The United Nations Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Thursday met with the Saudi Deputy Defense Minister, Khalid Bin Salman Al-Saud, in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh, where they discussed ways to end the [ More … ]
Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg assumes his duties amid a stalled peace process and intense fighting around the city of Marib The new UN special envoy for Yemen said on Friday the country was [ More … ]
Strikes on Yemen’s largest airbase Sunday killed and injured pro-government troops in the attack on Al-Anad airbase in the government-held southern province of Lahij. At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday [ More … ]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed on Friday that three million Yemeni children are unable to enroll in education this year due to the ongoing conflict in the country. Katharina Ritz, head [ More … ]
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 … ]
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