US Yemen envoy urges response on ceasefire plan with Houthis
3 years, 9 months ago

US Yemen envoy urges response on ceasefire plan with Houthis

Al Jazeera  

The Houthis are pushing towards the gas-rich region of Marib, the government’s last stronghold in northern Yemen. A “sound plan” for a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen has been before Houthi leadership for “a number of days”, but it appears the group is prioritising a military offensive to take Marib, the US special envoy for Yemen, Timothy Lenderking, said on Friday. “If we cannot make progress now, the country will spiral into greater conflict and instability.” Yemen’s Houthis spokesman Mohamed abdelsalam told Almasirah TV on Friday the American proposal for a nationwide ceasefire has nothing in it and represents the Saudi and the UN vision. “We now have a sound plan for a nationwide ceasefire with elements that would immediately address Yemen’s dire humanitarian situation directly,” Lenderking said. “They cannot be resolved separately.” Five years of conflict in Yemen have displaced four million people and left many “facing a death sentence as widespread hunger stalks their nation”, Guterres said.

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Yemen's capital under attack after Houthi targets Israel, Iran-backed group threatens 'revenge' | VIDEO
6 days, 9 hours ago

Yemen's capital under attack after Houthi targets Israel, Iran-backed group threatens 'revenge' | VIDEO

India TV News  

A series of intense airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital early on Thursday, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. The strikes happened just after the Israeli military said its air force intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it entered the country's territory. A Houthi military spokesman meanwhile announces that the Iran-backed rebel group will give “an important statement” …

Iran's Military Support Fuels Houthi Rebel Transformation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iran's Military Support Fuels Houthi Rebel Transformation

Associated Press  

Iran's help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, with support from various regional armed groups. The Houthis have been able to enhance their status in Iran's self-described 'Axis of Resistance' to gain popularity in the region and beyond. Their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden have disrupted global shipping, posing …

What Threat Do Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Pose to Israel
3 months, 1 week 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 rivals threaten to resume war as hunger and cholera worsen in the poor nation, UN envoy warns
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen rivals threaten to resume war as hunger and cholera worsen in the poor nation, UN envoy warns

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s rival parties are making military preparations and threatening to return to war as hunger and cholera are increasing in the Arab world’s poorest nation, U.N. officials said Thursday. U.N. special representative Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that despite serious efforts to shield Yemen, it has been drawn into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with Houthi …

Who Are the Houthi Rebels Attacking Israel and Ships in the Red Sea?
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope
5 months ago

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Yemen warned Tuesday that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation” — but he also pointed to a glimmer of hope. Hans Grundberg said Yemen’s warring parties — the internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels – informed him Monday night …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels could free a rival political leader held incommunicado since 2015, UN says
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

UN Security Council demands Iran-backed Yemen rebels halt their attacks on ships in Mideast waters
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UN Security Council demands Iran-backed Yemen rebels halt their attacks on ships in Mideast waters

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that the disruption to maritime security in a critical Middle East waterway be urgently addressed. The resolution condemns the Houthis’ continuing attacks, which the rebels say are aimed at ending the war in Gaza, now in its …

US seeks to block Houthi revenues in possible threat to Yemen truce: Report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US seeks to block Houthi revenues in possible threat to Yemen truce: Report

Al Jazeera  

Latest pressure campaign comes as US says peace plan cannot move forward if Red Sea attacks persist, Bloomberg reports. An anonymous State Department official told Bloomberg that agreements tied to the UN plan can only proceed if the Houthis stop their attacks, while adding that the US still supports peace in Yemen. Banks ordered closed in Houthi territory In March …

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 …

‘Yemen at a crossroads’: Nearly 200 aid groups issue urgent funding appeal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Yemen at a crossroads’: Nearly 200 aid groups issue urgent funding appeal

Al Jazeera  

Only a fraction of funds needed to provide aid to millions in the war-torn country is secured, the groups say. Dozens of aid groups have called for more donor funding to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of Yemen, warning that inaction would lead to “catastrophic consequences” for people in the war-ravaged country. “Underfunding poses a challenge to the continuity of …

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on
9 months, 1 week ago

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on

Hindustan Times  

In early January 2016, Iran and Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties over an incident that played out along sectarian fault lines — Riyadh executed Sheikh Nimr, a prominent Shia critic of the Saudi monarchy, imprisoned since 2012. Given the Saudi influence, several other Middle East/North African states, including Sudan and Djibouti, followed suit in breaking their own ties with …

UN envoy warns Gaza war and Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels risk propelling Yemen back into war
9 months, 1 week ago

UN envoy warns Gaza war and Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels risk propelling Yemen back into war

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The longer the war in Gaza goes on and Yemen’s Houthi rebels keep attacking ships in the Red Sea the greater the risk that Yemen could be propelled back into war, the U.N. special envoy for the poorest Arab nation warned Thursday. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council it has been impossible to shield his promising …

Yemen's Houthis target fuel tanker Torm Thor in Gulf of Aden, no damage
10 months ago

