Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Tech billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink has launched in Yemen, provoking the anger of Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country shattered by civil war. The company -- run by the world's richest person -- announced its arrival in Yemen, one of the world's least...
Saudi-led coalition to free 163 Yemen rebels for Eid
The move came after a Houthi official called this week for both sides to release 200 prisoners before the coming Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
Yemen’s new leaders want years-long conflict to end
Yemen's new leaders are "ready for war" should the latest push for peace with Houthi rebels fail, but a senior official told AFP they genuinely want the years-long conflict to end soon. "Our first option is peace, but we are ready for war," Abdullah al-Alimi said late Saturday in his...UN envoy urges Yemen’s warring parties to uphold truce
The two-month ceasefire between Yemen's Houthi rebels and Saudi led military coalition took effect 11 days ago.Yemen president cedes powers to council as ceasefire holds
Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam dismissed the move by President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi as ‘a desperate attempt to rearrange the ranks of the mercenaries’ fighting in Yemen, and said peace would only come once foreign forces leave.
Yemen president transfers power to leadership council
In a major shake-up in the coalition battling Houthi rebels, Yemen's president Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has formed a new council to lead the war-wracked country.Yemen truce struggles to hold as charges of violations grow
Yemen's warring parties on Tuesday traded accusations of violating a ceasefire agreement, three days after it went into effect at the start of Ramadan.Yemen savors a quiet day of Ramadan truce
A UN-brokered two-month truce took effect in Yemen Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and analysts hope for a rare respite in the impoverished country's seven-year war.
Houthis ‘regret’ Saudi lack of clear reaction to ceasefire offer
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday that they "regret" that Saudi Arabia has not given a "clear" reaction to their ceasefire offer, but said they were open to "any positive response".
Iran says Houthi ceasefire plan can end Yemen conflict
Iran offered its support on Tuesday for a ceasefire plan put forward by rebels it backs in Yemen's war, saying it could be an "appropriate platform" for ending the conflict. The offer came a day after the insurgents fired on 16 targets inside Saudi Arabia.US top diplomat in Israel for landmark Arab talks
According to US officials, discussion over the nuclear deal with Iran and global wheat shortage caused by the Ukraine war are among the main agenda of this trip of the US Secretary of State.Houthis proposed ceasefire and talks, says Saudi official
Yemen's Houthi rebels have proposed a ceasefire and peace talks to end the country's crippling war in return for opening the capital's airport and the key port of Hodeida, a senior Saudi official told AFP on Saturday. The Iran-backed rebels last week rejected an offer of talks in Riyadh.Yemen rebels attack oil facilities near Saudi F1 track
Friday's attacks targeted ‘Aramco facilities in Jeddah and vital facilities in the capital of the Saudi enemy, Riyadh’, tweeted Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree. The Saudi Arabi-led coalition forces fighting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen confirmed the Jeddah attack.Arab Parliament hails EU decision to sanction Houthi group
The Arab Parliament (AP) welcomed the decision by the Council of the European Union to include the Houthi terrorist militia in its consolidated black list of groups.
Gulf Cooperation Council seeks to host Yemen’s warring parties for talks
Gulf Arab countries are seeking to host rare talks between Yemen's warring parties, including the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, in Riyadh at the end of the month, officials said on Tuesday. Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, has been wracked by a devastating war since 2014, pitting the Houthis against the...
Condemnation pours in after Houthi attack on Saudi refinery
From the UAE to Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain, and from the OIC to the Arab Parliament, the attack is being decried unequivocally.
Saudi Arabia rescued 2 US women from Houthi rebels in Yemen
The women were evacuated to the Saudi capital Riyadh, where they were met by US officials and received health checks.UN Security Council extends Yemen arms embargo to all Houthi rebels
The UN Security Council voted Monday to extend to all of Yemen's Houthi rebels an arms embargo that until now targeted only some leaders of the guerrilla group. Yemen has been embroiled since 2014 in a civil war between the Iran-backed Houthis and the internationally recognized government supported by a...
UAE to buy 12 Chinese fighter jets to bolster defense
The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it plans to buy a dozen Chinese L15 aircraft, as it seeks to bolster its defenses after a series of attacks by Yemeni rebels. The country intended to sign a contract with the Chinese company to purchase 12 of the L15 training and light...Saudi forces shoot down Houthi drone, falling debris hurts 16
Sixteen people including foreigners were injured in Saudi Arabia when the kingdom destroyed a drone launched against an airport by Yemeni rebels, the Saudi-led coalition said Monday.UAE warns of drone threat as Abu Dhabi conference starts
The UAE warned Sunday of the rising threat of drone attacks, such as those launched against it by Yemen's Houthi rebels, at a defense industry conference on unmanned systems. The UAE has been on heightened alert since a Houthi drone and missile attack killed three oil workers.UN lauds ‘constructive’ talks in Yemen on rusting oil tanker
The UN's humanitarian coordinator for war-torn Yemen said he held constructive talks with government officials and Houthi rebels over dealing with the threat posed by a rusting oil tanker abandoned offshore.
