Italian authorities previously blocked arms exports to the Gulf states over fears they would be used to kill civilians in YemenItaly lifted a ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates [ More … ]
Spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition denies claims that the coalition struck a Houthi arms depot in Sanaa The Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday that it had stopped all attacks against the Houthis in Yemen as [ More … ]
The UAE is continuing to operate direct flights and tours to the Yemeni island of Socotra despite not having the permission of the government. According to local sources, hundreds of foreign tourists have arrived on the archipelago [ More … ]
Displaced families are weary as battle for Marib threatens to uproot them again. Four million Yemenis are now homeless, but many won’t move again unless the fighting reaches their camps Hadi Salah and his family [ More … ]
It is crucial that Washington and the international community work together to find a political solution in Yemen that appeases local actors while also restraining Saudi and Emirati influence in the country Six years after [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press briefing yesterday. Erdogan made the remarks after voicing his displeasure at Riyadh’s decision to carry [ More … ]
The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it conducted air strikes on Houthi military targets in Sanaa and other regions after the group launched armed drones towards Saudi Arabia, reported [ More … ]
The UAE’s drawdown from its Assab military base in Eritrea comes as the new Biden administration is re-evaluating America’s commitment to the War in Yemen. By: Andreas Krieg* However, as much as the UAE’s retreat from Yemen [ More … ]
Many Yemenis express pessimism about future following deadly attacks that killed 25 and wounded more than 100 Many residents of Aden city woke up to a sense of dread on Thursday morning. Military checkpoints had been [ More … ]
Deadly fighting involving southern breakaway group follows breakdown in power-sharing talks in August Clashes between southern Yemeni separatists and pro-government forces in Yemen’s Abyan province killed 13 fighters, according to military sources. The infighting late on Friday between [ More … ]
The Houthis denounce the attack as ‘a criminal act’ by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. Yemen’s Houthi movement announced on Tuesday that Hassan Zaid, its minister of youth and sports affairs, was gunned down in the capital Sanaa [ More … ]
UN experts accuse coalition partners Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Houthi movement, of possible war crimes Western powers and Iran are fueling the devastating war in Yemen by continuing [ More … ]
About 600 families have been displaced by heavy rains and flooding in one week across Yemen, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) found that at least 596 [ More … ]
After five years of conflict, the crisis in Yemen has reached an unprecedented level whereby children are battling life and death. UNICEF has declared a state of emergency for Yemeni children who are facing starvation [ More … ]
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