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President Obama, Arab Leaders Set for 2-Day Summit in Washington and Camp David May 13-14
- April 21,2015
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- SUSTG Team
President Obama will host leaders from GCC states in Washington D.C. next month in a bid to strengthen U.S-Arab ties, according to statements by the White House and reports in The Hill and Politico. “President Obama will welcome leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – […]
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Writing from Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s President Pens Op-Ed in New York Times Seeking Western Help to ‘Save Yemen’
- April 12,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In a New York Times op-ed written from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s President Abdu Mansour Hadi called for Western help in restoring him to power as he places blame directly on Iran and Ali Abdullah Saleh. “It is not too late to stop the devastation of my nation. The Houthis belong at the negotiating table, not […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Brig. Gen. Ahmad Asseri Puts Daily Face on Saudi Strikes into Yemen
- April 6,2015
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- SUSTG Team
As Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes into Yemen extend into a third week, the government’s daily face of the campaign is Brig. Gen. Ahmad Asseri, who gives a daily press briefing featuring photos, videos and other images highlighting the Saudi strikes into Yemen. These photos and videos have been released and disseminated to Saudi media and are circulated […]
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Photos: Saudi Arabia’s Military Displays ‘Swagger’ as Yemen Conflict Heats Up
- April 1,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Press Agency (SPA) has featured a number of photos in recent weeks highlighting the advanced capability of the Kingdom’s armed forces, including stills and videos from airstrikes conducted in neighboring Yemen. The SPA and other Saudi media outlets have been touting Saudi Arabia’s military prowess as the conflict against Houthi rebels in Yemen […]
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#FocusKSA: 3 Experts Discuss Saudi Intervention in Yemen
- March 30,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes against Houthi rebel positions in Yemen as part of Operation “Determination Storm” or “Decisive Storm” is the subject of the latest SUSTG and SUSRIS FocusKSA series of online video discussions. SUSRIS’ Patrick Ryan interviewed three experts for their analysis on the conflict: Dr. Theodore Karasik, Gulf-based regional specialist Prof. David Des Roches, […]
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At Sharm El-Sheikh, Arab Leaders Agree on Joint Military Force to Address Shared Regional Challenges
- March 30,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Arab leaders have agreed in principle to “form a joint military force to address growing Arab challenges and threats” in a resolution following a 2-day summit of representative countries in Egypt, a move that bolsters cooperative efforts to stem the growth of extremism and instability in the Middle East. Leaders from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, […]
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Video: Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel Al Jubeir Gives Interview to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer
- March 27,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir gave an interview to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer yesterday to talk Iran, Yemen, and even the plot by an Iranian agent to kill him at an upscale Washington, D.C. restaurant in 2011. The eloquent and soft-spoken al-Jubeir, who has served as Saudi ambassador to the United States since […]
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Fears of an ‘All Out War’ Grow in Neighboring Yemen as Rival Factions Look to Iran and Saudi Arabia for Help
- March 24,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Tensions are escalating in Yemen as Iranian-backed Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by Saudi Arabia, are “squaring off for battle after months of skirmishes,” Reuters reports. “With President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi seeking a comeback from the port city of Aden while the Shi’ite Houthi movement controls the capital Sanaa, […]
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As GCC Ministers Meet in Riyadh to Discuss Yemen, Houthis Conduct Military Drill on Saudi Border
- March 13,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Not long after it was reported that GCC Ministers had invited representatives from the Houthi militia to Riyadh to participate in talks, the Houthis conducted a military exercise involving “thousands of Shi’ite Muslim Houthi fighters” near Saudi Arabia’s border, according to reports. “The drill in the al-Buqa region in the Houthis’ home province of Saada included heavy […]
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IHS Jane’s: Saudi Arabia is the World’s Largest Defense Importer, and Largest Buyer for the United States
- March 9,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia replaced India as the largest buyer of defense equipment and weaponry worldwide in 2014, and the largest importer from the U.S., according to IHS Jane’s. One out of every seven dollars spent on defense imports in 2015 will be spent by Saudi Arabia, the British military publication said. Ben Moores, senior defence analyst at […]
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The Ramadan Cease-Fire in Yemen
If the cease-fire holds, it can create space for future peace talks in two ways. First, and most obvious, would be for the domestic and foreign parties to the conflict to use it as a first step to craft a comprehensive peace. But that is unlikely. The second path would be a more modest reunifying of the anti-Houthi alliance, but even that would be difficult.
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Saudi Arabia adds 25 to list of those suspected of financing Yemen’s Houthis
The designations were done "unilaterally and in coordination with the U.S. Treasury Department", the Presidency of State Security said in a statement on state news agency SPA. It said those listed were involved in facilitating financial activities of the Houthi group "with support of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps".
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President Biden Statement on UN-Mediated Truce in Yemen
After seven years of conflict, negotiators must undertake the hard and necessary work to reach political compromises that can bring about an enduring future of peace for all the people of Yemen. I am grateful for the leadership role of Saudi Arabia and Oman in bringing this initiative to fruition before the Holy Month of Ramadan.
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Yemen’s warring parties agree two-month truce in major breakthrough
The U.N.-brokered deal between a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi group aligned with Iran is the most significant step yet towards ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and pushed millions into hunger. The last coordinated cessation of hostilities nationwide was during peace talks in 2016.
- ME Monitor - Saudi Arabia welcomes Yemen truce
- Guardian - Yemen’s warring sides accept two-month truce starting with Ramadan
- White House - President Biden Statement on UN-Mediated Truce in Yemen
- Saudi Gazette - Biden indebted to Saudi Arabia's leadership role in making Yemen' truce succeed
- Reuters - Iran welcomes Yemen truce, urges political solution
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GCC chief stresses importance of Yemeni-Yemeni consultations to end conflict
This came during his meeting on Thursday with the US Special Envoy for Yemen, Timothy Lenderking, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Riyadh. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues, most notably the importance of seizing the current opportunity of the Yemeni-Yemeni consultations under the GCC's auspices to end the conflict so that Yemen and its people reach a comprehensive peace.
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Saudi Arabia responded positively to U.N. truce for Yemen, official says
Saudi Arabia has responded positively to a ceasefire proposal for Yemen presented by United Nations special envoy Hans Grundberg, a Saudi official said on Thursday. Grundberg has said he was engaging with warring parties in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been battling the Iran-aligned Houthis for seven years, to reach a truce for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, which starts this weekend.
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Talks on Yemen war start in Saudi, without Huthi rebels
The week-long discussions in the Saudi capital are hosted by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council and will include United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg and Washington's Tim Lenderking. The talks come after the Saudi-led military coalition backing the Yemeni government said it would cease military operations during Ramadan, which starts in coming days.
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UN, US press for broader Yemen truce after unilateral moves
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis had said it would temporarily halt military operations from Wednesday after the Iran-aligned group this week declared a three-day cessation of cross-border attacks and ground offensives in Yemen.
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Saudi-led coalition to halt military operations in Yemen as U.N. urges truce
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen said late on Tuesday it would halt military operations from Wednesday, following a United Nations' call for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The U.N. has been working with the Saudi-led military alliance and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which have been at war since 2015, to secure a peace deal and alleviate a dire humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country.
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Saudi Arabia hosts Yemen talks, focus on truce with absent Houthis
Saudi Arabia hosted allied factions from Yemen's war on Tuesday as the U.N. tries to secure a truce aimed at allowing fuel ships and some flights into Houthi-held areas during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, sources familiar with matter said. The Iran-alligned Houthi movement fighting the military coalition led by Riyadh said it will not attend the talks, but in a statement it described the U.N. initiative as positive. Ramadan begins this weekend.
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