Jizan Province

The Qat War

A Saudi journalist and expert on Islamic movements and Islamic fundamentalism as well as Saudi affairs. Mshari is Asharq Al-Awsat’s opinion page Editor, where he also contributes a weekly column. Has worked for the local Saudi...

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Saudi Navy Foils Huthi Attempt to Capture Yemen's Midi Port

By Mohammed al-Kaabi and Hadi Faqhi Jizan, Amman, Asharq al-Awsat - Information made available to Asharq al-Awsat from sources in Sa'dah has indicated that the naval blockade imposed by the Saudi navy on northern Yemen's Red...

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Saudi soldier killed in clashes with Yemen rebels: report

RIYADH, Nov 19, 2009 (AFP) - A Saudi soldier has been killed in clashes with Yemeni Shiite rebels at the border between the two countries, Saudi media reported on Thursday. Issa Madkhali, who is part of the naval forces, was...

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Yemen's war: Pity those caught in the middle

A bitter local conflict threatens to spread across the region MUHAMMAD REDWAN and his family were being hammered from all sides. In early August, rebels from Yemen’s Houthi clan took over his village in the rugged mountains of...

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Asians, Arabs with Huthi Links Arrested- Saudi Military Sources

By Mohammed al-Kaabi and Hadi Faqhi Jizan, Asharq Al-Awsat- A Saudi Arabian military official confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Huthi infiltration of Saudi territory is not something that occurred spontaneously but that...

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Iran already in an unconventional war with Saudi Arabia via proxies

While not declaring war on Saudi Arabia, Iran was believed to be helping both Al Qaida as well as Shi’ite rebels in neighboring Yemen to take over the area along the Saudi border. Saudi Arabia has responded with heavy air…

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Saudi Arabia plans 3m tons yearly wheat import

In a major move to address food security concerns and to cover a shortfall in wheat supplies, Saudi Arabia has announced plans to import three million tons of wheat a year by 2016. Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization...

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Saudi Forces Capture Yemeni Infiltrators

By Mohammed al-Kaabi and Hadi Faqhi Jizan, Asharq Al-Awsat- An authoritative Saudi military source has asserted to Asharq al-Awsat that Saudi forces discovered during their ongoing mopping up operations in the border strip,...

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Saudis keen on Aden investment

ADEN - The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Jizan province of Saudi Arabia Nasir Bin Abdu Muree affirmed on Thursday that Aden governorate is rich of various merits attracting investors' interests due to its...

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Yemeni rebel leader calls on Saudi for ceasefire

As Saudi forces continue to pound the positions of the Yemeni rebels who infiltrated into its borders, Houthi leader Yehia al-Houthi called for a ceasefire and expressed his group's willingness to engage in dialogue in an...

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