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 it would release 200 Houthi prisoners and also allow patients needing medical care to be flown out of Sanaa airport, which has been closed to commercial flights since 2016. “Griffiths thanked KSA for announcing the release of the 200 detainees and the opening of Sanaa airport for mercy flights that would allow Yemenis to receive much-needed medical treatment abroad,” his office tweeted. The initiatives coincide with a lull in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and come after a senior official in Riyadh this month said it had an “open channel” with the Iran-backed rebels.

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Israel-Houthi tensions seen as alarming
Trending News
2 weeks ago

Israel-Houthi tensions seen as alarming

China Daily  

By MIKE GU AND JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and JAN YUMUL | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-12-28 07:38 People stand near damaged buildings of Sanaa airport, following an Israeli airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday. KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged for "utmost restraint" between Israel and Yemen, following heavy Israeli airstrikes overnight on Thursday, but …

WHO chief reveals he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit
2 weeks ago

WHO chief reveals he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit

The Independent  

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Middle East latest: Houthi rebels fire missile at Israel hours after airstrikes on Yemen airport
2 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Houthi rebels fire missile at Israel hours after airstrikes on Yemen airport

Associated Press  

Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile at Israel early Friday, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as the World Health Organization’s director-general was about to board a flight there. Here’s the latest: Israel carries out more airstrikes deep inside Lebanon, state media say BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes carried three airstrikes deep into eastern Lebanon …

What Threat Do Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Pose to Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What Threat Do Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Pose to Israel

Bloomberg  

Soon after war broke out in October between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group designated a terrorist organization by the US and European Union, the Houthi rebels who control northwestern Yemen joined in. The Houthis, who like Hamas are hostile to Israel and backed by Iran, began disrupting traffic in the Red Sea by attacking ships there, provoking a military …

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  

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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 …

Who Are the Houthi Rebels Attacking Israel and Ships in the Red Sea?
5 months ago

Who Are the Houthi Rebels Attacking Israel and Ships in the Red Sea?

Bloomberg  

Soon after war broke out in October between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas, the Houthi rebels who control northwestern Yemen joined in. The Houthis, who like Hamas are hostile to Israel and backed by Iran, began disrupting traffic in the Red Sea by attacking ships there, provoking a military response led by the US and UK. As tensions …

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 …

U.N. ‘very concerned’ after 11 of its employees are detained by Houthis
7 months ago

U.N. ‘very concerned’ after 11 of its employees are detained by Houthis

LA Times  

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. The Mayyun Organization for Human Rights, which similarly identified the U.N. staffers held, named other aid groups whose employees were detained by the Houthis across four provinces …

Yemen’s Houthis sentence 44 to death on charges of collaboration with a Saudi-led coalition
7 months, 1 week ago

Yemen’s Houthis sentence 44 to death on charges of collaboration with a Saudi-led coalition

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A court run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday sentenced 44 people to death, including a businessman working with aid groups, on spying charges, a defense lawyer said. The 44 were among 49 people who were detained by the Iran-backed rebels and accused of “collaborating with the enemy,” a reference to the Saudi-led coalition that has been at …

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 …

Yemen’s Houthis freed over 100 war prisoners, the Red Cross says
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis freed over 100 war prisoners, the Red Cross says

The Independent  

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryon J. McGarry, a Defense Department spokesperson, acknowledged to The Associated Press on Saturday that “a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 drone crashed in Yemen.” …

Houthis are recruiting record fighters. How will this affect Yemen?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Houthis are recruiting record fighters. How will this affect Yemen?

Al Jazeera  

The war in Gaza has boosted recruits for the Yemeni group. Popular support gave the Houthis enormous political capital in Yemen and led to the recruitment of “tens of thousands” of new fighters, according to analysts and statements by the group. “While it is still unclear … how the Houthis will want to use all this accumulated force, the group …

Yemen’s Houthis say 17 rebels killed in US-led attacks
11 months ago

Yemen’s Houthis say 17 rebels killed in US-led attacks

Al Jazeera  

Mourners gathering at public funerals in Sanaa say they remain resolute in their position on Israel’s war on Gaza. Seventeen Houthi fighters have been killed in United States and British attacks, the Yemeni rebel group has said through its official media, following public funerals in the capital Sanaa. On Tuesday, the Houthis said they had targeted US and British ships …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they attacked a US warship without evidence. An American official rejects the claim
11 months, 1 week ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they attacked a US warship without evidence. An American official rejects the claim

