Emirati official says move part of transition from military to ‘peace-first’ strategy and Saudi Arabia was consulted!! The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it will reduce its troop presence throughout war-torn Yemen, moving from a “military-first” [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia is prepared to agree to a ceasefire in Yemen if the Houthis agree., Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday, adding that he was skeptical about efforts for peace after previous ceasefire [ More … ]
More than one-third of all Saudi-led air raids on Yemen have hit civilian sites, such as school buildings, hospitals, markets, mosques and economic infrastructure, reported The Guardian on Friday, citing a survey conducted by the [ More … ]
Days after the Obama administration approved a major arms sale agreement to Saudi Arabia, Republican senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is considering blocking the move, citing objections to the country’s human rights record and a [ More … ]
The UN suspended talks between Yemen’s warring parties on Saturday after the Iran-backed Shia militias and their allies appointed a council to run the country in a blow to the peace process. In July, the [ More … ]
After a year of the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen, parties to the conflict have been meeting in Kuwait this week, in the latest effort to resolve the conflict. Despite sporadic violations, a fragile truce [ More … ]
Following a four-day hiatus, UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Thursday will resume mediation efforts in the second round of Kuwait-hosted peace talks between Yemen’s warring rivals. Ahmed plans to meet separately on Thursday [ More … ]
Five Saudi Border Guard soldiers were killed in a day-long battle with “hostile elements” from Yemen who tried to penetrate the kingdom’s southern border on Monday, the Ministry of Interior said. A ministry statement said [ More … ]
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck Al-Qaeda positions in southern Yemen on Saturday killing several extremist fighters as government forces appeared set on a new offensive, military officials said. Two air strikes targeted Al-Qaeda militants gathered on [ More … ]
A prominent leader in the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen threatened Saudi Arabia saying his forces will attack the kingdom if the Yemen peace talks in Kuwait fails. The leader, named Abu Malik al-Fishi, said [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it was “alarmed and outraged” by a call from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch for the kingdom to be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council until a Saudi-led military [ More … ]
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called on the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to suspend Saudi Arabia from the U.N. Human Rights Council until a Saudi-led military coalition stops killing civilians in Yemen. [ More … ]
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon accused Saudi Arabia and its military allies of placing “undue pressure” on the international organization to remove it from UN blacklist for crimes agaisnt children. The Saudi Arabia’s coalition began a [ More … ]
Yemen’s foreign minister said Tuesday that his internationally recognized government has received 54 child prisoners who had been captured by Saudi Arabia in order to free them. Abdul Malik al-Mikhlafi, head negotiator of President Abd-Rabbu [ More … ]
Human rights groups have condemned a UN decision to remove Saudi Arabia from a blacklist of countries and groups accused of violating children’s rights. The Saudi Arabia’s coalition began a military campaign against Houthi militias [ More … ]
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