drones, missiles launched toward southern Saudi Arabia within 48 hours

Israel’s Lapid begins ‘historic’ UAE trip

Saudi Arabia launches National Transport and Logistics Strategy

JULY

Crunch trials to set oil output for rest of year

Yemeni government, Southern Transitional Council resume talks in Riyadh to resolve conflict

Saudi Arabia bans travel to and from UAE, Ethiopia and Vietnam due to COVID-19

Saudi travelers rush to return home before flight ban

Extending OPEC+ deal beyond April is the basis of agreement: Saudi Energy Minister

OPEC+ leaves oil market wondering after postponing meeting indefinitely

Saudi deputy defense minister holds talks with US military officials

Explosion on ship at Jebel Ali Port shakes Dubai

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon calls on leaders to put differences aside

Saudi Arabia pledges aid to Tunisia as COVID-19 infections rise

Sultan Haitham leaves Oman for Saudi Arabia on an official visit

Sultan Haitham and King Salman hold talks in NEOM during Saudi Arabia

Fire kills at least 52 at COVID-19 hospital in southern Iraq

Grief and anger: Iraqis demand justice as hospital blaze kills 92

Iran warns it can enrich uranium to nuclear weapons grade

Taliban ‘more qualified’ to run Afghanistan than Kabul govt, says group spokesman

UN envoy: ‘Spoilers’ are trying to obstruct Libyan elections

Makkah sees safe arrival of pilgrims as Hajj begins

OPEC+ members agree to raise output by 400,000 barrels a day from August

Hajj pilgrims reach Muzdalifah after spending day at Arafat

Palestinians wecome Ben and Jerry’s decision; claims of antisemitism rejected

Three shot dead in riots as Iran regime runs out of water

Saudi Arabia announces successful completion of Hajj 2021

Iran’s Khuzestan protests: Water was the trigger, anti-Arab discrimination is the reason

Iran’s meddling in affairs of other countries threatens regional security: GCC chief

Tunisian president ousts government, freezes parliament in move critics call a coup

This is no coup, says Tunisia’s president

Turmoil in Tunisia brings Ennahda’s moment of truth one step closer

Tunisia launches probe into funding of Ennahda party

Fully vaccinated tourists allowed to enter Saudi Arabia from Aug. 1 without quarantine

HRW slams Iranian crackdown on Khuzestan protests

AUGUST

UN urged to curb ‘Iranian terrorism’ after armed drone strike on tanker

Israel says it has evidence linking Iran to deadly tanker attack; Tehran denies

Israel free to make decisions it deems appropriate on Iran: White House

Iran hijacks another tanker in Arabian Sea, Saudi FM blasts ‘negative’ Tehran

UN urged to act over Iran piracy in the Gulf

Israel ‘ready to attack Iran’ after fatal strike on ship

Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel brings Lebanon to the brink of war

As good as gold! Fans rally behind thwarted Saudi karate star Tarek Hamdi

Saudi Aramco leads Big Oil in profits, beats expectations

Saudi FM, US secretary of state discuss bilateral relations

Trial over Iran 1988 mass murder begins in Sweden

Sudan to hand Bashir, other officials wanted for Darfur war crimes to ICC for trial

Lebanese block roads after central bank puts brakes on fuel subsidies

Taliban move closer to Kabul in sweeping closer to Kabul in sweeping territorial gains

At least 20 killed in Lebanon fuel truck explosion

Taliban take control of Kabul, storm presidential palace

7 dead in airport mayhem as thousands flee Taliban takeover

Taliban chief takes charge as militants vow ‘no revenge, respect for women’

Former Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani: I left Kabul to prevent bloodshed, did not take money

Several killed as protests spread to Kabul; anti-Taliban opposition supports demos

Taliban revenge killings heighten fears; ‘no clear way out’ alarms UN

Taliban mock Western evacuation efforts as Kabul airport chaos worsens

OIC offers to help Afghanistan peace, facilitate evacuations

Soldier killed in Kabul airport gunfight as Taliban warns of ‘consequences’ over US withdrawal