UAE-trained Giants put brakes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
The Giants Brigades was established in 2015 on Yemen's western coast after the Saudi-led coalition's intervention that same year.UAE intercepts, destroys ballistic missile launched by Houthis
The UAE Ministry of Defence gas confirmed there were no casualties resulting from the attack and the fragments of the ballistic missile fell outside of populated areas. It added that the UAE air defense forces and the Coalition Command had destroyed the apparatus in Yemen used to launch the missile.
Houthi rebels shut radio stations that failed to air propaganda
Yemen's Houthi insurgents have shut down six radio stations in the capital Sanaa, the journalists' union said, with reporters saying the move came after broadcasters refused to air rebel propaganda.
UAE, Ethiopia discuss relations, latest regional developments
The discussions are said to have taken place at Qasr Al Watan, the presidential palace.
Houthi rebels continue violating Yemen arms embargo: UN report
In an annual report, a panel of UN experts said it had concluded that ‘all military and paramilitary forces loyal to the Sanaa-based authorities fall under this definition’ of having violated the arms embargo. The rebels control the capital Sanaa.
Houthi rebels lose a key district days after UAE attack
Yemen's Houthi rebels were driven out of a key district by the United Arab Emirates-trained Giants Brigade, the militia said Tuesday, a day after the insurgents' latest missile attack on Abu Dhabi.
Houthi militia launch missile attacks on UAE and Saudi Arabia
The UAE air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles targeting the country, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. On the other hand, Houthi ballistic missiles fell on some car workshops in the Ahad Al-Masarihah governorate in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia.
US navy stops ship carrying ‘explosive precursor’ from Iran
The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertilizer that can be used to make explosives as it traveled from Iran along a route previously used to smuggle weapons to Yemen's Houthi rebels.
UAE demands UNSC meeting after Houthi attacks
Several countries — ranging from regional ones like Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, and Egypt, to Russia and the US — have come together to condemn the attacks. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has even said his country would “work with the UAE and international partners to hold [the Houthis]...
Russia condemns Houthi drone attack on UAE
The Russian Federation Parliament (State Duma) has strongly condemned the Houthi militia attack targeting civil facilities in the UAE yesterday.US condemns Houthis’ attacks on Saudi, calls group a threat
The United States has condemned the Houthis' continuous attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, stressing that the group is a threat to its allies. US State Department Spokesman Ned Price said in a virtual press conference that Saudi Arabia was able to eliminate about 90% of Houthi attacks, and...
Saudi media says the kingdom supports Yemen’s legitimate government
The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released the Labor Market Publication, confirming that the unemployment rate of Saudis remained stable at +15 for Quarter 3 of this year at (11.3%) compared to the previous quarter.Roundup: Four Gulf states pull diplomats from Beirut
This is bad news for Lebanon, which had been counting on financial assistance from the Gulf to rescue its economy. Now, its ties have soured with four countries in the neighborhood because of comments made by its Information Minister George Kordahi.
Bahrain orders Lebanese envoy to leave in 48 hours
The decision closely mirrored that of Saudi Arabia, which too ordered the Lebanese ambassador to its country to return home.
Yemen blames Houthi militia for crimes against women, children
The Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to the minister, are hotbeds of human trafficking, sexual abuse of women, wrongful incarceration, and crimes against children.
US condemns Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia
The US has issued a swift condemnation of the latest Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia with a ballistic missile and three explosive-laden drones. It has called on Houthis to end the attacks.
Houthi militia buries 11 fighters killed on battlefield in Yemen
In a big setback to the Iran-backed militia, one of its top commanders, Brigadier Hamer Yahiya, who was the military chief of staff of the capital’s Hamdan district, was killed in fighting.
Saudi forces shoot down Houthi armed drone
OIC condemns the militia's unending attacks as terrorism Iran accused of providing rockets and missiles to Houthis Saudi air defenses shot down a Houthi drone close to the kingdom’s border in the southern city of Khamis Mushait, according to the Arab Coalition command. In a statement released on Saturday, the...
