UN: Cost is new obstacle to oil transfer from Yemen tanker
1 year, 11 months ago

UN: Cost is new obstacle to oil transfer from Yemen tanker

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The rising cost of purchasing or leasing a vessel that can hold more than 1 million barrels of crude oil now in a rusting old tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen is the latest obstacle to resolving the grave threat of massive environmental damage from a possible oil spill or explosion, the U.N. said Tuesday. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the availability of very large crude oil tankers “has decreased in the past six months, basically due to events having to do with the war in Ukraine.” He said just as the U.N. was finally gearing up its operation to transfer oil from the FSO Safer tanker, the cost of buying a very large crude oil carrier is now about 50% more than what was budgeted in the original U.N. plan, and the leasing cost has also increased. “The U.N. cannot begin the emergency operation until it is certain that a safe crude carrier will be in place to take on the oil.” He said the U.N. is working with a maritime broker and other partners “to find a workable solution and remains confident the work can begin in the coming months.” The United Nations and Yemen’s Houthi rebels signed a memorandum of understanding last March aimed at resolving the environmental threat posed by the Safer tanker to the Red Sea. U.N. special envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council Monday that despite the end of the truce, “the overall military situation in Yemen has remained stable” with no major escalation or changes to front lines despite some limited military activity.

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Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

China Daily  

SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on a cargo ship named Groton in the Gulf of Aden. "In support of the Palestinians and Hamas, we carried out a military operation targeting the ship Groton in the Gulf of Aden because of its company's dealings with Israel," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a …

US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships
7 months, 1 week ago

US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States called on Iran on Monday to halt its transfer of an “unprecedented” amount of weaponry to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, enabling their fighters to carry out “reckless attacks” on ships in the Red Sea and elsewhere. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told the U.N. Security Council that if it wants to make progress toward ending …

Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says
1 year, 4 months ago

Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Threats to return to war in Yemen are hindering efforts to start peace talks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces an increasingly dire economic situation, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Grundberg said his recent talks with both sides showed “general willingness to seek solutions, but this still needs to translate into concrete steps, in particular, …

More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen, UN says
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the United Nations said Friday. Before the transfer, the Safer, which Yemen used as a floating storage and offloading facility, held four times as much oil as was spilled …

Saudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 billion in economic aid
1 year, 4 months ago

Saudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 billion in economic aid

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it will grant $1.2 billion in financial aid to Yemen’s internationally recognized government in a bid to bolster the country’s struggling economy. Riyadh said in a statement the cash injection is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to help stabilize Yemini food prices, address the country’s budget deficit and support salary payments. The …

UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe'
1 year, 4 months ago

UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe'

The Independent  

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UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to ‘avoid catastrophe’
1 year, 4 months ago

UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to ‘avoid catastrophe’

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the United Nations chief said, a crucial step in a complex salvage operation aiming to prevent a potential environmental disaster. “The ship-to-ship transfer of oil which has started today is the critical next step in avoiding an environmental and …

UN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster
1 year, 4 months ago

UN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster

Al Jazeera  

The supertanker, with more than a million barrels of oil, has been deteriorating since 2015, leading to fears of a catastrophic spill. The United Nations has started pumping oil off a decaying vessel moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, UN officials have said. The FSO Safer – a floating storage and offloading tanker …

Yemen’s rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports
1 year, 5 months ago

Yemen’s rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Sporadic armed clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and government forces are straining peace efforts, and the rivals are now also battling over revenue from ports, trade, banking and natural resources, the country’s U.N. envoy said Monday. Special Representative Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council that the fight over economic wealth “has become inseparable from the political …

The long road to finding true peace in Yemen
1 year, 5 months ago

The long road to finding true peace in Yemen

The Hindu  

In April this year, just as the Saudi-led war in Yemen completed eight years, a diplomatic delegation from the kingdom reached Sanaa airport for talks with its Houthi enemies. Death and destruction in Yemen Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of some Arab forces, had initiated military operations on March 26, 2015, to prevent the Houthis, a Shia militia representing the …

Analysis: Fighting recedes, but peace in Yemen remains distant
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis: Fighting recedes, but peace in Yemen remains distant

Al Jazeera  

Despite relative quiet on the front lines and negotiations between the Saudis and the Houthis, peace isn’t a given. If anything, the Houthis capitalised on Saudi and Iran’s new diplomatic relations to prove their independence from Tehran, something which they’ve long repeated to Riyadh.” Contending with Houthi strength It will be challenging for Riyadh to obtain leverage over the Houthis, …

UN envoy cautiously optimistic Yemen’s warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations
1 year, 7 months ago

UN envoy cautiously optimistic Yemen’s warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Yemen expressed “cautious optimism” Wednesday that the country’s warring parties will return to U.N.-led negotiations to end their deadly eight-year conflict. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council he is confident last month’s prisoner releases agreed to by the government and rival Houthi rebels will “build further confidence between the parties” and support …

