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 …
Saudi-UAE tensions rise over Yemen clashes
A lightning offensive by separatists in southern Yemen has triggered a crisis in the internationally backed government and strained relations between the two Gulf powerhouses, Saudi Arabia and the …
UN Rebukes Houthi Actions Against Detained Staff in Yemen
The United Nations condemns the Houthis in Yemen for referring detained U.N. staff to a criminal court, violating international laws. Despite being in power since 2014, the Houthis have unjustly …