Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN has dismissed as “baseless” US claims that Tehran is supplying weapons and financial support to Yemeni resistance forces, asserting that the Islamic Republic remains …
WFP says staff member died in detention in northern Yemen
The United Nations World Food Programme said on Tuesday that one of its staff members had died in detention in northern Yemen, where the U.N. has repeatedly called for the Houthi movement to free …
UN suspends humanitarian operations in Yemen’s Saada province after staff detentions
Pause intended to give time to Houthi authorities and the UN to arrange release of ‘arbitrarily detained UN personnel’ …
UN suspends its humanitarian work in Houthi rebel stronghold in Yemen after staff abductions
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in the stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they detained eight more U.N. staffers.
UN pauses some Yemen operations over Houthi detention of staff
The United Nations has paused all operations in Yemen’s Sa’ada region after more U.N. staff were detained by the Houthi authorities, deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Monday.
Yemen to sign debt rescheduling deal with Arab Monetary Fund: Finance Minister
Salem bin Breik, Yemen’s Minister of Finance, said that his country is set to sign an agreement with the Arab Monetary Fund to reschedule its debt, including the repayment of certain loans and …
Electricity crisis sparks more protests in southern Yemen
The protest followed an announcement by the Aden Electricity Corporation on Tuesday night that the city’s electricity would be totally shut down due to lack of fuel. As of Thurs …
Yemen, Kuwaiti fund sign agreement to resume development financing
ADEN, Yemen, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Yemen and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) agreed on Saturday to resume the fund’s financing for development projects and restructure overdue debt …
President Trump Must Keep America Out of Yemen
The Trump administration campaigned on no new foreign entanglements—especially in the Middle East. The White House must keep this promise.
Al-Qaeda in Yemen says senior official killed in blast
Abu Yusuf al-Muhammadi al-Hadrami died when a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated near where he worked in Marib, east of the rebel-held capital Sanaa.