The head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government called on separatists on Thursday to withdraw from territories they they have recently captured in the southeastern parts of the …
Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region
A separatist group has seized control of an oil-rich region in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country’s civil war.
UAE-backed separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A government official said Yemen’s airspace was briefly closed on Monday as tensions escalated in the country’s south after a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates …
Explainer – How Yemen’s southern power shift heightens risk in turbulent region
Yemen’s southern separatists have claimed control over swathes of territory in an apparent major shift in power that risks rekindling a 10-year-old civil war after a long lull, raising new …
Full-scale war warning: Saudis threaten massive attack as UAE-backed STC grabs Yemen’s oil heartland
A major geopolitical shock is unfolding in Yemen as Saudi Arabia issues a final and unprecedented warning to UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces. After a rapid 10-day offensive, the …
Saudi-UAE tensions rise over Yemen clashes
A lightning offensive by separatists in southern Yemen has triggered a crisis in the internationally backed government and strained relations between the two Gulf powerhouses, Saudi Arabia and the …
UN Rebukes Houthi Actions Against Detained Staff in Yemen
The United Nations condemns the Houthis in Yemen for referring detained U.N. staff to a criminal court, violating international laws. Despite being in power since 2014, the Houthis have unjustly …
United Arab Emirates-backed separatists tighten grip of southern Yemen, and airspace briefly closed
The airspace of war-torn Yemen was briefly closed Monday, an official said, as tensions escalated in the country’s south after a separatist group, backed by the …
US ‘disappointed’ by Iraq’s reversal of freezing Hezbollah, Houthi assets
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The United States said on Friday it was “disappointed” by Iraq’s reversal of a decision to freeze the assets of Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi movement.“We are …
The Houthis bite the hand that feeds Yemen’s people
The terror group has effectively declared war on the United Nations in Yemen. It’s up to donor countries to force the UN to see that reality.