The US envoy to Yemen says ‘maximalist’ demands of Houthis were behind hindering the renewal of the truce in the war-torn country. Tim Lenderking, the US Special Envoy to Yemen, said Wednesday that the Houthis’ [ More … ]
A US official report states that the Saudi-led coalition’s deadly attacks from 2015-2021 used jets and munitions largely supplied and maintained by the United States According to the New York Times which saw the US [ More … ]
Three NGOs have announced that they had filed a lawsuit at a Paris court against three top French arms’ producers for alleged war crimes complicity in Yemen after selling weapons to KSA and the UAE, according [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia announces ‘military operation’ in Yemen following series of drone and rocket attacks on the kingdom. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they carried out several attacks on Friday, the largest being on an oil storage [ More … ]
Yemeni Houthis warned they would face ‘escalation with escalation’ following attack on detention center that left more than 100 dead Yemen’s Houthi rebels have threatened further escalation after two ballistic missiles launched by the group [ More … ]
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 … ]
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