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Attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, claimed by rebel fighters in Yemen, are a sign that the war-torn country could be drawn into even greater conflict, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council Read more
Senior UN officials have decried Sunday’s deadly airstrikes in Dhamar City in Yemen as horrific and the scale of casualties as staggering, pointing out that the human cost of this war is unbearable. According to the International Committee of Read more
The situation in Yemen is “very fragile”, the top United Nations humanitarian official there has warned, noting that as many as 13 people have been killed and at least 70 wounded over the past three days during clashes in two Read more
A US drone was brought down late Tuesday in Houthi rebels-controlled-area, Reuters reports citing two American officials who did not want to be named. The aircraft, MQ-9, according to the sources, was shot down Southeast of capital Sanaa controlled by Read more
Houthi rebels controlling vast swathes of Northern Yemen have appointed an envoy to Iran in a move that underlines relations between the forces controlling capital Sanaa and Teheran. The rebel-controlled media Al Masirah TV announced Saturday the appointment of Ibrahim Read more
Saudi Arabia and its ally UAE this week papered a diplomatic tension, as they tried to dismiss their first disagreement in the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. Saudi Arabia and UAE presented a united front Monday after Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Read more
Armed groups affiliated with Al Qaeda and ISIL terror groups appear to have intensified their activities in Yemen, Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) declared on Tuesday, describing the situation as an example of “deeply Read more
Saudi Arabia has announced Tuesday a 12-per cent cut in its defense and military 2019 budget in a move that hints at a gradual withdrawal of the kingdom from the Yemen war where it is leading an international coalition. The Read more
Protagonists in the Yemen war, the Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, will implement as of this Tuesday (dec.18) the truce they agreed to observe in the vital port city of Hodeida despite deadly clashes at the weekend, a Read more
Saudi Arabia has vehemently rejected this Monday the position expressed recently by the United States Senate, saying the position was based upon unsubstantiated claims and allegations, and contained blatant interferences in the Kingdom’s internal affairs, undermining the Kingdom’s regional and Read more