Yemen

UN investigators demand probe into 'extremely alarming' situation in Yemen

Sep 27, 2018 02:08

War crimes investigators have called on the UN Human Rights Council to provide them with the opportunity to continue a probe into the "extremely alarming" situation in Yemen, irrespective of resistance from Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies that are involved in an atrocious military campaign against the impoverished Arab country.
UN warns: Deadly Yemen famine could strike at any time

Sep 25, 2018 14:15

A famine inflicting “huge loss of life” could strike at any time in Yemen, as food prices soar and the battle rages over the country’s main port, the UN humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has warned.
Save the Children warns against rising civilian casualties in Hudaydah

Sep 25, 2018 08:24

Save the Children has voiced alarm over a “dramatic” rise in civilian casualties in Yemen’s Hudaydah since June, when the Saudi-led coalition of invaders launched an offensive to seize the life line port city.
Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi reconnaissance drone in Hudaydah

Sep 24, 2018 14:55

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 the country’s strategic western province of Hudaydah.
British government must stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia: Corbyn

Sep 24, 2018 08:58

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that the British government must stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia to help bring an end to the brutal war in Yemen.
Fuel crisis in Yemen: Drivers stand in long queues in Sana'a

Sep 23, 2018 03:00

A major fuel shortage has hit the Yemeni capital Sana'a, with drivers queuing for hours just to get a can of fuel from overcrowded petrol stations.
UAE completes withdrawal of troops from Yemen’s Mahrah province

Sep 22, 2018 14:25

The last batch of Emirati troops, who had served in a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen’s eastern province of Mahrah, have arrived home after the Abu Dhabi regime ordered them to withdraw.
Saudi trying to stop Yemen war crimes probe: HRW

Sep 22, 2018 03:27

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned attempts by the regime in Riyadh and its ally the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stop an investigation into crimes committed in Yemen.
Yemeni nation’s struggle for liberty main reason behind Saudi-led aggression: Houthi

Sep 21, 2018 02:54

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has described the ongoing struggle of his fellow countrymen and women for liberty and dignity as the main reason behind the Riyadh regime’s devastating military aggression against their homeland, which has claimed the lives of thousands of people and left the country’s infrastructure in ruins.
Nasrallah: Hezbollah in possession of precision rockets to Israel’s dismay

Sep 20, 2018 11:02

Hezbollah’s leader has warned Israel of a fate it “has never expected” if it chooses to wage a new war, reminding the regime that the Lebanese resistance movement is now in possession of precision rockets to Tel Aviv’s dismay.