Iran-backed militants storm US embassy in Yemen and seize hostages
3 years, 1 month ago

Iran-backed militants storm US embassy in Yemen and seize hostages

Daily Mail  

The US embassy compound in Yemen has been overrun by Iran-backed Houthi rebels who also took at least 25 Yemeni employees there hostage, the State Department confirmed on Thursday. 'We are concerned that Yemeni staff of the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a continue to be detained without explanation and we call for their immediate release. The embassy has been shut since 2015 over security concerns as the country was just beginning to plunge into a devastating civil war A man holds stands near a machine gun on a vehicle as Houthi rebels and their supporters gather for a celebration marking the anniversary of the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Sana'a last month Houthi rebels and their supporters hold flags and posters of Shiite Houthi movement's leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during the celebration On Wednesday Houthi rebels took 'large quantities of equipment and materials' from the embassy, MEMRI's translation of independent Yemeni media reports claim. A Yemeni pro-government fighter is pictured during fighting with Huthi rebels on the south frontline of Marib, the last remaining government stronghold in northern Yemen, on November 10 The US Embassy in Yemen was shut in 2015 over the unpredictable security situation in the conflict-ridden country.

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Desperate Putin starts recruiting Yemen mercenaries to fight in Ukraine: Hundreds 'lured to Russia with high salaries before being sent to Ukraine frontline'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Desperate Putin starts recruiting Yemen mercenaries to fight in Ukraine: Hundreds 'lured to Russia with high salaries before being sent to Ukraine frontline'

Daily Mail  

Russia has recruited hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to reinforce its lines in Ukraine under the false promise of high salaried work and Russian citizenship, sources claim. Houthi supporters chant slogans while holding their weapons up during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sana'a, Yemen, on November 22 Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2s5 'Hyacinth-s' self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops on the …

Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. The rebels took over the U.N. Human Rights Office’s premises in Sanaa on Aug. 3, after forcing U.N. Yemeni workers to hand over belongings, including documents, furniture and vehicles, U.N. …

Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the …

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis seize UN human rights office in Sanaa amid regional tensions
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis seize UN human rights office in Sanaa amid regional tensions

India TV News  

Sanaa: In an alarming move amid boiling tensions in the fragile Middle East region, Yemen's Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Office in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and seized important documents, furniture and vehicles, according to a senior UN official on Tuesday. The rebels took over the UN Human Rights Office's premises in Sanaa …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels could free a rival political leader held incommunicado since 2015, UN says
6 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels could free a rival political leader held incommunicado since 2015, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s Houthi rebels could free a political leader with ties to the internationally recognized government who has been detained for nearly a decade, under a preliminary prisoner swap deal announced by the United Nations on Monday. Mohamed Qahtan is the leader of the Sunni Islamist Islah party, which is aligned with the Saudi Arabia-backed government, and he …

Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen’s rebels
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen’s rebels

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The heads of six U.N. agencies and three international humanitarian organizations issued a joint appeal Thursday to Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the immediate release of 17 members of their staff who were recently detained along with many others also being held by the Iranian-backed group. Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, strongly condemned …

Yemen’s Houthi claim to break up US-Israel spy network, days after arresting UN staffers
7 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi claim to break up US-Israel spy network, days after arresting UN staffers

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Monday they had arrested members of an “American-Israeli spy network” days after detaining at least 11 U.N. staffers along with others from aid organizations. Maj. Gen. Abdulhakim al-Khayewani, head of the Houthis’ intelligence agency, announced the arrests, saying the spy network had first operated out of the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. Al-Khayewani depicted the …

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Detain at Least 9 UN Staffers and Others in Sudden Crackdown, Officials Say
7 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Detain at Least 9 UN Staffers and Others in Sudden Crackdown, Officials Say

Deccan Chronicle  

Dubai : At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a US-led coalition. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly …

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staffers, officials say
7 months ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staffers, officials say

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. AP AUDIO: Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say AP correspondent Charles de …

Yemen’s Houthis detain 11 UN staff, aid workers
7 months ago

Yemen’s Houthis detain 11 UN staff, aid workers

Al Jazeera  

UN says it is ‘pursuing all available channels’ to secure the safe release of its personnel ‘as soon as possible’. Yemen’s Houthi group is detaining at least 11 United Nations personnel, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said, calling for the staff’s unconditional release. In a series of raids, armed Houthi intelligence officers also detained three employees of the US-funded pro-democracy …

Yemen's Houthis unilaterally release 113 detainees: ICRC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen's Houthis unilaterally release 113 detainees: ICRC