Yemen's Houthis target fuel tanker Torm Thor in Gulf of Aden, no damage

India TV News  

Yemen's Houthis targeted MV Torm Thor, a US-flagged, owned, and operated oil tanker, in the Gulf of Aden, the Iran-aligned group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said on Sunday, as the militants continue to attack shipping lanes in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The US Central Command said the USS Mason, a guided missile destroyer, on Saturday shot down one anti-ship …

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

UN envoy warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation cycle in war-wracked Yemen
10 months, 1 week ago

UN envoy warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation cycle in war-wracked Yemen

Al Jazeera  

A separate UN official expresses fears over how the US designating the Houthis a ‘terrorist’ group may affect Yemen’s economy. The United Nations special envoy for Yemen has called for immediate action to end the “dangerous escalatory cycle” in the war-wracked country, as Houthi rebels continue their attacks in the Red Sea and Western powers retaliate with strikes on Yemen. …

Yemen peace process on hold as crisis grows in Red Sea after Houthi attacks
10 months, 1 week ago

Yemen peace process on hold as crisis grows in Red Sea after Houthi attacks

The Hindu  

As Houthi attacks roil the Red Sea and Western air raids target the rebels, moves to end Yemen’s long-running war are at a standstill, threatening further woe for a country on its knees. But Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and American and British retaliation have thrown the peace process “up in the air”, said Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow …

Do Yemen’s Houthis have their eye on Marib?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Do Yemen’s Houthis have their eye on Marib?

Al Jazeera  

The Houthis’ stance in support of Palestine is gaining accolades, could they also be looking at a domestic win? ‘A red line the Houthis cannot be allowed to cross’ “The Marib front is one of the fronts that flares up from time to time since the UN truce was declared in April 2022,” Faozi al-Goidi, a junior visiting fellow at …

US is getting embroiled in yet another Middle East conflict; it should increase pressure on Israel instead
11 months ago

US is getting embroiled in yet another Middle East conflict; it should increase pressure on Israel instead

New Indian Express  

Ben Rich, Curtin University The United States is once again enmeshing itself in a rapidly escalating and unpredictable conflict in the Middle East with no clear off ramps. On numerous occasions in the past two weeks, the US and UK have struck Yemeni Houthi militants who have been targeting shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in protest …

Biden redesignating Houthis as ‘terrorists’ deepens Yemen’s humanitarian crisis?
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden redesignating Houthis as ‘terrorists’ deepens Yemen’s humanitarian crisis?

Live Mint  

Joe Biden-led United States on Wednesday launched a round of strikes at 14 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight as the militant group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea continue. However, a deeper crisis may have been unraveled when US President Joe Biden re-designated the Houthis as “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” group. When Biden had lifted the two ‘terrorist’ designation …

Beyond the Red Sea: Who are the Houthis up against inside Yemen?
11 months, 1 week ago

Beyond the Red Sea: Who are the Houthis up against inside Yemen?

Al Jazeera  

Their attacks on Red Sea ships have brought them global attention. The PLC, backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is the biggest counterweight to the Houthis in Yemen. “The objective was to utilise this council to engage with the Houthis either militarily or through negotiations,” Raiman al-Hamdani, a Yemen researcher at the ARK Group, told Al Jazeera. …

Biden admits air strikes on Yemen aren't working — but vows to keep bombing anyway
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden admits air strikes on Yemen aren't working — but vows to keep bombing anyway

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. After U.S. forces bombed Yemen without congressional authorization for the fourth time in a week, President Joe Biden admitted Thursday that the airstrikes aren't stopping Houthi attacks in the Red Sea—but said the bombing would continue regardless. As Responsible Statecraft's Kelley Beaucar Vlahos noted Thursday, the Houthis struck "a U.S.-owned commercial vessel in …

US designates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘global terrorists’
11 months, 1 week ago

US designates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘global terrorists’

Al Jazeera  

Houthi spokesperson says designation would not affect the group’s attacks on ships it says are linked to Israel. Washington’s move on Wednesday to relist the group as “specially designated global terrorists” comes after the US launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the rebels’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. “In response to these continuing threats …

Houthi official warns of Yemen becoming a "graveyard" for US forces
11 months, 1 week 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 …

US launches new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as conflict escalates
11 months, 1 week ago

US launches new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as conflict escalates

Al Jazeera  

The attack comes a day after US, UK raids on Iran-aligned group’s facilities sparked protests, calls for retaliation. The United States launched new strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen for a second straight day after the Iran-aligned group warned it would retaliate for a series of attacks on its facilities. It described the attack as a “follow-on action” after …

‘Prepare to pay a heavy price’: Houthi's strong words to US, UK after airstrikes
11 months, 1 week 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, …

US and UK launch strikes against Yemen; Houthi rebels promise to retaliate
11 months, 1 week ago

US and UK launch strikes against Yemen; Houthi rebels promise to retaliate

Al Jazeera  

Houthis say all US and British interests are now ‘legitimate targets’. Hours after the attacks early on Friday, which the rebels said killed five people, the Houthis warned that all US and British assets have now become “legitimate targets”. US President Joe Biden said the strikes followed “unprecedented” attacks by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea and …