Millions pledged for oil transfer from tanker off Yemen
1 year, 7 months ago

Millions pledged for oil transfer from tanker off Yemen

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Donors pledged an additional $5.6 million Thursday that will enable the United Nations to start transferring more than 1 million barrels of crude oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen that poses a major environmental threat, but the U.N. said nearly $24 million is still needed to offload all the oil. A large …

Houthis try to reassure skeptics they won’t seek full control of Yemen, as Saudis eye exit
1 year, 8 months ago

Houthis try to reassure skeptics they won’t seek full control of Yemen, as Saudis eye exit

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “We do not want to tyrannize anything,” he said, adding that it is keen to speak to other Yemeni factions and work with them to achieve what is in their interests and “in the interest …

Top US official, Mohammed bin Salman discuss Yemen war after meeting between Saudi envoy & Iran-backed Houthis
1 year, 8 months ago

Top US official, Mohammed bin Salman discuss Yemen war after meeting between Saudi envoy & Iran-backed Houthis

Firstpost  

The Houthis seized Yemen’s capital Sanaa in 2014 and forced the internationally recognised government into exile in Saudi Arabia White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid signs that the Saudis and Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are making “significant progress” toward finding a permanent end to …

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels

The Hindu  

Saudi officials were in Yemen's capital on Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, officials said. Mohammed al-Bukaiti, a Houthi leader, said on Twitter that Saudi and Omani officials would discuss “ways to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.” He said achieving an …

Saudi-Omani delegation to hold ceasefire talks with Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi-Omani delegation to hold ceasefire talks with Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa

The Hindu  

A Saudi-Omani delegation is planning to travel to Yemen's capital Sanaa next week to hash out a permanent ceasefire deal with Houthi officials and end the country's eight-year-old conflict, two sources involved in the talks said. In an additional sign of progress, the Saudi-led coalition lifted eight-year-old restrictions on imports headed for Yemen's southern ports, the Saudi-backed government said. Abu …

Saudi-led coalition lifts import restrictions in south Yemen
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi-led coalition lifts import restrictions in south Yemen

Al Jazeera  

Saudi-backed government says commercial ships will be allowed to dock directly in southern ports, including Aden. A Saudi Arabian-led military coalition has lifted eight-year-old restrictions on imports headed for Yemen’s southern ports as moves towards peace continue. The announcement signals progress in peace talks with the Houthi rebel group in the north and follows the easing of restrictions on commercial …

Iran says deal with Saudi Arabia will help end Yemen’s war
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran says deal with Saudi Arabia will help end Yemen’s war

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Iran’s mission to the United Nations says a breakthrough agreement with Saudi Arabia restoring bilateral relations will help bring a political settlement to Yemen’s yearslong war, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. Soon after exploding in 2014, Yemen’s conflict turned into a proxy war between Saudi Arabia, which led a military coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognized government, and …

UN signs deal to salvage stranded oil from tanker off Yemen
1 year, 9 months ago

UN signs deal to salvage stranded oil from tanker off Yemen

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations announced Thursday it signed an agreement to purchase a very large vessel that can transfer more than 1 million barrels of crude now stranded in a rusting tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen. Achim Steiner, administrator of the U.N. Development Program, told a news conference that the deal was signed with Euronav, the …

Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank
1 year, 10 months ago

Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank

Al Jazeera  

The deposit comes as the Saudi-backed administration struggles to handle weak currency and high fuel and commodity prices. Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to deposit $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank, state-run SPA news agency has reported, a move aimed at boosting the war-torn country’s economy. Riyadh intervened militarily in March 2015, months after the internationally recognised government was …

UN votes unanimously to extend sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis
1 year, 10 months ago

UN votes unanimously to extend sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels and an asset freeze and travel ban on Houthi leaders and top officials until Nov. 15. After Wednesday’s vote, the council met behind closed doors to hear briefings by Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, and Joyce Msuya, the …

Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce
1 year, 11 months ago

Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Amid Yemen’s longest-ever pause in fighting — more than nine months — Saudi Arabia and its rival, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, have revived back-channel talks, according to Yemeni, Saudi and U.N. officials. It has been shaken by Houthi attacks on oil facilities and fiery rhetoric from Yemen’s internationally recognized government, allied with Saudi Arabia, which complains it has …

Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce
1 year, 11 months ago

Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce

The Independent  

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UN Yemen envoy indicates new truce may be agreed
1 year, 11 months ago

UN Yemen envoy indicates new truce may be agreed

Al Jazeera  

Despite a six-month UN-brokered truce ending in October, fighting has not escalated, giving hope that it could be resurrected. Hans Grundberg, addressing a UN Security Council briefing on Monday, more than three months after an initial truce pact expired, said there had been “a potential step change” in the conflict’s trajectory, though the situation remained “complex and fluid”. Grundberg, a …

