Yemen
UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war
Middle East
February 18, 2021
UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates is dismantling parts of a military base it runs in…
Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
DUBAI (Reuters) – An offensive by Yemen’s Houthi group to take Marib city, the last stronghold of the internationally-recognized government,…
Heavy clashes rage in central Yemen; dozens killed
Middle East
February 14, 2021
Heavy clashes rage in central Yemen; dozens killed
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting between forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government and huthi rebels raged again on Sunday,…
US to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthis on Feb. 16: Blinken
Middle East
February 13, 2021
US to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthis on Feb. 16: Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he will revoke terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthi…
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
Middle East
February 12, 2021
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
CAIRO (AP) — More than two million Yemeni children under the age of five are expected to endure acute malnutrition…
Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
Middle East
February 11, 2021
Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — Buthaina al-Raimi was five years old when a Saudi airstrike destroyed her home in the Yemeni capital…
Saudi TV: Yemen rebel attack on airport sets plane on fire
Middle East
February 10, 2021
Saudi TV: Yemen rebel attack on airport sets plane on fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing…
Egypt condemns Houthi militia’s drone attacks against Saudi Arabia
Egypt
February 8, 2021
Egypt condemns Houthi militia’s drone attacks against Saudi Arabia
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Sunday evening condemned the Houthi militia’s armed drone attacks against Saudi Arabia, the latest of…
US Secretary of State Blinken, Saudi foreign minister discuss Yemen, human rights
Middle East
February 7, 2021
US Secretary of State Blinken, Saudi foreign minister discuss Yemen, human rights
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Friday discussed issues ranging from…
US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen’s Huthis due to famine
Middle East
February 6, 2021
US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen’s Huthis due to famine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it intends to revoke the terrorist designation for Yemen’s Huthi movement…