Schools and other institutions will not have a holiday but the flags will be flown at half mast during this period
WAM said the UAE air force struck a mine-making plant in the Houthi-dominated Saada province and military camps and weapon stores in the central Ibb province
Saudi King Salman met with Obama at the White House on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran
The list of US senators backing the deal has now reached 34
King Salman will meet Obama on Friday as part of his first US visit since ascending to the throne in January
The arrests come after the country uncovered a weapons cache that was allegedly smuggled from Iran
The images show the remains of the Temple of Bel at the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Geneva-based United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) said on Twitter
Egypt has been without a parliament since June 2012 when a court dissolved the democratically elected main chamber
Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri denied the strike had hit a civilian target
British Ambassador John Casson said that Egypt’s stability should be built on freedom of the press and freedom of expression after the court sentenced the three journalists to prison
The war in Yemen has killed more than 4,300 people, many of them civilians
The two leaders will discuss Syria, Yemen and steps to counter Iran’s destabilising activities in the region, a White House spokesman said
The monarch’s visit next month will be his first official trip to the US after ascending the throne earlier this year
The Saudi military said it intercepted the missile and retaliated with air strikes on Yemeni territory
The attack killed 19 U.S. service personnel and wounded almost 500 people
The militant group said in a statement via Twitter that there were no British hostages in its custody
The off-shore gas field has been a bone of contention between Tehran and Kuwait since the 1960s
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow
Bob Semple, a petroleum engineer, was working in the Hadramaut area in Yemen when he was kidnapped in February 2014
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues
The agency did not name the man but quoted the director of criminal investigations as saying he was held after returning from a trip to collect funds in Iran
Britain had operated without an embassy since Iranian protesters stormed its two main diplomatic compounds in Tehran on Nov. 29, 2011
The hostage Douglas Robert Semple, a 64-year old petroleum engineer, was working in the Hadramaut area when he was kidnapped
Mohamed Badie and several other prominent Islamists were sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for murder and inciting violence
A health ministry spokesman, Tamim Al Shami, confirmed at least 65 dead and 50 wounded as a result of the air strikes
The coalition said it was investigating the cause of the crash, which took place in Saudi Arabia’s border province of Jizan
The advanced weapons deployed by the Gulf states have powered local fighters against Houthi rebels
Issa Saleh Hassan Barkaj and Ishaq Issa Ahmed Shakila were executed in Mecca on Thursday morning, the ministry said in a statement
The minister’s response comes after an Iranian TV channel reported that Houthi rebels captured the UAE’s military tanks in Yemen
Hodeida is held by the Houthi rebels and allied army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh