The announcement comes as Saudi-American relations remain strained by the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the kingdom’s ongoing war in Yemen.
Biden administration authorizes financial transactions with Yemen’s Houthi rebels to let aid flow
The Treasury’s move effectively delays implementation of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s last-minute designation of the group as a terror organization.
U.N. says still concerns about Yemen trade despite U.S. allowing Houthi deals
The United Nations is still hearing concerns that companies are planning to cancel or suspend business with Yemen despite a U.S. decision to allow all transactions with the Houthi movement “given this …
Saudi in talks with COVID vaccine makers to supply Yemen, African states – finance minister
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister said on Tuesday his country was talking to manufacturers to provide COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries including Yemen and African states.
Indiana Green Party condemns the war in Yemen
The Indiana Green Party (INGP) is holding a virtual day of action on January 25th to demand an end to US involvement in the War on Yemen. Yemen is currently the largest humanitarian crisis in the …
Biden administration suspends some sanctions on Yemen rebels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday suspended some of the terrorism sanctions that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels in his waning days …
Yemen’s Houthis protest against Trump’s terrorist label
Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in Sanaa on Monday, heeding a call by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement to condemn the United States for labelling it a terrorist group and backing the Saudi-led …
United States moves to name the Houthi Rebels in Yemen as foreign terrorists
In their last days in office, former President Trump and his administration have moved to condemn the Yemeni Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, as a foreign terrorist organization. According to …
Yemen: Protesters march in Sana’a to decry US blacklisting of Houthis
Thousands of protesters marched in Sana’a on Monday to condemn the US decision to blacklist Houthi rebels as a ‘terrorist’ group and to protest the ‘Saudi siege and US aggression’ in Yemen.
From Hope To Hunger: Yemen’s Forgotten Uprising
Death, destruction and starvation have obliterated the aspirations that propelled a 2011 uprising in Yemen, with the hopes of the country crushed by war and the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.