Yemen

Sanders to pursue Senate vote on ending US involvement in Yemen

Nov 27, 2018 02:27

United States Senator Bernie Sanders has announced his intention to push for a Senate vote ending US involvement in Yemen in the upcoming days.
Saudi-led attacks on Yemen’s Hudaydah will destroy UN peace efforts: Ansarullah

Nov 26, 2018 04:05

The spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement says the uptick in Saudi-led airstrikes on the strategic port city of Hudaydah will eventually frustrate efforts by United Nations Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths to rekindle peace talks in Sweden next month.
Yemeni ballistic missile hits military base in Asir region

Nov 25, 2018 13:10

Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have hit a military base in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region with a domestically-manufactured high-precision ballistic missile in retaliation for the regime's campaign of military aggression against the impoverished nation, a report says.
5 Emirati troopers killed in attack on UAE base in Yemen’s Abyan: Report

Nov 25, 2018 03:10

At least five Emirati soldiers have been killed when a military base run by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came under attack in Yemen’s Southern Province of Abyan, a report says.
Iran once again asks to participate in humanitarian activities in Yemen

Nov 24, 2018 01:57

The secretary general of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) expressed deep concern over the ongoing human tragedy caused by the Saudi-led war on Yemen and once again voiced the country’s readiness to send humanitarian assistance to the impoverished country.
Ansarullah to discuss giving UN ‘leading role’ in Hudaydah port: UN envoy

Nov 23, 2018 17:05

Yemen’s popular Ansarullah movement has agreed to negotiate handing the United Nations a “leading UN role” in managing the vital Hudaydah port-city, according to UN envoy Martin Griffiths.
Finland joins Denmark, Germany in halting arms exports to Saudi over Yemen

Nov 23, 2018 08:08

Finland has joined Germany and Denmark in halting exports of military equipment to Saudi Arabia over the devastating war in Yemen, in the latest fallout from the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Yemeni army, allies intercept, shoot down Saudi-led combat drone in Hudaydah

Nov 23, 2018 03:00

Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition, as it was flying in the skies over a mountainous region in the country’s western coastal province of Hudaydah.
Denmark halts weapons exports to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen bombing

Nov 22, 2018 09:03

Denmark has stopped selling weapons to Riyadh in response to the assassination of prominent Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the regime’s bombing campaign in Yemen.
Iran hosting international conference on Yemen amid Saudi war

Nov 22, 2018 05:02

The International Conference on Supporting the Oppressed and Resistant Yemenis has kicked off in the Iranian capital, with dozens of intellectuals and civil rights activists from 35 countries in attendance.