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Prime Minister Ahmed Obaid Bin Daghr of the Hadi-led government said they accept the proposed UN peace plan “in principle” but also have “reservations” regarding some of the aspects that “favor the Shia Houthi militia and their allies.” The Prime Read more
On Friday morning, Saudi Arabia announced that it “intercepted and destroyed” a missile 65 kilometers away from Mecca. The Houthi Movement claimed responsibility for the attack and stated, through its control media, that it was targeting King Abdulaziz International Airport Read more
The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to observe a three-day ceasefire beginning on Wednesday night according to UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel Malek al-Mekhlafi said the period could be “extended if the Read more
Following the targeting of destroyer ship USS Mason at the beginning of the week with two missiles that failed to hit it, Washington responded by launching cruise missiles on three radar sites on the Yemeni Red Sea Coast cities of Read more
The Saudi-led coalition has rejected a ceasefire proposed by Saleh Al-Sammad, head of the 10 member governing political council, established by the Houthis and their allies in August. The coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri stressed that “if they (rebels) Read more
Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition targeted “Houthi leaders” in the Souq al-Hunod district Wednesday night but there are reports that the missiles hit residential areas populated by workers, medical services and local officials. The spokesman of the coalition, General Ahmed Read more
As Muslims who accomplished this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage are returning home, Saudi Arabia revealed that it arrested 54 terror suspects between September 3 and 11 and that most of them are Saudi nationals. The circumstances surrounding the arrests are Read more
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 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