China Daily  

Detainees walk to attend a press conference on their release by the Houthi group in Sanaa, Yemen, May 26, 2024. SANAA - Yemen's Houthi group unilaterally released 113 detainees in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. "We are pleased to see that humanitarian considerations are being prioritized, particularly for the families …

Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom
1 year, 3 months ago

Delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation, officials said. But this first public trip by a senior Houthi delegation comes after regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran reached a Chinese-mediated détente earlier this …

UN: 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen last year released
1 year, 5 months ago

UN: 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen last year released

Al Jazeera  

All ‘five colleagues’ who were kidnapped 18 months ago are in good health, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres says. The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. In a brief statement on Friday, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said all “available information suggests that all …

Explained | What are the latest developments in Yemen?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | What are the latest developments in Yemen?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Hundreds of prisoners captured during the war in Yemen were reunited with their families between April 14 to 16 amid diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict, the Associated Press reported. The warring parties in control of parts of Yemen had signed the Stockholm Agreement in December 2018 whereby they had committed to freeing conflict-related detainees. In …

Yemen rebels and government complete prisoner exchange
1 year, 8 months ago

Yemen rebels and government complete prisoner exchange

Al Jazeera  

Scores of prisoners have been freed on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees. Yemeni rebels and government forces have freed scores of prisoners, including a woman, on the last of a three-day exchange of more than 800 detainees, boosting hopes of ending their protracted war. “She was freed in exchange for the release of journalists held …

Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin United Nations-brokered prisoner swap
1 year, 8 months ago

Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin United Nations-brokered prisoner swap

The Hindu  

An exchange of more than 800 prisoners from Yemen's war held by the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition battling them began on April 14, the International Committee for the Red Cross said. The three-day exchange will see flights transport prisoners between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, long held by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, said Majed Fadail, a deputy …

Progress in Yemen peace talks hailed despite prisoner swap delay
1 year, 9 months ago

Progress in Yemen peace talks hailed despite prisoner swap delay

Al Jazeera  

The direct talks between Houthi and Saudi officials have raised hopes for peace in Yemen ravaged by nine years of war. A prisoner swap expected on Wednesday between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised government has been delayed, but the first remarks by warring factions on the latest peace talks to end the country’s nine-year conflict conveyed optimism. Saudi …

Saudi diplomat: Talks with Houthis aim to revive Yemen truce
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi diplomat: Talks with Houthis aim to revive Yemen truce

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen said Monday his trip to the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa was aimed at reviving a cease-fire and re-starting political talks to end the nine-year conflict. Yemen’s conflict began in 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthis seized Sanaa and much of Yemen’s north, ousting the internationally recognized government that fled to the south then into …

Yemen: Saudis free 13 Houthis as Omani officials visit Sanaa
1 year, 9 months ago

Yemen: Saudis free 13 Houthis as Omani officials visit Sanaa

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia on Saturday released over a dozen war prisoners to their rivals, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a Houthi official said. Abdul-Qader el-Murtaza, a Houthi official in charge of prisoner exchange talks in Yemen’s conflict, said 13 Houthi prisoners arrived Saturday in the capital, Sanaa. Yemen’s conflict began in 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much …

Yemen’s warring sides hold prisoner exchange talks in Geneva
1 year, 10 months ago

Yemen’s warring sides hold prisoner exchange talks in Geneva

Al Jazeera  

The Yemen talks began a day after Iran and Saudi Arabia announced a deal to re-establish diplomatic ties. Representatives of Yemen’s government and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels began talks in Geneva on Saturday aimed at implementing a deal on an exchange of prisoners, the United Nations said. Under that deal, the sides agreed “to release all prisoners, detainees, missing persons, …

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to revive diplomatic ties after years of tensions
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to revive diplomatic ties after years of tensions

LA Times  

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions — a major diplomatic breakthrough, negotiated with China, that lowers the chance of armed conflict between the Mideast rivals, both directly and in proxy conflicts around the region. “China fully supports this agreement.” China, which recently hosted Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, …

Yemen: Houthis kidnap 'own' man for being vocal against corruption as crackdown on influencers continues
1 year, 11 months ago

Yemen: Houthis kidnap 'own' man for being vocal against corruption as crackdown on influencers continues

Firstpost  

Al-mukalla: In Yemen, Iran backed Houthis have kidnapped their own man as part of their crackdown on online influencers who are publicly condemning their corrupt practices which are allegedly leading the country towards a hunger crisis. As per reports, Mohammed Salah Al-Houthi was kidnapped by the Houthis from his home in Sanaa’s Khawlan just days after he was heard on …

