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President Hadi in a presidential decree on Sunday sacked the board of the country’s central bank and appointed former finance minister Monasser Al-Quaiti as the new central bank governor. He also moved the bank headquarters from Sana’a to Aden; a Read more
The UN Security Council urged warring parties in Yemen to work with Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and “resume consultations immediately without preconditions and in good faith… on the basis of his proposal for a comprehensive agreement covering both Read more
The Hadi-led government’s efforts to retake provinces neighboring Aden have been dealt a blow after an early Monday car bomb attack on a training camp killed at least 60 recruits and injured dozens others. The government has trained hundreds of Read more
US Secretary of State John Kerry said an agreement for the way forward in Yemen has been reached with Gulf Arab States and the UN in Saudi Arabia. He said it is “a renewed approach to negotiations with both security Read more
The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Shura Council Othman Majli of the Hadi-led government has claimed that the capital Sana’a has fallen militarily. The minister who made the claim while speaking to al-Arabiya news channel said tribal elders Read more
President Hadi of Yemen made a surprise visit to the governorate of Marid, South of Sana’a, ahead of an operation to liberate the capital and other provinces. He vowed that celebrations will “soon” begin as he promised flying Yemen’s flag Read more
The ceasefire in Yemen ahead of the April 10 talks in Kuwait commenced and United Nations special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh called on the international community to be supportive of it. He stressed that the “critical, urgent and Read more
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is on the verge of becoming a major force in Yemen with the possibility of expanding its area of control following reports that the extremist group is controlling the southeastern port city of Mukalla Read more
President Hadi relieved Khaled Bahah of his duties as Prime Minister and Vice-President of his government on Sunday and named him as his advisor. Local and international media claim the removal was due to the two men’s differing opinions on Read more
Pope Francis expressed sadness, during his Sunday mass at the Vatican, at the deadly attack on an elderly home in Aden, Yemen, on Friday, describing it as an “act of senseless and diabolical violence.” The attack left 16 people dead, Read more