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 …
United Arab Emirates-backed separatists tighten grip of southern Yemen, and airspace briefly closed
The airspace of war-torn Yemen was briefly closed Monday, an official said, as tensions escalated in the country’s south after a separatist group, backed by the …
US ‘disappointed’ by Iraq’s reversal of freezing Hezbollah, Houthi assets
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The United States said on Friday it was “disappointed” by Iraq’s reversal of a decision to freeze the assets of Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi movement.“We are …