Yemen

Yemeni retaliatory attack leaves 8 Saudi soldiers dead in Jizan

Feb 11, 2019 14:10

At least eight Saudi troopers have been killed when Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, launched a surprise attack against them in response to Riyadh’s war on their conflict-stricken country.
Conjoined Yemeni twins die due to Saudi blockade

Feb 11, 2019 02:42

Conjoined twin boys born in Yemen, who were in urgent need of medical treatment abroad, have died because of a Saudi blockade preventing air travel to and from the country.
Morocco stops involvement in Yemen war amid row with Saudi Arabia

Feb 08, 2019 06:12

Morocco says it has stopped its involvement in Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen, and recalled its ambassador to the kingdom amid rising tensions between Riyadh and Rabat.
UNSC calls on Yemen’s rival forces to leave Hudaydah

Feb 05, 2019 03:50

The United Nations Security Council has called on Yemen’s warring parties to pull their forces out of the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah and two other ports “without further delays” under a recent UN-brokered ceasefire deal.
Saudis transferring US weapons to Qaeda in Yemen, report reveals

Feb 05, 2019 03:28

Saudi Arabia is “transferring” American weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists and Salafi militias in Yemen, a report reveals.
Pope Francis condemns Yemen plight, urges respect for ‘fragile’ truce

Feb 04, 2019 03:37

Pope Francis, the Head of the Roman Catholic Church, has in strongest terms ever condemned the Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen, urging the warring sides to respect a “fragile” peace deal, shortly before starting his historic visits to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Yemen's Ansarullah, ex-govt. representatives meet aboard UN ship

Feb 03, 2019 08:38

A United Nations-appointed committee tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in the Yemeni city of Hudaydah has started its new meeting aboard a ship anchored off the key port city.
We are losing a generation of children in Yemen: UNICEF

Feb 01, 2019 03:12

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern about the humanitarian conditions of Yemeni children, warning about the formation of a "lost generation".
Saudi-led coalition threatens to use ‘force’ in Yemen to drive Ansarullah out of Hudaydah

Jan 31, 2019 05:41

The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen has threatened to use “force” to push the country’s Ansarullah Movement to withdraw from the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hudaydah under a UN-brokered ceasefire in the flashpoint area.
US lawmakers working to end Trump’s support for Saudi war on Yemen

Jan 31, 2019 03:43

American lawmakers are making stated efforts to end US President Donald Trump’s support for Saudi Arabia’s war on impoverished Yemen.