US calls on Yemen’s Houthis to release its local embassy staff
2 years, 7 months ago

US calls on Yemen’s Houthis to release its local embassy staff

Al Jazeera  

US calls on Yemeni rebels to ‘end injustice’ and free current and former employees of the US embassy in Sanaa. The United States has renewed its call for Yemen’s Houthis to release detained US embassy staff after the death of a retired employee of the US Agency for International Development who was in the rebels’ custody. The US embassy in …

Saudi-led coalition sends dozens of freed prisoners to Yemen
2 years, 8 months ago

Saudi-led coalition sends dozens of freed prisoners to Yemen

Al Jazeera  

Coalition says 108 detainees were flown on Friday from Saudi Arabia to the southern Yemeni city of Aden. The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said has said it transported more than 100 freed prisoners to Yemen in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross in a humanitarian initiative to support a United Nations-brokered truce. The coalition said last …

Yemen: Saudi Arabia to release 163 Houthi prisoners
2 years, 8 months ago

Yemen: Saudi Arabia to release 163 Houthi prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Saudi officials say the move is aimed at solidifying a two-month truce that went into effect in early April. The Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen has said it would release 163 prisoners from Yemen’s Houthi rebel group who fought against the kingdom, as part of a humanitarian initiative. The coalition had already begun taking measures to release the prisoners …

EXPLAINED: Who Are Houthi Rebels? The Yemen Group Behind UAE Drone Attacks That Killed 2 Indians
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINED: Who Are Houthi Rebels? The Yemen Group Behind UAE Drone Attacks That Killed 2 Indians

ABP News  

New Delhi: Two Indian nationals and one person from Pakistan were killed in Monday’s terror attacks in the United Arab Emirates that also left at least six injured, including two Indians. In 2014-15, Houthi rebels overthrew Saleh’s successor Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi’s government and captured capital Sana’a, with the help of the former president. When the Houthi rebels sided with Saleh …

UN condemns seizure of closed US Embassy in Yemen by rebels
3 years, 1 month ago

UN condemns seizure of closed US Embassy in Yemen by rebels

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” the intrusion and seizure of the now-closed U.S. Embassy in Yemen’s capital and the detention of dozens of local employees by the country’s Houthi rebels. A statement approved by all 15 members of the U.N.’s most powerful body called for “an immediate withdrawal of all Houthi …

US calls on Yemen’s Houthis to release local embassy staff
3 years, 2 months ago

US calls on Yemen’s Houthis to release local embassy staff

Al Jazeera  

Most detainees have been released but Yemeni rebels continue to hold unspecified number of US embassy employees in Sanaa, US official says. The United States has called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release an unspecified number of detained Yemenis who work for the US embassy in the capital, Sanaa. “We are concerned that Yemeni staff of the US Embassy in …

Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s largest base
3 years, 4 months ago

Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s largest base

Al Jazeera  

At least 30 soldiers killed and 60 wounded in rebel attacks on major military base housing Saudi-led forces. At least 30 soldiers have been killed and 60 wounded in Houthi attacks on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition, a spokesman for Yemen’s southern forces said. Sunday’s attack on the al-Anad military base in the government-held southern …

Yemen officials say Houthi rebel missile hits city, kills 17
3 years, 7 months ago

Yemen officials say Houthi rebel missile hits city, kills 17

India Today  

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday killed at least 17 people in a government-held city, including a 5-year-old girl, officials said, as a US envoy to the country accused the rebels of failing to try to reach peace in the war-wrecked nation. Saturday’s attack on Marib came just a day after U.S. special envoy for Yemen …

US slams Iran-backed Yemen rebels for snubbing UN envoy
3 years, 8 months ago

US slams Iran-backed Yemen rebels for snubbing UN envoy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration lashed out at Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday for refusing to meet with a senior U.N. official to discuss ending the country’s devastating conflict and speeding humanitarian relief to suffering civilians. It said the Houthis should immediately engage with Griffiths to consider the peace plan, calling it “a fair deal on the table that …

Houthis | Yemen’s rebels and revivalists
3 years, 11 months ago

Houthis | Yemen’s rebels and revivalists

The Hindu  

After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, when anti-Americanism was at its peak in the Muslim world, several Islamist organisations had tried to mobilise supporters riding the public sentiments. Not many had foreseen back then that this tiny group of tribesmen from the Marran Mountains of the northern province Sa’dah would grow into the most powerful rebel war machine …

