Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels have made major advances on Marib city after taking a strategic mountain in clashes that caused dozens of casualties on both sides, government sources said Friday.
‘How to end a war you didn’t win’: Yemen’s Houthis seek Saudi concessions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis say a U.S. plan for a ceasefire in their six-year war against a Saudi-led military coalition does not go far enough, and are ramping up pressure on Riyadh to lift a …
Drones spark fire at Saudi refinery as Huthis advance on Yemen’s Marib
A drone strike sparked a fire at a Riyadh oil refinery Friday, in an attack claimed by Yemen’s Huthi rebels, as the Iran-backed insurgents made major advances on the embattled Yemeni city of Marib.
Fire at Saudi Arabia oil facility after drone attack
Saudi Arabia condemns attack, saying it targeted ‘the security and stability of the world’s energy supplies’. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels reported they launched six drones at a facility …
Drone strike on Riyadh oil refinery claimed by Houthis causes fire
An air attack on an oil refinery in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Friday caused a fire that was brought under control, the energy ministry said, after Yemen’s Houthi group said it targeted the site with …
Huthis advance on Yemen’s Marib after seizing mountain
Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels have made major advances on Marib city after seizing a strategic mountain in clashes that caused dozens …
One war, many battles: The struggle over Yemen’s Marib
The war in Yemen has been escalating in the first three months of 2021. The Houthi movement is strengthening its asymmetric warfare capabilities on …
U.N. Security Council condemns military escalation in Yemen’s Marib
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned an escalation in fighting in Yemen’s Marib, calling for the Houthis to end an offensive on the government’s last northern stronghold, and pushing for …
Aid to stave off devastating Yemen famine slow to reach needy
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) – Aid agencies have so far received only $374 million of the $3.85 billion the United Nations says is needed this year for Yemen to avert what threatens to become the …
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
The United Nations is warning that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the Arab world’s poorest nation as it “speeds towards a massive famine.” …