Two captive Americans were freed Wednesday in Yemen as more than 200 supporters of the country’s Huthi rebels were allowed to return home, in an apparent swap involving Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Two Americans Held Hostage by Iran-Backed Forces in Yemen Freed in Trade
U.S. and Saudi Arabian officials say Americans held by Houthi militants in Yemen were liberated as part of a U.S.-backed trade that will return more than 200 of the group’s loyalists to the fractured …
Yemen officials say man has killed 12 in family dispute
A Yemeni man killed at least a dozen people, including his wife and three children, in a family dispute in the country’s central province of Bayda, security officials said on Tuesday.
Yemen’s regional powers increase interventions
An official of the Yemeni government said that interventions by key regional powers have noticeably increased in the war-ravaged Arab country during the past weeks. To get full access of the story, …
Yemeni foes wield starvation as a weapon
Fighting in Yemen has intensified in recent days, threatening to unspool a stalled peace process and deepen what aid groups call the worlds worst humanitarian crisis.
‘No One Panicked:’ USS Cole Officers Recall Leading Crew Through Infamous Attack
Trinque calls the bonds forged that day in Yemen “family-like.” Rear Adm … Gagliano said he hopes it reminds sailors of the seriousness of their business. “There are many reasons sailors join …
In Yemen, children begin classes in the ruins of war
The makeshift classroom is basic, but many Yemeni children don’t get to go to school at all — two million of the war-ravaged country’s seven million school-age children do not attend. PHOTO: AFP At …
The UAE in Yemen: From Surge to Recalibration
Thomas Juneau of the University of Ottawa explains the logic of the UAE’s emergence as a major player, with a focus on how the UAE calibrates its strategy in Yemen, one of the region’s hotspots.
Extreme poverty in Middle East and North Africa doubled between 2015 and 2018
The World Bank’s report encompasses effects of conflicts in Syria and Yemen, but precludes Lebanon’s economic collapse …
Saudi-led coalition destroys explosive drone fired by Yemen’s Houthis
The Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday it intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden drones launched towards Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis. The Jerusalem Post reports that there …