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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Transfer of Oil from Yemen’s Safer

A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP
A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Transfer of Oil from Yemen’s Safer

A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP
A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP

The Saudi Foreign Ministry welcomed on Wednesday the beginning of a process to transfer over one million barrels of oil from the SOF Safer tanker off Yemen’s coast as per a United Nations plan.

The Kingdom also welcomed international efforts that allowed this issue to be resolved, while expressing its appreciation for the work done by the UN team and chief, Antonio Guterres, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The United Nations said on Tuesday it had started the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying supertanker in a highly complex operation it hopes will ward off a regional disaster.

“The ship-to-ship transfer of oil which has started today is the critical next step in avoiding an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe on a colossal scale,” Guterres said in a statement.

More than 1.1 million barrels of oil stored in the rusting tanker were being moved to another vessel the UN purchased, he said.

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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Invitation to Attended 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Invitation to Attended 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Thursday an invitation from United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to attend the 2026 United Nations Water Conference, to be held in Abu Dhabi.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received the invitation during a meeting with UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Matar Salem AlDhaheri in Riyadh.

The two sides reviewed relations between the two brotherly countries and discussed issues of mutual interest.

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Coalition Intercepts Houthi Drone over Makkah Region

Major General Turki Al-Malki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Major General Turki Al-Malki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Coalition Intercepts Houthi Drone over Makkah Region

Major General Turki Al-Malki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Major General Turki Al-Malki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki announced that a Houthi drone was intercepted and destroyed over the Makkah region early Friday, hours after air defenses intercepted a cruise missile fired by the group towards the Kingdom’s western region.

Shortly afterwards, the Yemeni Armed Forces said they were taking “with the utmost seriousness” field reports from the Taiz frontlines that the Houthi militia had used projectiles suspected of containing toxic substances, causing civilians and members of the Popular Resistance to suffer suffocation and loss of consciousness.

The military said the reports warranted an urgent investigation to identify the substances used, document their effects, establish their sources and expose the parties involved in supplying them.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Transport Ministry announced on Thursday that Aden International Airport in the south of the country had resumed normal operations after suspending flights following a strike on Wednesday evening, claimed by the Houthis.

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Saudi Arabia, NATO Discuss Defense, Military Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia, NATO Discuss Defense, Military Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held on Thursday a phone call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

They discussed aspects of military and defense cooperation and joint coordination on current developments in the region to support regional and international security and stability.

Prince Khalid also held separate telephone talks with his counterparts from Canada, David McGuinty; Germany, Boris Pistorius; and Spain, Margarita Robles, to discuss cooperation.

They also discussed regional developments in light of the terrorist attacks carried out by the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia, as well as ways to achieve security and stability.

Prince Khalid bin Salman also extended his condolences to McGuinty on the death of several military service members following a fire at a Canadian Forces base in Alberta Province.