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they attacked a U.S. Navy mobile base at sea Monday without offering evidence, something immediately rejected by an American defense official. The Puller, which serves as a floating landing base, had been earlier stationed in the Arabian Sea as part of American efforts to curtail Houthi attacks on commercial shipping through the Red Sea …

US announces fresh sanctions on Houthi rebels, relists group as terrorist organisation in response to Red Sea attacks
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US announces fresh sanctions on Houthi rebels, relists group as terrorist organisation in response to Red Sea attacks

ABC  

The United States has put Yemen's Houthi rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists while announcing new financial sanctions on top of American military strikes, in the country's latest attempt to stop the militant group's attacks on global shipping. Key points: The US says fresh sanctions on Houthi rebels will minimise harm to Yemen's population, which is …

Houthi official warns of Yemen becoming a "graveyard" for US forces
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Houthi official warns of Yemen becoming a "graveyard" for US forces

Firstpost  

In an interview with the Iranian state news agency IRNA, Ali al-Qahoum, a senior Houthi official, issued a stern warning, stating that Yemen will become a “graveyard” for US forces. This statement follows two waves of strikes by US and British forces against Houthi-controlled sites, targeting over 60 locations in response to weeks of attacks by the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel …

‘Prepare to pay a heavy price’: Houthi's strong words to US, UK after airstrikes
11 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Prepare to pay a heavy price’: Houthi's strong words to US, UK after airstrikes

Hindustan Times  

The United States and the United Kingdom will have to pay a heavy price and bear all the dire consequences, deputy foreign minister of the rebel group Houthi-led Yemen, Hussein al-Ezzi, said, as cited by CNN, in response to the targeted strikes by both the American and British militaries. Both US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, …

Yemen's Houthi rebels share video of them attacking cargo ship coming to India, Japan govt trying to get 'Galaxy Leader' released
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels share video of them attacking cargo ship coming to India, Japan govt trying to get 'Galaxy Leader' released

Op India  

On 20th November, Iran-backed Houthi rebels released video footage of armed men capturing a cargo ship on the Red Sea. Latest updates: https://t.co/AUeDLwAclk pic.twitter.com/lB8OCCmrVt — Sky News November 20, 2023 Meanwhile, Japan has said that it is “directly approaching” Houthi rebels, who recently hijacked an international cargo ship in the Red Sea, according to ANI. Israel said the ship had …

Israel-Hamas war, Day 45 updates | Yemen’s Houthis release video footage showing armed men seizing ‘Israeli-linked ship’
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Hamas war, Day 45 updates | Yemen’s Houthis release video footage showing armed men seizing ‘Israeli-linked ship’

The Hindu  

The liveblog is now closed. Israeli troops were “expanding” their operation in the Gaza Strip on Monday, as Qatari mediators said they were inching closer to a deal to free some of the 240 hostages held by Hamas militants. Israel has warned residents of Gaza’s largest refugee camp Jabalia and a nearby coastal camp to evacuate, as the military said …

Yemen's Houthis declare joining Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 2 months ago

Yemen's Houthis declare joining Israel-Hamas war

India Today  

Yemen's Houthis have waded into the Israel-Hamas war raging more than 1,000 miles from their seat of power in Sanaa, declaring on Tuesday they had fired drones and missiles at Israel in attacks that highlight the regional risks of the conflict. Part of an "Axis of Resistance" backed by Iran, the Houthis have rallied behind the Palestinians since Hamas attacked …

Saudi Arabia praises ‘positive results’ after Yemen’s Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks
1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia praises ‘positive results’ after Yemen’s Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “positive results” of negotiations with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks, though Riyadh released few details on their discussions to end the war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation. The Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement early Wednesday marking the end of the …

Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks
1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks

The Independent  

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Houthis leave Saudi Arabia after talks on potential Yemen ceasefire deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Houthis leave Saudi Arabia after talks on potential Yemen ceasefire deal

