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Yemen's Houthis say they have attacked Saudi border frontline
Reuters | | Posted by Kunal Gaurav, Dubai
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29, 2021 09:51 PM IST
If confirmed, the attack would further complicate attempts by the United Nations and the US to establish a ceasefire in a conflict widely seen in the region as a proxy war between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Yemen rebels advance on Marib, 65 dead: Military sources
AFP |
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2021 01:11 PM IST
- The rebels have taken full control of the northwest Kassara battlefront and made progress on western frontlines despite airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition which backs Yemen's government.
Iranian ship said to be Revolutionary Guard base in Red Sea off Yemen attacked
AP | , Dubai
PUBLISHED ON APR 07, 2021 04:53 PM IST
- Iran previously described the MV Saviz as aiding in “anti-piracy” efforts in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a crucial chokepoint in international shipping.
Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccines in Yemen a 'game changer': UN official
PTI | | Posted by Prashasti Singh, United Nations
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2021 07:14 AM IST
Yemen on Wednesday received 360,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility.
More than 2,300 children killed in Yemen war between 2018-2020: Aid agency
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON MAR 23, 2021 08:16 PM IST
Save the Children's report comes on the heels of a UNICEF statement issued Saturday, saying that eight children were killed and 33 wounded this month alone.
Drone strike on Riyadh oil refinery claimed by Houthis sparks fire: Saudi Arabia
AP | , Dubai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 19, 2021 07:57 PM IST
- Earlier on Friday, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels reported that they’d fired six drones at a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco, the kingdom’s oil giant
India concerned with escalation in hostilities in Yemen
PTI | , United Natons
UPDATED ON MAR 17, 2021 11:44 AM IST
India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador also condemned the drone and missile attacks launched by Ansarallah into Saudi Arabia.
Yemeni coalition: Ballistic missiles land in isolated Saudi border
Reuters | , Cairo
PUBLISHED ON MAR 16, 2021 01:54 PM IST
The coalition later said it had destroyed a bunker for ballistic missiles and launch pads in the northern Yemeni province of Sanaa, from which it says the missiles had been launched, Ekhbariya TV reported.
US resumes aid to Yemen to fight famine
PTI | , Washington
PUBLISHED ON MAR 13, 2021 08:50 AM IST
The aid concern came as President Joe Biden's envoy to Yemen expressed frustration at the country's Houthi rebels, saying they were focusing on fighting to capture more territory.
UN urges Houthis to give African migrants access to Yemeni capital
AFP |
PUBLISHED ON MAR 10, 2021 05:41 PM IST
The Sunday blaze at an overcrowded holding facility in Sanaa killed an unconfirmed number of migrants and injured more than 170, over half of them seriously, the International Organization for Migration said.
US to accept new visa applications by those denied due to Trump 'Muslim ban'
Reuters |
UPDATED ON MAR 09, 2021 07:54 AM IST
In a bid to overturn Trump's so-called Muslim ban, Joe Biden's government said applicants who were refused visas prior to Jan 20, 2020, must submit new applications and fees while those who were denied on or after Jan. 20, 2020, may seek reconsideration
Saudi-led coalition jets pound Yemen capital after foiling drone attacks: Report
Reuters | | Posted by Kunal Gaurav, Sanaa
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 06:35 PM IST
On Saturday, the coalition said it intercepted seven drones over 24 hours launched towards Khamis Mushait and one towards the southern Saudi city of Jazan.
Saudi Arabia says Huthi missile attack on Riyadh thwarted
AFP |
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 08:19 AM IST
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Huthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh, according to the official SPA news agency.
16 million Yemenis going hungry, 5 million on the brink of famine: UN aid chief
Reuters | , New York
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 03:08 PM IST
United Nations hopes to raise some $3.85 billion at a virtual pledging event to avert what Lowcock says would be a large-scale "man-made" famine, the worst the world will have seen for decades.
Saudi Arabia will continue to treat Houthis as terrorists: UN representative
Reuters |
PUBLISHED ON FEB 14, 2021 04:34 PM IST
Biden's administration has said it would halt US support for the Saudi-backed military campaign but continue to pressure the Houthis.
