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Security authorities in the Yemeni southern city of Taiz have closed down al Jazeera’s local office over allegations that the news network is biased in its reporting of the conflict oppos-ing Iran-backed Houthi rebels to President Mansour Hadi’s forces, backed Read more
UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed called on politicians to refrain from politicizing the discussions for the release of detainees underlining that “this issue is humanitarian in the first place and should not be politicized” as he Read more
Positive developments could be made in the Yemeni war after UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced a meeting of the warring parties will be held in Kuwait by the end of the month. He said the Read more
Coalition forces have taken over the Yemeni Red Sea archipelago after a long battle with the movement and their allies withthe Saudi State television reporting that the forces have “cleansed Greater Hanish”; the biggest island in the archipelago. The Houthis Read more
As the crucial battle to push the Houthi Movement and their allies out of Taiz continues, President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi arrived in the city of Aden on Tuesday, for the second time since his self-imposed exile, to “supervise” the offensive Read more
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplored the current state of affairs in Yemen under which it is operating as “health facilities are deliberately attacked and surgical and medical supplies are also being blocked from reaching hospitals in Read more
Around 3,000 troops from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Yemen with hundreds of vehicles like main battle tanks, APCs, AFVs and self-propelled artillery on board ships adorned with UAE flags at the port of Yemen over the weekend. Their arrival could Read more
A few days ago almost 200,000 Yemenis residing in Sana participated in a cleaning campaign called “Sharik 12/12”. The general public had to share street cleaners’ task for a day in order to create awareness about the necessity of keeping Read more