Tag: Yemeni Crisis
US says Yemen’s Houthis targeted bulk carrier bound for port of Aden
CAIRO: Yemen’s Houthis on Feb. 19 fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Sea Champion, a Greek-flagged, US-owned bulk carrier bound for Yemen’s port of…
GCC, Japan agree to resume talks on free-trade agreement
RIYADH: The normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran has so far failed to improve the behavior of the Houthi militia in relation to…
Yemenis demand end to Houthis’ 3,000-day siege of Taiz
AL-MUKALLA: People in Yemen’s southern city of Taiz staged a protest near a Houthi-manned checkpoint on Saturday to condemn the militia’s ongoing siege of the…
‘Yemen poised for change’ but serious breakthrough is needed for war to end, UN says
NEW YORK CITY: Although a truce agreed between the Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthis expired more than 10 months ago, the people of Yemen…
2 Yemeni demining workers killed in Saada explosion
AL-MUKALLA: Two Yemeni demining workers have been killed while attempting to disarm stacked landmines laid by the Iran-backed Houthis in the northern province of Saada….
Yemen prisoner swap talks begin in Amman
AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni government and Houthi delegations met in Amman on Saturday for the second day of a new round of prisoner swap talks, raising hopes…
Lawyer and diplomat Abda Sharif named as UK’s new ambassador to Yemen
AL-MUKALLA: British authorities have appointed lawyer and diplomat Abda Sharif as the UK’s new ambassador to Yemen. She will take up her post in September…
UN Security Council hears calls for intensified Yemen peace process
Jordan’s King Abdullah II urges ‘close cooperation’ to address challenges facing Arab countries RIYADH: King Abdullah II of Jordan has expressed confidence in the success of…
Masam project clears 896 Houthi mines in Yemen
RIYADH: An ongoing Saudi program to clear landmines in Yemen saw 896 devices laid by the Iran-backed Houthis dismantled in the second week of May….
79 Killed In Stampede In Yemen’s Sanaa: Report
At least 85 people were killed during a stampede that broke out in Yemen’s Sanaa. (Representational) Sanaa: More than 80 people were killed and hundreds…