At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year : UN
Reuters | , Dubai
PUBLISHED ON FEB 12, 2021 06:13 PM IST
- In a report published on Friday, the agencies projected a 22% increase in severe acute malnutrition among children under 5 in Yemen, compared to 2020. Severe acute malnutrition means there is a risk of death from lack of food. Aden, Hodeidah, Taiz and Sanaa are among the worst-hit areas.
UN Yemen envoy makes first visit to Iran to push for peace
AP |
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2021 06:33 PM IST
The trip comes just days after President Joe Biden announced that the US will end its support, including some arms sales, of the Saudi-led coalition’s war against the Houthis.
US intends to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis
Reuters | , Washington
PUBLISHED ON FEB 06, 2021 08:24 AM IST
The United Nations describes Yemen Uas the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of its people in need.
Trump administration plans to designate Houthis as terrorists
ANI | , Nicosia
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 01:13 PM IST
This move is expected to exacerbate further the grave humanitarian situation in Yemen.
US plans to designate Yemen's Houthi movement as foreign terror group
Reuters | , Riyadh/washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2021 11:33 AM IST
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting the Houthi group.
Airport in Yemen receives first flight since deadly attack
Sanaa | By Associated Press | Posted by Deepali Sharma
PUBLISHED ON JAN 03, 2021 06:47 PM IST
On Sunday, the airport received a Yemenia airline flight arriving from Sudan’s capital Khartoum, according to Yemen’s state-run SABA news agency.
Saudi-led coalition strikes at Yemen capital after attacks on Aden blamed on Houthis
Aden | By Reuters | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 05:23 PM IST
The coalition accused the Houthi movement, which it has been fighting for six years, of staging the attack on Aden’s airport and a second one on the presidential palace.
Airport blasts kill 30 as unity govt lands in Yemen
Sana'a | By Associated Press | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 01:58 AM IST
The cabinet members, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, were transferred safely to the city’s presidential palace, the witnesses and Saudi media said.
Blast at Aden airport kills 16, wounds 60: Yemeni official
Sanaa, Yemen | By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON DEC 30, 2020 08:07 PM IST
The source of the blast was not immediately clear and no group claimed responsibility for attacking the airport.
16 dead in blast in Yemen’s Aden airport, 60 injured
Aden | By Associated Press | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 08:24 PM IST
The cabinet members, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, were transferred safely to the city’s presidential palace, the witnesses and Saudi media said.
5 million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’ in 2021, UN warns
Aden | By Asian News International | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 08:40 AM IST
In a brief statement posted on its official Twitter account, the UN organization said that more than half of Yemen’s overall population could head further into hunger in 2021. An estimated 50,000 people will be living in famine-like conditions in the war-ravaged Arab country during 2021, the statement added.
Saudi-led coalition carries out air raids on Houthi barracks in Sanaa area, say residents
Aden, Yemen | By Reuters | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2020 03:02 PM IST
Cross-border attacks by Houthi forces, who control most of north Yemen, have escalated since late May when a ceasefire arrangement prompted by the coronavirus pandemic expired.
Yemen rebels claim attack on Saudi oil facility in Jiddah
Dubai | By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 03:26 PM IST
The kingdom did not immediately acknowledge any attack as videos on social media suggested a fire struck a Saudi Arabian Oil Co. facility in Jiddah before dawn.
UN chief says Yemen in imminent danger of famine, warns against unilateral moves
New York | By Reuters | Posted by Srivatsan K C
PUBLISHED ON NOV 21, 2020 12:55 AM IST
Aid workers have raised fears that if Washington designates the Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), it could prevent life-saving aid reaching the country.
Yemen: Clashes between government, separatists kill about 50
Sanaa | By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
PUBLISHED ON NOV 17, 2020 07:08 PM IST
At least 47 fighters were killed and around 90 others were wounded in the clashes centered in Zinjibar, the Abyan provincial capital, and the officials described it as the fiercest in the recent months.