Yemen

Daesh bombing leaves nearly dozen dead in Yemen’s Aden

Nov 15, 2017 04:04

Nearly a dozen people have lost their lives when a bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near forces loyal to the Saudi-backed former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the southern port city of Aden.
UN calls on Saudi-led coalition to open all Yemen’s sea ports

Nov 14, 2017 13:12

The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia should urgently open all Yemen’s sea ports amid the famine and the spread of diseases that have affected some seven million people in the war-ravaged country, a UN official has said.
House declares US military’s role in Saudi war on Yemen unauthorized

Nov 14, 2017 11:04

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a resolution clearly stating that US military assistance to Saudi Arabia in its war against neighboring Yemen is not authorized by Congress.
Iran FM urges more effective, resolute intl. action on Yemen war

Nov 14, 2017 03:16

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned about the deteriorating and worrisome situation in Yemen, urging the international community to play a more effective and decisive role to end the “senseless” Saudi war on the impoverished country.
Yemenis hold large rally against deadly Saudi war, blockade of Yemeni ports

Nov 13, 2017 16:19

Thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of capital Sana’a to voice their outrage at the ongoing military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, against their impoverished nation and a crippling blockade the invading alliance has imposed on Yemen’s ports, particularly the vital port of Hudaydah.
Saudi Arabia says will lift its siege of Yemen air, sea ports

Nov 13, 2017 08:49

Saudi Arabia’s mission to the United Nations says Riyadh and its allies will reopen airports and seaports in Yemen which is already facing a dire humanitarian situation in the face of a crippling blockade.
Ansarullah threatens to target Saudi-led coalition’s warships, oil tankers

Nov 13, 2017 03:32

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has threatened that it could strike warships and oil tankers of the Saudi-led coalition in retaliation for the blockade the military alliance has imposed on the Yemeni ports, particularly the Southwestern Port of Hudaydah.
US general points finger at Iran over Yemeni missile fired against Riyadh

Nov 12, 2017 05:38

A top US Air Force official in the Middle East is pointing the finger at Iran over a retaliatory missile fired from Yemen against the Saudi capital Riyadh during a war launched by the monarchy.
EU says partial removal of Saudi blockade not enough to help Yemenis

Nov 12, 2017 03:31

The European Union has said that Saudi Arabia’s slight easing of its blockade on Yemen is not enough to stop the country from plunging into famine, urging further measures to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.
Yemenis to give 'unprecedented' response to Saudi possible attack on Hudaydah

Nov 11, 2017 16:01

The chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee has warned the Saudi-led coalition against launching a military assault on the country’s strategic western port city of Hudaydah, stressing the Yemeni forces’ response would be “unprecedented” in such a case.