‘Pure diplomatic vandalism’: Fears as Trump administration designates Yemen Houthis as ‘terrorist’ group
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Pure diplomatic vandalism’: Fears as Trump administration designates Yemen Houthis as ‘terrorist’ group

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yemen’s newly formed government, whose members were injured in …

US to designate Yemen's Houthis a terrorist group to deter Iran, despite famine warnings
3 years, 11 months ago

US to designate Yemen's Houthis a terrorist group to deter Iran, despite famine warnings

ABC  

The United States said it would designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President Donald Trump that aid groups warned could tip the country into famine. Key points: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the decision is to hold the Houthis to account for "terrorist acts" Aid groups say the move will disrupt vital humanitarian assistance …

Iran blacklists US envoy to Yemen in tit-for-tat move
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran blacklists US envoy to Yemen in tit-for-tat move

Al Jazeera  

Iran and the US have blacklisted each other’s envoys to war-torn Yemen, where the two countries support opposing factions. Tehran, Iran – Iran imposed sanctions on the United States ambassador to Yemen a day after the administration of US President Donald Trump blacklisted Tehran’s envoy to the embattled country. In a statement late on Wednesday, Iran’s foreign ministry said Christopher …

2 US citizens released by Iran-backed militants in Yemen
4 years, 2 months ago

2 US citizens released by Iran-backed militants in Yemen

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Americans and the remains …

Yemen gov’t, Houthis agree to exchange over 1,000 prisoners
4 years, 3 months ago

Yemen gov’t, Houthis agree to exchange over 1,000 prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Yemen’s warring sides agree to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners during UN- Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi rebels agreed to exchange about 1,000 detainees and prisoners, including 15 Saudis, as part of trust-building steps aimed at reviving a stalled peace process, the United Nations said. Sources familiar with the talks and Houthi-run Masirah TV said the rebels would …

128 Houthi prisoners detained in Saudi Arabia released, flown to Yemen’s Sanna in efforts to end five-year conflict
5 years, 1 month ago

128 Houthi prisoners detained in Saudi Arabia released, flown to Yemen’s Sanna in efforts to end five-year conflict

Firstpost  

Prisoners arrived on three ICRC planes and were met inside the airport by rebel commanders and some family members Sanaa: Some 128 Houthi rebels detained in Saudi Arabia were flown to the Yemeni city of Sanaa and released on Thursday, as efforts to end the five-year conflict gain momentum. The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said earlier this week that …

How AP covered seize of US Embassy in Tehran without a bureau
5 years, 2 months ago

How AP covered seize of US Embassy in Tehran without a bureau

India TV News  

Iranian students overran guards to take over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, starting a 444-day hostage crisis that transfixed America. A mob of Iranian students overran U.S. Marine guards in a three-hour struggle Sunday and invaded the American Embassy in Tehran, seizing dozens of staff members as hostages, Tehran Radio reported. Image Source : AP Iranian students overran guards to …

AP COVERED IT: Iran students seize US Embassy in Tehran
5 years, 2 months ago

AP COVERED IT: Iran students seize US Embassy in Tehran

Associated Press  

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students overran guards to take over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, starting a 444-day hostage crisis that transfixed America. Tehran Radio said as many as 100 hostages were being held, but an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said he believed it was fewer than 45 — about 35 Americans and seven or eight Iranians. …

UN envoy for Yemen welcomes Houthi peace initiative
5 years, 3 months ago

UN envoy for Yemen welcomes Houthi peace initiative

The Quint  

United Nations, Sep 22 UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on Saturday welcomed the Houthi rebels' announcement on the cessation of hostile military acts against Saudi Arabia. He also welcomed the expression of further openness toward the implementation of the prisoner exchange agreement between the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government, and the desire for a political solution to …

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100
5 years, 4 months ago

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni medics said on Monday they pulled dozens of bodies from the rubble of a Houthi rebel-run detention center that was hit a day earlier by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, killing over 100 people and wounding dozens. By late Monday, Yemen’s Red Crescent said 88 bodies had been pulled from the ruins of the detention center in southwestern …

Houthis illegally detaining, torturing women: Yemeni activists
5 years, 11 months ago

Houthis illegally detaining, torturing women: Yemeni activists

Al Jazeera  

Sanaa-based monitor says Houthi rebels are holding dozens of women without trial and often torturing the detainees. Yemen’s Houthi rebels are holding dozens of women without trial and often torturing the detainees and blackmailing their families, activists and a human rights lawyer have told the Associated Press news agency. The group’s founder, Nabil Fadel, said he had received information from …

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