World powers urge Taliban to give ‘safe passage’ to Afghans

Taliban ‘face health and economic disaster’ with Afghanistan running out of cash

Daesh attack on Kabul airport kills 60 Afghans, 12 US troops

US drone strike targets Daesh ‘planner’ in Afghanistan: Pentagon

US warns of ‘specific credible threat’ near Kabul airport

Global coalition pledges to keep fighting Daesh after Kabul attack

Taliban celebrate victory as last US soldier leaves Afghanistan

SEPTEMBER

Support for Saudi Arabia as Abha airport attack sparks global condemnation

Afghans make a run for the border as Taliban promise ‘all-inclusive’ govt ‘within 2 weeks’

140 Houthis killed in clashes with Yemeni forces

Lebanon delegation in first official Syria visit in 10 years

Wave of Houthi missile, drone attacks on Saudi Arabia thwarted

US leads global condemnation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province

Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard

Blinken warns US getting ‘closer’ to giving up on Iran nuclear deal

Arab countries call for inspection of all Iranian nuclear sites

Lebanon forms government after 13 months

Iran invites UN nuclear watchdog’s chief for talks before showdown with West: Diplomats

Iran backs down in standoff with UN nuclear inspectors

Palestinian peace hopes rise after Egypt talks

Hezbollah illegally bringing Iranian oil to Lebanon

Houthis told to stop ‘stalemated’ Marib offensive

Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK and US express concerns about Yemen economy

Amnesty condemns ‘impunity’ over Iran custody deaths

Houthis execute 9 civilians over 2108 coalition killing of leader Al-Samad

UN ‘strongly condemns’ Houthi execution of 9 civilians

Saudi Arabia blasts push by Iran for nuclear bomb

Biden in UN call for independent Palestine

King Salman tells UN Saudi Arabia supports global effort to block Iranian nuclear ambitions

Coalition forces thwart Houthi attempts to disrupt Saudi National Day celebrations with drone attacks

US, EU voice frustration at Iran’s dithering on nuclear deal

Tunisia’s Islamist party falling apart as over 100 key members resign amid crisis

50 Houthis killed in new battle for Marib city

Tehran faces UN rap over atom secrets

Saudi foreign minister calls on world powers to act over Iran’s nuclear violations

Tunisia president names Najla Bouden as country’s first female PM

OCTOBER

Expo 2020 Dubai kicks off with star-studded spectacle

Debris from destroyed Houthi drone fall on houses in Jazan

Four dead in Aden gun battle as Yemen’s separatists go to war

Saudi-Iran talks still ‘exploratory,’ says FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan

Damning UN report lists 5 years of crimes against humanity in Libya

New alarm in US over Iran drive twoard nuclear bomb

Debris from intercepted Houthi drone injure 4 workers at Abha airport

Saudi-led consortium clinches Newcastle United takeover

10 people injured in foiled Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Jazan airport

100 Houthis killed in heavy fighting outside central Yemeni city of Marib

Saudi Arabia calls on UN Security Council to impose deterrent measure on Yemen’s Houthis after Jazan airport attack

Moqtada Al-Sadr wins Iraq vote, former PM Al-Maliki close behind

Coalition airstrikes on Houthis in bid to end siege of Abedia

US demands end to Houthi militia siege in Marib

Six killed in Beirut clashes as tensions soar over port blast investigation

The masks are off in public places as Saudi Arabia eases COVID-19 restrictions

PIF to use oil platforms to attract tourists through ‘THE RIG.’ project

165 Houthis killed in coalition airstrikes in Marib battleground

EU says no Iran nuclear deal talks in Brussels on Thursday

IAEA: Surveillance of Iran nuclear program no longer ‘intact’

UN Security Council condemns Houthi violations in Yemen, Saudi Arabia

Arab coalition strikes military sites in Houthi-held Sanaa

Iran nuclear talks ‘on life support’ as Tehran drags feet

Saudi Arabia to reach net zero carbon by 2060: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia plants to be world’s biggest hydrogen producer

CEOs, investors and policymakers to debate how to ‘invest in humanity’ at FII conference in Riyadh

Fashion, money, power and sustainability: Welcome to the new FII

Warnings at FII about risks of saving the environment and ignoring the economy

US political figures call for prosecution of Iranian president for crimes against humanity

