Amnesty International has asked Yemen’s Houthi militia to release four journalists sentenced to death for “espionage” in the war-torn country ahead of a court hearing on Sunday. Abdul Khaleq Amran, Tawfiq Al-Mansouri, Harith Hamid, and Akram Al-Walidi were captured in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa in June 2015. “Yemen’s Houthi de facto authorities must quash the … Read more
Amnesty International has urged Yemen’s Huthi rebels to release four journalists sentenced to death for “espionage” in the war-torn country ahead of an appeal court hearing on Sunday. Abdul Khaleq Amran, Tawfiq al-Mansouri, Harith Hamid, and Akram al-Walidi were arrested in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa in June 2015. “Yemen’s Huthi de facto authorities must quash … Read more
Tens of thousands of land mines buried across Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis have killed 372 people and injured 754 more, according to the Yemeni Landmine Monitor. A police officer, Mohammed Aklan, was killed last week after walking on an unexploded bomb outside his home on the borders of the western city of Hodeidah, according … Read more
The first commercial flight in nearly six years took off Monday from Yemen’s rebel-held capital, a significant step forward in a peace process that has brought rare peace. Just after 9:00 a.m., a Yemenia plane carrying 126 passengers, including hospital patients requiring treatment abroad and their relatives, took off from Sanaa for the Jordanian capital … Read more
The unequivocal message was delivered by families in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz who held a silent vigil on Saturday to denounce the Houthi shelling of their homes and demand the militia lift its eight-year siege of the center. The Yemeni villagers stood in silence, but the words on their placards spoke volumes. “On … Read more
Hans Grundberg, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, arrived in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Tuesday for a two-day mission aimed at salvaging a weak truce between warring groups and pushing for the opening of highways in Taiz and the resumption of flights from Houthi-held Sanaa. Grundberg’s visit to Aden came as … Read more
The head of the Red Cross on Monday, t said he discussed the plight of Afghan migrants who fled their country after the Taliban took power last year in Iran. “Afghanistan was very much present in the conversation, especially in the wake of the recent developments that we witnessed in August with the change in … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ailing King Salman was admitted to a hospital on Sunday for unspecified tests, according to state media. The kingdom has generally sought to quell speculation about the 86-year-old monarch health, who has ruled the Arab world’s largest economy and top oil exporter since 2015. He entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ailing King Salman will remain hospitalized after undergoing tests including a colonoscopy, according to state media on Sunday. For years, the kingdom has tried to quell speculation about the health of the 86-year-old monarch, who has ruled the world’s top oil exporter since 2015. He entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal … Read more
Heavy skirmishes in the Yemeni province of Dhale between suspected Al-Qaeda militants and Yemeni security forces have killed ten individuals, including two policemen and seven terrorists, according to local officials and media sources. Fighting occurred Friday evening inside the headquarters of the government’s Security Belt troops, north of Dhale city, according to a local security … Read more
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen freed 163 Houthi prisoners of war on Friday and assisted in their return to Aden and Sanaa as part of its initiative to prepare the way for the country’s conflict to be resolved. A total of 108 people were moved to Aden, Yemen’s temporary capital, while nine were … Read more
According to the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms, the Houthis perpetrated 2,158 violations against religious leaders, mosques, and other places of worship in Yemen during the first four months of this year. The group documented Houthi religious violence in 14 Yemeni governorates, including the capital city of Sana’a, Amran, Hajjah, Saada, Al-Jawf, Marib, Dhamar, Ibb, … Read more
On Wednesday, UNESCO and the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) demanded that the Houthis free two of its employees. “As families across Yemen gather to mark Eid Al-Fitr this year, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urge the immediate release of two of their staff members who have … Read more
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of Abu Dhabi stated on Saturday that he will spare no effort to provide all available support to Yemen, praising “the historical links unifying the two nations,” according to state news agency WAM. Sheikh Mohammed also underlined his country’s support for the newly formed Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council in “doing … Read more
