DUBAI, UAE- As Houthi attacks roil the Red Sea and Western air raids target the rebels, moves to end Yemen's long-running war are at a standstill, threatening further woe for a country on its knees. As recently as December, painstaking negotiations were gaining ground and the United Nations said the warring...
Houthi rebels target commercial vessel with a missile
Maritime security firm Ambrey said that a merchant ship had been targeted with a missile in southwest of Aden, Yemen. The vessel has reported an explosion on board, Ambrey said. The security firm said it was aware that a missile was fired from Taiz. It comes after Houthis claimed an...Suspect identified in UN personnel’s killing in Yemen, says official
DUBAI, UAE - Authorities in Yemen have identified a suspect in the killing of a World Food Program official in the southern Taez province, a security official has told AFP. Moayad Hameidi, the head of the UN food agency's office in Taez, was killed in a shooting on Friday in the...
UN hands over boat for oil transfer from rusting Yemen tanker
Aboard Nautica , Yemen - The United Nations on Monday handed over a vessel that will take on board oil from a decaying tanker in the Red Sea off war-torn Yemen, an operation aimed at averting an environmental catastrophe. The handover ceremony took place aboard the Nautica, which is being renamed...First flight with Yemeni pilgrims to touch down in Jeddah since 2016
A Yemenia Airways plane carrying 277 travelers departed at around 8 pm, seven years after Sanaa's international airport was blockaded by the Saudi-led coalition. Two more flights will depart on Monday and Tuesday, officials said. The Houthis' Works Minister Ghaleb Mutlaq said about 200 flights would be needed to accommodate...Yemen prisoner swap starts as truce talks set for second round
The first plane departed Sanaa, the rebel-held capital, for government-controlled Aden hours after a Saudi delegation departed without a fresh truce but with plans to meet again. Both initiatives come a month after Gulf heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran, who back opposing sides in the Yemeni conflict, agreed to re-establish...
4th batch of Saudi oil derivatives grant arrives in Aden
Aden, Yemen - The fourth batch of the Saudi Oil Derivatives Grant, consisting of 150,000 metric tons of diesel and 100,000 metric tons of mazut, has arrived at the oil port in Aden. This initiative is part of Saudi Arabia's ongoing efforts to support the Yemeni people, in response to...
Dented plaque, newsreel: Queen’s legacy in Aden
Queen Elizabeth II visited Aden in 1954. The war-torn Yemeni city's troubles are a reminder of Britain's complicated legacy in the Middle East.
Yemen: New leadership council takes office in bid to end war
The newly formed, eight-man leadership council performed a largely symbolic swearing-in in Aden in front of members of a parliament elected in 2003.
Yemen war turns nature reserve back into waste dump
The ticket office has been abandoned at the entrance to the 19-hectare (47-acre) site in Yemen's southern city of Aden.
‘Here there is nothing’: Yemen’s Aden scarred by grinding war
While Aden is now relatively stable, economically the ancient port city has been left on its knees.Saudi sends 60,000 more metric tons of diesel to Yemen under SDRPY
Around 60,000 metric tons of diesel, which is the seventh shipment of the Saudi oil derivatives grant for Yemen, arrived in Aden, media reports said. The oil derivatives grant is provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemen under the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) to fuel the monthly...
Currency war in Yemen opens up a gulf in riyal values
Alongside a grinding seven-year military conflict, Yemen's government and the Huthi rebels are locked in battle on another front -- a currency war. Both the government and the Iran-backed Huthis used the same notes until late 2019 when the rebels banned new banknotes printed in government-run Aden, due to concerns...