Saudi Arabia orders Lebanon envoy to leave, recalls its ambassador to country

Saudi Arabia will continue supporting energy markets stability, King Salman tells G20

NOVEMBER

Last chance to save the planet as world leaders gather for COP26

UK ambassador: Saudi Arabia ‘can lead world’ on climate change

COP26 leaders in $19bn green pledge to save world’s forests

Saudi climate change chief: Deal ‘can be done’ to save the planet

OPEC+ agrees to stick to output level plan despite US pressure

Moody’s changes Saudi Arabia’s outlook to stable from negative, affirms A1 ratings

Iraqi PM unhurt after failed assassination attempt as his residence

Attempt to assassinate Iraqi PM draws global condemnation

Militias ‘tried to murder Iraqi PM with Iranian-made drones’ 

UAE foreign minister meets with Bashar Assad in Damascus

Crown prince affirms Saudi Arabia’s commitment to enhancing stability of global energy markets

Saudi Arabia to grant citizenship to highly skilled foreign professionals

US politicians condemn Houthi break of US Embassy in Yemen

Saudi crown prince announces world’s first non-profit city

Field military leader among 11 Houthis killed in Hodeidah fighting

NEOM to see world’s largest floating industrial complex OXAGON

Arab coalitions strikes Iran Revolutionary Guard, Hezbollah experts in Yemen

Sudan activists call for escalation after deadliest day since coup

France warns Iran against ‘sham’ nuclear negotiating stance

US support for security in Mideast ‘strong, sure’: defense secretary

Sudan PM Hamdok reinstated after coup, protester killed

Bahrain says it foiled planned attack, confiscated Iranian weapons and explosives

Houthis condemned for military activities at Sanaa airport

UAE announces $10 billion fund for investments in Turkey

Saudi authorities: 4 dead, 48 injured after bus collision in Madinah province

US threatens escalation with with Iran in nuclear row

Saudi Arabia to allow direct entry from all countries for single jabbed

Omicron variant detected in more countries as scientists race to find answers

Arab coalition targets Iran Revolutionary Guard experts in Sanaa

DECEMBER

Saudi Arabia’s flight ban ends for travelers from India, Egypt, Pakistan

Probe launched after Sauid Arabia records first omicron variant case

‘No cause for optimism’ on Iran nuclear deal: US

Frankly Speaking: Saudi Arabia sets example on combating terror financing, says French Senate member Nathalie Goulet

President Macron’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals new era in French-Saudi cooperation

Fraternal Saudi-Oman ties in focus as Muscat prepares to welcome Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi, Omani firms unveil deals worth $10bn as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman begins visit

UAE confers highest civilian award on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince arrives in Qatar, meets emir

Saudi crown prince arrives in Bahrain, meets King Hamad

Very robust range of military options’ exist to deter Iran: US commander

US leads new crunch talks on Iranian nuclear deal

Saudi Arabia predicts $24bn budget surplus in 2022

Iran losing ‘precious time’ with nuclear stance: European diplomats

Security, strategic ties top agenda at 42nd GCC summit in Riyadh

US should consider military option against Iran, says panel of former elected US officials and diplomats

Saudi and Egyptian FMs express full support on security issues

Crown Prince launches Jeddah Downtown $20bn master development plan

Emergence of omicron underscores case for global COVID-19 action plan: Experts

OIC countries pledge fund to stave off Afghanistan ‘chaos’

Mystery of blast at Iran nuclear power plant

Health chiefs fear ‘gathering storm’ as omicron variant sweeps world

Armenian president hails ‘new page’ in ties with Saudi Arabia, thanks Arab world for providing refuge after genocide

Jingle all the way: How Christmas is becoming more accepted in Saudi Arabia

Houthi projectile kills two in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan

Arab coalition launches airstrikes on military targets in Yemen’s Sanaa

Arab coalition releases footage showing Hezbollah, Iranian involvement in Yemen war

Iran demands ‘cash for oil’ as nuclear talks resume

Saudi cabinet approves evidence law to develop the legislative system

King Salman says Iran’s destabilizing acts remail a ‘great concern’ for Saudi Arabia

11 Yemeni troops killed, 16 injured in Houthi strike

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