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Saudi Arabia has started arming President Hadi loyalists fighting against the Houthi movement with light weapons, telecommunications equipment, rocket-propelled grenades and medical aide dropped from crates according to the Aden al-Ghad, a pro-Hadi newspaper. The supply of arms and the Read more
The Saudi Arabian led airstrike coalition on Houthi rebels in Yemen is being closely monitored by Iran and Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned that the ongoing actions are a “strategic mistake.” The Yemeni crises Read more
The diplomatic tussle between Saudi Arabia and Russia has taken a new twist after Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told the ongoing Arab Summit in Egypt that Russia is part of Middle East’s problems. He was reacting to a letter Read more
Yemen could officially be considered as a ‘regional war zone’ after a coalition of Arab forces led by Saudi Arabia shelled areas controlled by the Houthi Movement. The Houthis have vowed that they will not surrender after the airstrikes and Read more
After calling on the Gulf cooperation Council and the Arab League to halt the advances of the Houti Movement, President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has written to the UN Security Council urging for support as “the legitimate authority by all means.” Read more
UN Security Council has been informed by Jamal Benomar special envoy to Yemen that neither the Houthi Movement nor government forces can take over the entire country. He explained the need for a “peaceful dialogue” in order to avoid a Read more
Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden was targeted by a warplane shortly after clashes broke out between men led by renegade General Abdel Hafez Al Saqqaf and a local paramilitary group that backs President Hadi. The warplane missed the palace and Read more
The Houthi Movement has released Prime Minster Khaled Bahah and other cabinet ministers that were under house arrest since January. The Prime Minster announced his released on his Facebook page and described it as a gesture that was geared towards Read more
Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have agreed to President Hadi’s request to hold talks to end Yemen’s crisis in Saudi Arabia although the Houthi Movement has ruled out holding the UN-brokered talks outside the capital Sanaa. GCC Secretary Read more
Abed Rabbi Mansour Hadi resigned as the president of Yemen when the Houthi rebels took over the capital and put him under house arrest but his successful escape to the southern town of Aden has led to a new statement Read more