KSrelief condemns terrorist attack on Aden airport

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Updated 01 January 2021
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KSrelief condemns terrorist attack on Aden airport

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) strongly condemned the attack on Aden airport, which killed and wounded dozens of people and which took place on Wednesday shortly after the arrival of the newly formed Yemeni Cabinet.
In a statement released on Thursday, KSrelief stressed that this criminal act demonstrates the brutality of the forces of extremism and terrorism, which do not hesitate to commit crimes against the Yemeni people, prolonging the humanitarian crisis affecting Yemen and destabilizing the security and stability of the country.
“These evil forces did not abide by international treaties, conventions, principles and human values,” added the statement.
Ksrelief extended its profound condolences to the families of the victims as well as to the people and government of Yemen, wishing a speedy recovery to those injured.
The statement also expressed deep regret for the death and injury of the members of international humanitarian organizations working in Yemen.
“This reflects the dangerous conditions facing humanitarian workers,” added the statement, underlining the unwavering support of KSrelief to the Yemeni people.
KSrelief also called on the international community to sustain efforts to promote peace in the Yemeni territories.

 


Saudi, Pakistan defense chiefs discuss ‘measures needed to halt’ Iranian attacks on Kingdom

Updated 07 March 2026
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Saudi, Pakistan defense chiefs discuss ‘measures needed to halt’ Iranian attacks on Kingdom

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Pakistan’s  Chief of Defense Forces Asim Munir discussed Iran’s attacks on the Kingdom, amid the escalating military conflict in the Middle East. 

“We discussed Iranian attacks on the Kingdom and the measures needed to halt them within the framework of our Joint Strategic Defense Agreement,” Prince Khalid wrote on social media early on Saturday.

“We stressed that such actions undermine regional security and stability and expressed hope that the Iranian side will exercise wisdom and avoid miscalculation.”

The US and Israel began a large-scale military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28. Iran has since attacked a number of sites across the Gulf.

Tehran has also attacked US and Israeli military assets as the war as escalated, impacting lives in the peaceful Arabian Gulf peninsula and risked shaking the global economy as Iran continued restricting energy shipping along the Strait of Hormuz.

The Saudi Defense Ministry said a number of drones had been shot down that were targeting the Shayba oil field in the Empty Quarter on Saturday.

A drone attacked the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday causing a minor fire, but no one was hurt in the incident.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement”  in September, pledging that aggression against one country would be treated as an attack on both.

Separately, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, the Saudi interior minister, received a call from his Pakistani counterpart Raza Naqvi, who condemned the blatant attacks targeting the Kingdom and affirmed his country’s solidarity in confronting any threats to the Kingdom’s security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.