Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi welcomes his counterpart from Yemen's internationally-recognized government, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak (left), at the podium for a joint press conference after their meeting in Jordan's capital Amman, on Aug 8, 2022. (KHAALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP) AMMAN – Jordan and Yemen on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral […]
Houthi supporters attend a rally marking the seventh anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition's intervention in Yemen's war, in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 26, 2022. (ABDULSALAM SHARHAN / AP PHOTO) UNITED NATIONS – UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Tuesday announced a two-month renewal of the truce in Yemen. The main objective of the […]
Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels gather to commemorate Eid al-Ghadir in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on July 17, 2022. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) ADEN, Yemen – A total of 13 children were injured in an attack carried out by the Houthi militia against a residential neighborhood in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz on Saturday, a […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a press conference with French President following their meeting at the Elysee presidential Palace on Dec 7, 2020 in Paris. (PHOTO / AFP) CAIRO – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday called for a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis, expressing his country's support for the legitimate government […]
Yemenis fill their jerrycans with water from a well at a makeshift camp for people who fled fighting between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government forces, in the village of Hays in Yemen's western province of Hodeida, on May 17, 2022. (KHALED ZIAD / AFP) RIYADH – Yemen's warring parties agreed to extend a UN-brokered […]
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg (center) speaks during a news conference at the Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 13, 2022. (MOHAMMED MOHAMMED / XINHUA) SANAA – The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said on Wednesday the Houthi leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to the country's current ceasefire […]
Security personnel stand near the wreckage of at the site of a deadly car bomb attack in the port city of Aden, Yemen, March 24, 2022. (WAIL AL-QUBATY / AP) ADEN – The warring sides in Yemen's seven-year conflict have for the first time in years agreed a nationwide truce, which would also allow fuel […]
RIYADH – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen said late on Tuesday it would halt military operations from Wednesday, following a United Nations' call for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The UN has been working with the Saudi-led military alliance and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which have been […]
In this photo released by UNHCR, Hollywood actress and special envoy for the UN Angelina Jolie, right, with UNHCR staff member walks around a makeshift camp for displaced Yemenis in Al Kandam, Yemen, March 6, 2022. (MARWAN TAHTAH / UNHCR VIA AP) The United Nations seeks to raise over $4 billion at a pledging event […]
A man transports a child to a hospital after he was wounded in a reported airstrike on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels' stronghold province of Saada Aug 9, 2018. (PHOTO / STRINGER / AFP) ADEN, Yemen – The United Nations Children's Fund announced Saturday that 10,200 children have been killed or injured since the conflict escalated […]
Newly recruited Houthi fighters chant slogans as they ride a military vehicle during a gathering in the capital Sanaa to mobilize more fighters to battlefronts in several Yemeni cities, on Jan 3, 2017. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution that imposes an arms embargo on the […]
In this file photo taken on Nov 8, 2021, UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg meets with local officials in Yemen's third city of Taez. (AHMAD AL-BASHA / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said Tuesday that he is developing a framework that will set out his plan to […]
Yemeni pro-government fighters including the UAE-trained Giants Brigade man a position on the outskirts of al-Jawba in the country's northeastern province of Marib on Jan 27, 2022. (SALEH Al-OBEIDI / AFP) ADEN – The Saudi-led coalition has deployed newly formed units near Yemen's Marib where battles have abated, according to military and government sources, as […]
This handout satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies on July 19, 2020 shows a close up view of the FSO Safer oil tanker on June 19, 2020 off the port of Ras Isa. (HANDOUT / SATELLITE IMAGE ©2020 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / AFP) ADEN, Yemen – The United Nations(UN) announced on Saturday that positive discussions […]
People inspect the wreckage of buildings that were damaged by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan 18, 2022. (HANI MOHAMMED/AP) SAADA/NEW YORK, Yemen – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Friday that reportedly killed at least 60 people in a detention center in the Houthi-held […]
This image grab from a handout video made available by the Ansarullah Media center on Jan 21, 2022 shows destruction at a prison in the Houthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen after it was hit in an airstrike leaving many dead or wounded. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTER / AFP) SAADA – Three children and more […]
In this file photo taken on Jan 11, 2022, children warm by a fire at a camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Yemen's third city of Taez. (AHMAD AL-BASHA / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday called on all warring parties to conduct dialogue and […]
In this file photo taken on June 1, 2021, Yemenis receive humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Programme in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it will reduce food rations for 8 million people in Yemen from January due to a lack of funds, warning […]
A passenger jet damaged in airstrkes by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition is seen on the tarmac of the Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec 21, 2021. (MOHAMMED MOHAMMED / XINHUA) TEHRAN – Iran on Tuesday blamed Saudi Arabia for foot-dragging in allowing Iran to bring home its envoy to Yemen, who later died […]
In this Dec 13, 2018 photo, Senator Bernie Sanders, flanked by Senator Mike Lee (left) and Senator Chris Murphy, speaks after the US Senate voted to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, in the Senate TV studio at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) WASHINGTON – A group of […]
Security personnel prepare to remove a vehicle at the site of a deadly car bomb attack that targeted two senior government officials, who survived, security officials said, in the port city of Aden, Yemen on Oct 10, 2021. (WAEL QUBADY / AP) ADEN – A car bomb targeting the governor's convoy shook Yemen's southern port […]
This April 21, 2020, photo shows a general view of the historical quarter of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is currently listed as one of the world heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) Newly appointed United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg may have a […]
In this April 27, 2021 photo, Houthi forces take part in funeral ceremony for Yahya Al-Shami, assistant supreme commander of the Houthi forces, a day after his death due to COVID-19 pandemic, in Yemen's capital Sanaa. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) DUBAI – Yemen's warring parties are thrashing out terms for a peace deal that would […]
In this May 31, 2021 photo, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths speaks during a press conference at Sanaa's international airport in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths on Tuesday called for ending the war in Yemen without delay, while highlighting the […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks about priorities for administration of US President Joe Biden in the Ben Franklin room at the State Department in Washington, DC on March 3, 2021. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP) WASHINGTON – The United States plans to reinvigorate diplomatic efforts, alongside the United Nations and others, […]
In this Sept 14, 2020 photo, a fighter loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels stands guard during a rally commemorating the death of Shiite Imam Zaid bin Ali in the capital Sanaa. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) SANAA – Yemen's Houthis spokesman said Friday night that the Houthi rebel group rejected the ceasefire plan proposed by the […]
In this Jan 12, 2021 photo, displaced Yemenis receive humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the northern province of Hajjah. (ESSA AHMED / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley on Thursday warned the Security Council that Yemen is heading toward the biggest famine […]
In this Dec 9, 2020 photo, security forces loyal to the Houthi group walk while on duty during a mass wedding for thousands of couples including the poor, handicapped, and wounded, in Yemen's capital Sanaa. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday called for the cessation of war and […]
In this file photo, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a joint press conference with the German Foreign Minister after a meeting in Berlin, on Dec 17, 2020. (MICHAEL SOHN / POOL / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the outcome of Monday's high-level pledging conference for Yemen is disappointing. Pledges announced a […]
Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator attends a meeting about the situation in Venezuela at the United Nations in New York on April 10, 2019 in New York City. (JOHANNES EISELE / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affair Mark Lowcock warned Thursday that Yemen is speeding toward the […]