The UN has warned of a “worsening” humanitarian situation in Yemen, but a tenuous two-month truce in place since early April may help reverse the situation. “The deepening humanitarian situation in Yemen is a reality that we must address promptly,” said David Gressly, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, in a statement issued late Saturday. … Read more
Rashad Al-Alimi, the leader of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, arrived in Abu Dhabi on Friday for a multi-day official visit. Al-Alimi will hold official talks with the Emirati leadership about strengthening and deepening bilateral relations in the political, economic, security, and military spheres. According to the Yemeni News Agency, Al-Alimi will also discuss reconstruction and … Read more
Saudi Arabia restated its position on Palestine before the United Nations on Wednesday, calling for the end of Israeli occupation, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital city, and the guaranteed right of return for refugees. Counselor Mohammed Al-Ateeq, charge d’affaires of Saudi Arabia’s permanent representation to the UN, delivered the … Read more
Rashad Al-Alimi, head of the newly formed presidential council of Yemen, arrived in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on Wednesday on a visit to Saudi Arabia, according to the state-run news agency SPA. Al-Alimi was greeted at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, adviser to King Salman and governor of Makkah, … Read more
14 prisoners in Yemen released facilitated by Oman Oman worked with the arrival of 14 outsiders who were held prisoner in Yemen. And also moved them from Houthi-controlled Sanaa to Muscat on Sunday, Oman’s unfamiliar service said. Individuals liberated incorporates a British man, his better half, and a kid, seven Indian nationals, a Filipino. Group … Read more
A Welshman has been freed from jail in Yemen after five years of captivity without accusation or trial. Luke Symons, 25, of Cardiff, was kidnapped in 2017 by the Houthis, a rebel group battling the Yemeni government in the country’s civil conflict. He was apprehended on suspicion of spying, a charge his family has dismissed … Read more
Britain stated on Sunday it had secured the discharge of a citizen held since 2017 in Yemen, wherein he was allegedly tortured. “Delighted that Luke Symons, who became unlawfully detained, without price or trial due to the fact that 2017 in Yemen with the aid of the Huthis, has been launched and could quickly be … Read more
BAGHDAD: Iran and Saudi Arabia have resumed key talks in Baghdad, an Iraqi official said Saturday. “Talks resumed last Thursday in Baghdad,” the official said, declining to elaborate. According to Iran’s Nour news agency, “senior officials from the secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and the head of the Saudi intelligence service”. Shiite-majority Iran … Read more
Yemen’s Defense Ministry claimed Wednesday that the Houthis, supported by Iran, had launched new attacks on Yemeni government soldiers outside the central city of Marib, adding to a litany of violations of the UN-brokered truce. According to locals and official media sources, the Houthis attacked army soldiers and allied tribesmen defending the important area from … Read more
Yemen’s Huthi rebels have agreed to stop using child soldiers, the United Nations said, after thousands of below-age combatants had been recruited for the seven years of civil war. The Huthis will be released all infant soldiers within six months under a new movement plan, the UN stated, including that the warring parties have all … Read more
VATICAN: On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis issued an emotional plea for peace amid the “senseless” Ukrainian war and other global conflicts, citing the “troubling” prospect of nuclear war. From the central balcony of St. Peter’s Square, Francis remarked, “May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of this … Read more
The UN envoy to Yemen known as Wednesday for “extreme engagement” to uphold the struggle-torn us of a’s truce, which has provided a unprecedented respite from violence. Hans Grundberg spoke at the end of his first visit to the rebel-held capital, in which he held talks with Huthi rebellion leaders. The two-month ceasefire took effect … Read more
The WFP has been forced to halve the amount of food it distributes to millions of people in Yemen, Chad, and Niger due to rising food and fuel costs, as well as budget cuts in some traditional donor countries. “Don’t make us take food from children that are hungry to give to children that are … Read more
AL-MUKALLA: On the outskirts of Yemen’s central city of Marib, fierce fighting erupted on Friday after the Iran-backed Houthis launched a new attack on government forces defending the strategic location. Army troops and allied tribesmen were fending off a major Houthi assault at flashpoint sites in Juba district, south of Marib, according to the Yemeni … Read more