Al Jazeera  

Iran-backed Houthis have been engaged in talks with Saudi officials for five days in a bid to reach agreement. Houthi negotiators left Riyadh after a five-day round of talks with Saudi officials on a potential agreement that could pave the way to ending the conflict in Yemen, sources familiar with the meeting and Houthi media have said. The Houthi delegation …

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 …

Yemen’s warring sides, Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, exchange 64 bodies of their fallen troops
1 year, 6 months ago

Yemen’s warring sides, Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, exchange 64 bodies of their fallen troops

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s warring sides have exchanged 64 bodies of their fallen, local media and tribal leaders said. The handover between the country’s Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia marked the latest in reconciliation efforts amid Yemen’s yearslong conflict. The handover marked the third exchange of bodies between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia since the war began, al-Masirah TV said. …

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 …

Saudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen war prisoners
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen war prisoners

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi-led military coalition on Monday freed 104 more prisoners captured in Yemen’s war, a unilateral release that followed an organized prisoner swap amid renewed diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it flew two flights carrying a total of 96 released detainees from Saudi Arabia’s Abha International …

Red Cross: Yemen’s warring sides wrap up major prisoner swap
1 year, 8 months ago

Red Cross: Yemen’s warring sides wrap up major prisoner swap

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s warring sides on Sunday wrapped up a major exchange of prisoners linked to the country’s long-running conflict, according to the International Committee for the Red Cross. The three-day operation, which started Friday, was the most significant prisoner exchange in Yemen since the Saudi-led coalition and their rivals, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, released more than 1,000 detainees …

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 …

Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap
1 year, 8 months ago

Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — An exchange of more than 800 prisoners linked to Yemen’s long-running war began on Friday, the International Committee for the Red Cross said. Carboni acknowledged some former prisoners needed medical care before making their flight, but “nothing out of the ordinary.” Meanwhile, prisoners released by the rebel Houthis took flights to Aden, the seat of the country’s …

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 …

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 …

Hundreds released in Yemen prisoner swap after Houthi-Saudi talks
1 year, 8 months ago

Hundreds released in Yemen prisoner swap after Houthi-Saudi talks

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 900 detainees are expected to be released according to an agreement reached between warring parties in Yemen. The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen’s conflict has begun, a significant confidence-building measure as peace talks between Saudi envoys and Houthi rebels intensify. The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is managing the …

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 …

Saudi Arabia frees 13 Houthis as Oman tries to broker new truce
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia frees 13 Houthis as Oman tries to broker new truce

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia, Houthis exchange prisoners as Omani officials arrive in Sanaa for talks to end Yemen’s years-long conflict. Saudi Arabia has freed more than a dozen Houthi detainees ahead of a wider prisoner release agreed upon by the warring sides, according to a spokesman for the Yemeni rebel group. The conflict in Yemen began in 2014, when the Houthis seized …

Saudi-Omani delegation to hold ceasefire talks with Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa
1 year, 9 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 …

Yemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa
1 year, 9 months ago

Yemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they were imposing severe restrictions starting Saturday on U.N. and other humanitarian flights arriving in the capital, Sanaa. Waleed al-Abarah, a spokesman for Yemen’s Human Rights Ministry in Aden, said the Houthi decision amounts to a “war crime,” accusing the rebels of weaponizing humanitarian activities to achieve political gains. The Sanaa …

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners
1 year, 9 months ago

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Yemen’s warring sides said Monday they agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict. They were detained and sentenced to death in recent years by a Houthi-controlled court in a trial described by Amnesty International as “grossly unfair.” Fadail said the deal also includes the release …

Yemen discussing prisoner swap with Houthi rebels in Geneva
1 year, 9 months ago

Yemen discussing prisoner swap with Houthi rebels in Geneva

Firstpost  

Yemen: Representatives of Yemen’s government and Iran-backed Huthi rebels kicked off talks in Geneva on Saturday for an exchange of prisoners, with the UN urging both sides to engage in “serious” discussions. “I hope the parties are ready to engage in serious and forthcoming discussions to agree on releasing as many detainees as possible,” UN special envoy for Yemen Hans …

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