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Fresh clashes erupt between militants in Yemen's Aden

Aug 10, 2019 07:24

UAE-backed southern separatists and Saudi-led militia have engaged in fresh fighting in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden amid a growing rift within the Riyadh-led coalition in its war on the impoverished Arab country.
Failure of Saudi war in Yemen bad news for Israel: Haaretz

Aug 10, 2019 05:07

The failure of the Saudi war on Yemen will have grave consequences for Israel as Tel Aviv fears that Washington’s bid to isolate Tehran is unwinding, according to a report published by Israel’s leading daily Haaretz.
Renewed infighting between militias serving Saudi Arabia, UAE leaves 8 Yemenis dead

Aug 10, 2019 01:44

At least eight civilians have lost their lives in Yemen’s port city of Aden - which bases the ex-government - during renewed infighting between Emirati-backed separatists and Saudi-backed militia loyal to former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Yemenis stage demonstration in protest at Saudi-led air blockade

Aug 09, 2019 14:55

Thousands of people have staged a demonstration in Yemen to express their resentment over the ongoing Saudi-led air blockade and closure of the airport in the war-torn country’s capital city of Sana’a, which has made it impossible for food and medical supplies to reach the poor.
Resistance, the key to overcome aggressors in Yemen: Ayatollah Movahedi Kermani

Aug 09, 2019 14:48

Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader hailed the Yemeni nation's resistance against the Saudi-led aggressors, which has made them retreat from their positions, saying the victory will finally be for the Yemenis.
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi's brother assassinated

Aug 09, 2019 07:26

Yemen's Interior Ministry says Ibrahim al-Houthi, the brother of Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, has been assassinated.
More than two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage

Aug 09, 2019 02:14

Muslims gathered from around the globe in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia have begun this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Saudi airport targeted twice in fresh Yemeni drone attacks

Aug 09, 2019 01:52

Yemeni armed forces have conducted two drone strikes on an airport in Saudi Arabia's Southwestern Asir Province, as the war-ravaged country continues to push back against a brutal Saudi-led war that has martyred thousands of civilians and displaced millions more.
Yemenis picket outside UN building in New York to demand end to Saudi siege on Yemen

Aug 08, 2019 07:44

Dozens of Yemenis have gathered in front of the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, protesting against the years-long, crippling embargo imposed by a Saudi-led military coalition on the international airport in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a.
Yemen slams Saudi Arabia for politicizing Hajj pilgrimage

Aug 08, 2019 03:24

Yemen’s top cleric and minister of endowments have condemned the restrictions imposed by the Saudi regime on the Yemeni pilgrims.