Joe Biden’s announcement is a pivot in US foreign policy, but experts say what support will be cut remains unclear.
U.N. envoy Griffiths in Iran for first time to discuss Yemen crisis: TV
The United Nations special envoy on Yemen is visiting Iran for the first time to discuss Yemen’s crisis, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday, days after Washington announced an end to its support for …
Boeing, Raytheon missile sales to Saudi Arabia paused by Biden administration
The Biden administration has canceled two precision guided munition sales to Saudi Arabia as part of a new policy aimed at curtailing violence in Yemen, Defense News has learned.
US Moves to End Terror Designation of Yemen Huthis
The grinding six-year war in Yemen has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, triggering what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. A State Department …
UN’s Yemen Envoy Visits Iran After Biden Pivot on Military Aid
The United Nations’ special envoy for Yemen has embarked on his first peacekeeping mission to Iran since President Joe Biden withdrew U.S. support for a Saudi Arabian-led military campaign against …
U.S. to drop Houthi terrorist designation due to Yemen crisis
The United States intends to revoke the Houthi movement’s terrorist designation in response to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, reversing one of the Trump administration’s most criticised last-minute …
Viewpoint: From Ethiopia’s Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine
Every day, more and more reports of starvation trickle out of the Tigray region of Ethiopia that has been hit by conflict. On Wednesday, Mark Lowcock, chief of humanitarian affairs at the United …
Saudi-led coalition says intercepted Houthi armed drone attack
The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said it had intercepted and destroyed an armed drone on Sunday launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards southern Saudi Arabia.
Five things to know about Biden’s Yemen move
President Biden’s announcement this week that he is ending U.S. support for offensive operations in Yemen’s civil war was his first major foreign policy move in office.Coupled with a commitment to …
Biden administration to remove terrorist designation for Yemen’s Houthi militia
The Biden administration said Friday that it is removing the terrorist designation for the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen — reversing a move made in the final days of the Trump administration …