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Yemeni Defence Minister Targeted in Assassination Attempt as His Car Trips Landmine

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020By Editor

Yemen has been embroiled in an armed conflict between the Houthis and Saudi-led forces seeking to return ousted Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to power for nearly half a decade. … Read More >Yemeni Defence Minister Targeted in Assassination Attempt as His Car Trips Landmine

US Threatens Yemen Aid Withdrawal Over Houthi Tax on Donations

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

Washington is reportedly considering suspending most of its aid programs in war-torn Yemen following the imposition of a 2% tax on assistance by the governing Houthi movement. … Read More >US Threatens Yemen Aid Withdrawal Over Houthi Tax on Donations

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US neutralizes top al-Qaeda leader in Yemen… 5 years after ‘promoting’ him with previous drone strike

Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020By Editor

The leader of al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was killed in a counter-terrorism raid in Yemen, US President Donald Trump has stated. The the group may be no closer to defeat then in 2015, when its last “emir” was killed. … Read More >US neutralizes top al-Qaeda leader in Yemen… 5 years after ‘promoting’ him with previous drone strike

9 killed, 30 injured as blast hits military graduation parade in Yemen

Posted on December 29, 2019December 29, 2019By Editor

An explosion occurred in the middle of a military graduation parade in the south of Yemen on Sunday, leaving several people dead and wounded. … Read More >9 killed, 30 injured as blast hits military graduation parade in Yemen

Saudi-led coalition frees 200 Yemeni rebels to advance UN-brokered peace deal

Posted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019By Editor

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has released 200 Houthi rebels to advance a UN-brokered deal aimed at ending the war in the Arab world’s poorest country, AP reports. … Read More >Saudi-led coalition frees 200 Yemeni rebels to advance UN-brokered peace deal

Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes in Yemen down 80 percent in 2 weeks, UN envoy says

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

The United Nations’ envoy Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council on Friday that the number of airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthis in Yemen has dropped nearly 80 percent in the last two weeks. … Read More >Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes in Yemen down 80 percent in 2 weeks, UN envoy says

Yemen’s Houthis Claim to Have Seized Unidentified Vessel in Red Sea – Report

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019By Editor

Yemen’s Houthi militia have confirmed that they’ve seized a vessel in the Red Sea, and said that the ship will be released if it is confirmed that it belongs to South Korea, Reuters has reported. … Read More >Yemen’s Houthis Claim to Have Seized Unidentified Vessel in Red Sea – Report

Pentagon Declines to Comment on Video Showing US Weapons Arriving in Yemen – Spokesman

Posted on November 7, 2019November 7, 2019By Editor

US media reported earlier on Wednesday that newly obtained video footage shows an Oshkosh armored vehicle and other US-made military hardware being unloaded from a ship under the cover of darkness in the early morning hours at the port in the southern city of Aden. … Read More >Pentagon Declines to Comment on Video Showing US Weapons Arriving in Yemen – Spokesman

Leaked footage shows US weapons transfer to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen as arms are doled out to jihadists – report

Posted on November 7, 2019November 7, 2019By Editor

Leaked footage purports to show weapons, including a US-made vehicle, being transferred to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen amid reports of gear falling into the hands of extremist militias in defiance of US arms agreements. … Read More >Leaked footage shows US weapons transfer to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen as arms are doled out to jihadists – report

‘Very good start!’: Trump signals support for Yemen power-sharing deal

Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019By Editor

US President Donald Trump has tweeted his enthusiasm for a power-sharing peace deal signed between Yemen’s government and southern separatists and hailed as a step toward a broader political solution for the complicated conflict. … Read More >‘Very good start!’: Trump signals support for Yemen power-sharing deal