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James Ross, legal and policy director at Human Rights Watch said on Monday that "the escalating conflict in northern Yemen risks escalating civilian casualties," calling on all sides to avoid harming civilians and ensuring the quick delivery of aid to...

Saudi Arabia's offensive against Yemeni rebels is driven by its fear of what it views as a far greater threat -- al-Qaida. Riyadh believes that if Yemen collapses into chaos, the jihadists regrouping there will step up their war against...

The fighters said on Tuesday that the Saudi warplanes carried out several bombings in restive Al-Ammar district in the beleaguered north. Using heavy artillery, tanks and jet fighters, the Saudi army continues its offensive on villages in northwest Yemen.

Yemeni security forces spread out across the southern port city of Aden Monday, clamping down on any display of secessionist sentiment on the anniversary of the south’s independence from Britain. Residents said hundreds of troops lined the streets of Aden, where...

S Arabia biggest military spender in Mideast' Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:47:34 GMT Font size : World economic downturn has not affected Saudi Arabia's military ambitions and the country is still the biggest military spender in the Middle East region....

Nidal Malik Hasan and Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki intersected long before the Fort Hood shooting. Al-Awlaki serves as imam of the Virginia mosque where Hasan's family worships. Some of the 9/11 hijackers worship there, too, and previously worshipped under al-Awlaki...

Saudi Assistant Defense and Aviation Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan told Al-Ekhbariya Television on Saturday that his country's military forces have taken full control of Jabal (Mount) al-Dood and that the area has been cleared of all infiltrators.

We invite them to try to resolve the issue through dialogue," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters on Tuesday. “All that this fighting does is harm the interests of the world of Islam. Some powers, however, will benefit from such...