UN envoy encouraged by intensified efforts to end Yemen war
1 year, 11 months ago

UN envoy encouraged by intensified efforts to end Yemen war

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Monday he is encouraged by intensified regional and international diplomatic activity to end the country’s eight-year conflict. Hans Grundberg expressed appreciation for the diplomatic efforts by Saudi Arabia and Oman, telling the U.N. Security Council, “We are witnessing a potential step change in the trajectory of this eight-year-conflict.” He said …

US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen
2 years ago

US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen

Al Jazeera  

US Navy says the boat was carrying more than one million rounds of ammunition and was intercepted along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. The United States Navy says it has intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tonnes of ammunition — including more than 1 million bullet rounds, thousands of rocket fuses, and a large amount of …

UN envoy seeking renewed truce and path to peace in Yemen
2 years, 1 month ago

UN envoy seeking renewed truce and path to peace in Yemen

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Tuesday he is not only trying to renew and expand the truce that expired last month but to get the warring parties to initiate talks on a path toward a settlement of the eight-year conflict. Pressed on what the obstacles are, he refused to elaborate, stressing the need for discreet …

US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized
2 years, 1 month ago

US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran, the first-such seizure in that country’s yearslong war as a cease-fire there has broken down. The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than …

U.S. Navy seizes 70 tons of Iranian missile fuel from a sailboat to Yemen
2 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Navy seizes 70 tons of Iranian missile fuel from a sailboat to Yemen

NPR  

U.S. Navy seizes 70 tons of Iranian missile fuel from a sailboat to Yemen Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Frus/U.S. Navy via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran, the first-such seizure in …

UN chief urges Yemen rivals: No new violence and renew truce
2 years, 2 months ago

UN chief urges Yemen rivals: No new violence and renew truce

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general is disappointed that the internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels didn’t reach an agreement before the Oct. 2 deadline. Dujarric said U.N. special envoy Hans Grundberg is still in negotiations with …

UN raises funds to salvage oil tanker ‘time bomb’ off Yemen coast
2 years, 3 months ago

UN raises funds to salvage oil tanker ‘time bomb’ off Yemen coast

Al Jazeera  

The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer has not been serviced since Yemen plunged into civil war in 2014. The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeidah, has not been serviced since Yemen plunged into civil war in 2014. United Nations officials last month warned that the ship, …

Charity urges donor support to avert oil spill off Yemen
2 years, 3 months ago

Charity urges donor support to avert oil spill off Yemen

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An international charity on Wednesday urged global donors to pay up on pledges to remove oil from a long-stranded and rusting supertanker off Yemen to avert an explosion or leak that could wreak environmental and economic disaster. The call by Save the Children has come as the Netherlands, U.S. and Germany officially announced Wednesday “the successful funding of …

Yemen truce extension in the balance a day before end date
2 years, 6 months ago

Yemen truce extension in the balance a day before end date

Al Jazeera  

No breakthrough in UN-backed talks, despite two-month truce bringing much needed breathing room for Yemeni civilians. Questions loom over the fate of a fragile truce between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebel forces that is set to expire in a day, with aid agencies and Western governments urging warring parties to extend it. The head of Yemen’s presidential leadership council, Rashad …

UN envoy urges Yemen’s warring parties to renew truce
2 years, 6 months ago

UN envoy urges Yemen’s warring parties to renew truce

Al Jazeera  

Two-month nationwide truce between Saudi-led coalition and the rebel Houthi group is due to expire at beginning of June. The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has urged Yemen’s warring parties to renew their two-month nationwide truce, which is due to end on June 2. A Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned rebel Houthi group agreed to a truce …

Yemen: A glimmer of hope in a devastating war
2 years, 7 months ago

Yemen: A glimmer of hope in a devastating war

Al Jazeera  

Al Mahrah, Yemen – A two-month truce has brought some hope to Yemen. The United Nations-brokered deal between a Saudi-led coalition and the Yemeni government on one side, and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, is a significant step towards ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and pushed millions into hunger. Although the bombs have stopped falling, seven years …

New top Yemeni govt official promises to work towards peace
2 years, 8 months ago

New top Yemeni govt official promises to work towards peace

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The new head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government said on Friday that the council he was chosen to lead will work to end the country’s grinding, eight-year civil war. In his first televised address, Rashad al-Alimi thanked his government’s backers —Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — which have been helping Yemeni government forces fight the Iran-backed …

Head of new Yemeni council promises ‘end to war’
2 years, 8 months ago

Head of new Yemeni council promises ‘end to war’

Al Jazeera  

Rashad al-Alimi, who has close ties to Saudi Arabia, says the council will deal with ‘challenges in all areas of Yemen without discrimination, without exception’. The head of Yemen’s new presidential council said he would end the seven-year-long war via a peace process in his first speech since power was delegated to the body by the Saudi-backed president this week. …

Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war
2 years, 8 months ago

Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month truce. Peter Salisbury, Yemen expert at the International Crisis Group, described the power transfer as the “most consequential shift in the inner workings of the anti-Houthi …

Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels target its energy facilities
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels target its energy facilities

The Hindu  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unleashed a barrage of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia early Sunday that targeted a liquified natural gas plant, water desalination plant, oil facility and power station, Saudi state-run media reported. The attacks also came as Saudi Arabia's state-backed oil giant Aramco announced that its profits surged 124% in 2021 to $110 billion, a big jump …

Beyond Ukraine, a devastating war in Yemen not many are talking about
2 years, 9 months ago

Beyond Ukraine, a devastating war in Yemen not many are talking about

India Today  

Every war-torn country’s tragedy is unique in its own way. The Houthis now control an estimated 80 per cent of Yemen’s territory and have over the years launched multiple missile and drone attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia. SITUATION WORSENS AFTER BIDEN BECOMES PRESIDENT When Joe Biden became US President in January 2021, there were hopes that Yemen’s crisis would de-escalate, …

UN: Yemen war escalating, 8 million could lose aid in March
2 years, 10 months ago

UN: Yemen war escalating, 8 million could lose aid in March

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The seven-year war in Yemen has witnessed a dangerous escalation, with January’s civilian casualties the highest in at least three years and 8 million Yemenis likely to lose all humanitarian aid next month without urgent new funds, U.N. officials said Tuesday. Grundberg warned the U.N. Security Council that recent attacks by the Houthis on the UAE and …

Yemen’s unending tragedy
2 years, 10 months ago

Yemen’s unending tragedy

The Hindu  

The month of January saw a serious escalation of the seven-year-old war in Yemen, resulting in more bloodshed and inflicting more suffering on its people. Jamal Benomar, a former U.N. special envoy to Yemen, said that the air raids are the latest in the series of war crimes committed by the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. The reality is …

Yemen: Intensifying war worsens world’s worst civilian crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Yemen: Intensifying war worsens world’s worst civilian crisis

Al Jazeera  

Attacks on UAE could result in Emiratis increasing support for anti-Houthi forces while aligning more closely with Saudi Arabia, analysts say. ‘Heal coalition rifts’ Ansarullah’s firing of drones and missiles at the UAE could possibly “steel the UAE’s resolve to help end Houthi expansionist ambitions, heal some of the rifts inside the coalition, and encourage more coordinated military action and …

Yemen’s Houthis add to Biden’s foreign policy frustrations
2 years, 10 months ago

Yemen’s Houthis add to Biden’s foreign policy frustrations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A clan-based militia government in the Arab world’s poorest country is presenting the Biden administration with another foreign policy setback as Yemen’s Houthis launch cross-border drone and ballistic-missile strikes rattling the wealthy oil and banking hubs of the Gulf. The escalation makes Yemen one of the conflicts keeping America deeply engaged in the Middle East despite President Joe …

EXPLAINER: Why Yemen’s war has spilled into the Emirates
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Yemen’s war has spilled into the Emirates

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Twice in the past week, Yemen’s rebels have launched attacks with missiles and drones on the United Arab Emirates, a major escalation for one of the world’s most protracted conflicts. The Houthis blame the Emirates for significant recent battlefield losses inside Yemen, that have virtually ended their efforts to complete control of the country’s north. Capturing Marib would …

Yemen’s tragedy
2 years, 11 months ago

Yemen’s tragedy

The Hindu  

The Saudi-led coalition, in which the UAE was a part, started bombing Yemen in 2015, hoping to swiftly dislodge the Houthi rebels from Sana’a and reinstate the government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi in the capital. It may not be a coincidence that the attacks were carried out at a time when the UAE-backed forces have been making slow gains in …

UN says $3.9bn needed for help in Yemen as conflict escalates
2 years, 11 months ago

UN says $3.9bn needed for help in Yemen as conflict escalates

Al Jazeera  

UN says funds needed to help some 16 million people in the war-torn country amid rise in hostilities. Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ramesh Rajasingham told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that “the biggest constraint right now is funding” to help about 16 million people in Yemen, where a brutal conflict has raged …

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition targets Sanaa after vessel seized
2 years, 11 months ago

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition targets Sanaa after vessel seized

Al Jazeera  

Coalition says it destroyed workshops and warehouses for drones in response to a UAE-flagged vessel in the Red Sea being seized. The Saudi-led coalition has launched air attacks in Yemen’s capital Sanaa in response to a United Arab Emirates-flagged vessel in the Red Sea being seized and drone attacks launched by Yemeni Houthi fighters earlier this week. Saudi Arabian air …

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