Forces from the Southern Transitional Council (STC) have taken control of Yemen’s two eastern governorates, Hadhramaut and al Mahrah, to the dismay of both Saudi Arabia and Oman. The Saudi kingdom …
UN chief condemns Houthi detention of another 10 UN staff in Yemen
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Houthi detention of another 10 U.N. personnel in Yemen, taking the total to 69, his spokesperson said.
Foreign UN staff confined to Yemen compound by Houthis since Saturday
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Fifteen international staff with the United Nations have been confined to the U.N. compound in the Yemen’s capital Sanaa since an incursion by the Houthi authorities …
Yemen’s Unwavering Support for Gaza Is Unmatched
On May 16, Israeli airstrikes rained down on the port of Hodeidah, the fuel port of Ras Isa and the port of al-Salif on the western coast of Yemen, marking another escalation in the exchange of fire …
The UAE is leaving Saudi Arabia squeezed in Yemen
Yemen has turned into a quiet scorecard for two Gulf projects. Saudi Arabia intervened to defeat the Houthis, rescue a unified Yemeni state and secure its own borders. The UAE went in to secure …
Yemen’s head of UN-backed government urges separatists to pull back from recently-seized areas
The head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government called on separatists on Thursday to withdraw from territories they they have recently captured in the southeastern parts of the …
Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region
A separatist group has seized control of an oil-rich region in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country’s civil war.
UAE-backed separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A government official said Yemen’s airspace was briefly closed on Monday as tensions escalated in the country’s south after a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates …
Explainer – How Yemen’s southern power shift heightens risk in turbulent region
Yemen’s southern separatists have claimed control over swathes of territory in an apparent major shift in power that risks rekindling a 10-year-old civil war after a long lull, raising new …
Full-scale war warning: Saudis threaten massive attack as UAE-backed STC grabs Yemen’s oil heartland
A major geopolitical shock is unfolding in Yemen as Saudi Arabia issues a final and unprecedented warning to UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces. After a rapid 10-day offensive, the …