UAE-backed southern separatists in Yemen seize control of the strategic Socotra island from the Saudi Arabian-backed government.
UAE-backed separatists stage ‘coup’ in Yemen’s Socotra: Former official
Yemen’s official news agency quoted an unnamed official of the former government as saying on Saturday that the UAE-backed separatists of the so-called Southern Transitional Council (STC) had “carried …
Saudi Downturn Deepens Yemen’s Economic Despair
Saudi Arabia, leading a five-year military intervention against Iran-linked Huthi rebels, has poured in tens of billions of dollars to prop up the Arab world’s poorest country in the form of …
Yemen crisis: Separatists take over ‘Galapagos of Indian Ocean’
Southern Transitional Council separatists announced on Saturday they had deposed its governor. The internationally recognised Yemen government accused them of a coup. Yemen has been mired in major …
Yemen separatists seize remote island from Saudi-backed government
Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and driving out forces of the Saudi-backed government which condemned the action as coup …
Yemen separatists seize remote Socotra island from Saudi-backed government
Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and driving out forces of the Saudi-backed government which condemned the action as coup …
UK accused of selling arms to Saudi Arabia a year after court ban
British companies continue to fulfil fighter jet contracts which allow the kingdom to wage war in Yemen, despite the trade being ruled unlawful …
Coronavirus: Five reasons why it is so bad in Yemen
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The African refugees and migrants trapped inside Yemen’s war
Despite six years of war and hardship in Yemen, Somali refugee Bader Hassan had stuck it out hoping for a better life than in his homeland. “Me, my wife and my son want to live in a good place, like …
Yemen’s Southern Separatists Take Control of Strategic Island
Southern Yemeni separatists have gained control of Socotra, the strategically placed island off the Horn of Africa, and started implementing self-rule. “The southern forces have stormed the special …