Who are the Houthis? A simple guide to the Yemeni group
11 months, 1 week ago

Who are the Houthis? A simple guide to the Yemeni group

Al Jazeera  

The Houthis have been in a decade-long civil war and say their attacks are in opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza. Following weeks of Houthi-led attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, the United States and United Kingdom have launched military strikes in Yemen in response, which the Houthis have described as “barbaric”. The Houthis are an Iran-aligned group based …

Any US attack on Yemen’s Houthis will ‘not go without response’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Any US attack on Yemen’s Houthis will ‘not go without response’

Al Jazeera  

The Houthis’ leader says any US attack will trigger a greater response as the group steps up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza. Any attack on Yemen’s Houthis on the part of the United States will not go without a response, the group’s leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi has said in a televised …

Yemen: US and UK carry out strikes against Iran-backed Houthis
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen: US and UK carry out strikes against Iran-backed Houthis

CNN  

CNN — The US and UK militaries launched strikes against Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday, marking a significant response after the Biden administration and its allies warned that the Iran-backed militant group would bear the consequences of its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. US President Joe Biden said he ordered the strikes “in …

Yemen warring parties commit to ceasefire, UN-led peace process, says envoy
1 year ago

Yemen warring parties commit to ceasefire, UN-led peace process, says envoy

Al Jazeera  

Rival groups commit to new ceasefire and engage in UN-led peace process to end the nine-year war, says UN special envoy for Yemen. The warring sides in the long-running conflict in Yemen have committed to steps towards a ceasefire and engage in a United Nations-led peace process, according to the UN special envoy for Yemen. Following a series of meetings …

Muslims starve in war-ravaged Yemen, but Houthis declare war against Israel
1 year, 1 month ago

Muslims starve in war-ravaged Yemen, but Houthis declare war against Israel

Op India  

Even as Yemen is engulfed in its worst humanitarian crisis and conflict with the Saudi coalition, the Iran-backed Houthis have declared war against Israel over 1000 miles away. Yemen 🇾🇪 declared war on Israel 🇮🇱 In response, Israel declared war on Mars pic.twitter.com/DoaUEj3mav — Dr. Eli David October 31, 2023 In a televised statement released on Tuesday, Yahya Sarea, a …

How Involvement of Yemen's Houthis in Israel-Hamas War Will Aggravate Tensions in Middle East
1 year, 1 month ago

How Involvement of Yemen's Houthis in Israel-Hamas War Will Aggravate Tensions in Middle East

News 18  

The Houthi rebels in Yemen have officially announced their entry into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying they have started targeting Israeli positions with ballistic missiles and drones in support of Palestine. The Houthis have targeted many energy installations deep within the territory of both UAE and Saudi in the recent years, and the latest announcement by Houthis could potentially drag …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war
1 year, 1 month ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and further raising the risks of a regional conflict erupting. This time on Tuesday, however, Israel said its own fighter jets and its new Arrow …

Yemen's Houthis declare joining Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Yemen’s Houthis heading to Riyadh for ceasefire talks with Saudi Arabia
1 year, 3 months ago

Yemen’s Houthis heading to Riyadh for ceasefire talks with Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels will head to Saudi Arabia amid efforts to negotiate a permanent ceasefire to end the long-running war in Yemen, according to the Saudi state news agency, a Houthi official and reports quoting diplomatic and government sources. Saudi Arabia’s state news agency confirmed the visit on Thursday night, and said that the Houthis had been invited to Riyadh …

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal
1 year, 3 months ago

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United Nations’ top official in Yemen warned Monday that the Arab world’s poorest country will remain a powder keg for renewed war unless its rival factions work out a new cease-fire deal. Speaking after meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Grundberg noted Yemen’s warring parties have separately been involved in peace efforts in recent …

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, …

At long last, there is real hope for peace in Yemen
1 year, 4 months ago

At long last, there is real hope for peace in Yemen

Al Jazeera  

The international community owes it to long-suffering Yemenis to not let the current momentum go the way of previous flurries of hope. But for the first time in years, Yemen – scene of one of the cruelest conflicts and humanitarian tragedies in recent decades – offers some real grounds for hope. While the Yemenis must decide on their own political …

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, …

A front-line city in Yemen is desperate for change after nearly a decade of civil war
1 year, 6 months ago

A front-line city in Yemen is desperate for change after nearly a decade of civil war

NPR  

A front-line city in Yemen is desperate for change after nearly a decade of civil war Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR TAIZ, Yemen — A grassy strip of no-man's land divides the city that's covered in bullet holes. Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR "I don't play with my friends outside, I sit …

Yemenis embark on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia since 2016
1 year, 6 months ago

Yemenis embark on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia since 2016

Al Jazeera  

The flight carried Yemeni Muslims heading to Hajj and signals easing tensions between the two countries. The first direct flight between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in nearly seven years has taken more than 270 Yemenis from rebel-held Sanaa to Jeddah, signalling easing tensions between the two countries. The flight by Yemenia – also known as Yemen Airways – took place …

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 …

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 …

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