Saudi officials believe the drones targeted Khamis Mushait, in the kingdom’s south
Saudi-led coalition
drone attack
Saudi downs attack drone from Yemen: coalition
The bomb-laden drone is the latest attack on a Saudi city by Houthi rebels in Yemen
Colonel Turki al-Maliki
Saudi Arabia downs explosive-laden drone from Yemen
Riyadh-led coalition says drone was sent to attack airport in the Gulf kingdom
Holy city
Saudi media accuses Yemen rebels of missile fire at Makkah
Yemeni rebels accused of targeting Islam’s holiest city after Riyadh and its allies said they had intercepted two missiles over the kingdom
humanitarian aid
Saudi Arabia, UAE offer $200m in Ramadan aid to Yemen
Donation is part of a $500m aid package previously announced by the Gulf allies
Hodeida
Saudis, UAE, Yemen ask UN to pressure Huthi rebels
Three governments accuse the Huthis of violating the ceasefire in the port city of Hodeida 970 times since it came into force on December 18
Abu Dhabi Media
Abu Dhabi Media Co slams terror attack that killed cameraman
Senior ADMC exec says ‘not the first time’ that frontline crews in Yemen have been exposed to Houthi violations
Abu Dhabi TV
Two children, Abu Dhabi TV crew member killed in Yemen
20 people were injured in the attack, including Abu Dhabi TV reporter Faisal Al-Dhahbani
budget deficit
Saudi stocks set to rally this year with multi-billion dollar inflow
With Brent crude down about 30 percent from a four-year high in October, most analysts expect the Saudi budget deficit to overshoot
Saudi-led coalition
Yemen expects $3bn cash injection from Gulf donors
Yemen’s central bank sees aid arriving from Kuwait and the UAE as the war-battered country seeks to prop up its sagging economy
Anwar Gargash
UAE welcomes UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemeni port city
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash hails accord reached in Sweden
Anwar Gargash
UN-led talks a ‘critical opportunity’ for Yemen peace, says Gargash
UN envoy Martin Griffiths is in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa seeking to push forward the planned talks
Saudi Arabia
UAE, Saudi Arabia to provide $70m to pay Yemen teachers
Funds from Gulf countries are set to boost the salaries of 135,000 teaching staff in the conflict-hit country
Saudi Arabia
Saudi king orders provision of $200m to Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman provides $200m to the Central Bank of Yemen to boost the country’s financial position
Saudi-led allies
Saudi Arabia, allies slam ‘biased’ UN resolution on Yemen
Saudi-led coalition denounces UN resolution that renews a UN-backed investigation of alleged war crimes in Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Spain to deliver laser-guided bombs to Saudis in u-turn
Foreign Minister Josep Borrell says Spain will go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia
Mike Pompeo
Saudi Arabia, UAE acting to reduce risks to Yemen citizens, says US
US Secretary of States Mike Pompeo has ‘certified’ that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are reducing risks to civilians from military operations in Yemen