Latest in Tag: Sanaa Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sanaa

Egypt, Yemen review latest security updates
Saudi-led coalition has bombed several Houthi locations in Yemenâs capital Sanaâa

Egypt condemns attack on UAE embassy in Yemen
The attack took place on Sunday as the UAE takes part in Saudi-led coalition against Houthis
Egypt denies it blocked Houthi delegationâs UN flight to Geneva
Houthi delegation arrives a day late in Geneva for talks aimed at ending Yemenâs conflict and humanitarian crisis
UNESCO condemns destruction of old Sanaâa heritage site
Site which dates to Ottoman era, was destroyed in Saudi airstrike

Coalition forces bomb Yemenâs Central Security HQ in Sanaâa
Egypt-Yemen national security conference held in Ain Shams University
Coalition blockade ‘in violation of the laws of war’: HRW
Yemeni healthcare about to collapse; Moroccan fighter jet “missing” after air strike

Houthis agree on proposed truce, ceasefire to begin Tuesday
Earlier Saudi proposal has been accepted; Malaysia to join Saudi-led coalition
Senegal pledges support, Yemen faces worsening humanitarian crisis
Recent airstrikes rendered Sanaâa airport useless, cutting off one of last remaining lifelines to central Yemen

Evidence of cluster munitions used in Yemen: HRW
Rights group accuses coalition of dropping the banned munitions near villages, violating US export policy

Yemeni health system ‘crippled’: ICRC
International Committee for the Red Cross says airstrikes and fighting have “crippled” Yemeni health system, led to severe fuel and food shortages

No troops on the ground in Yemen: Military spokesperson
UN says 364 civilians dead have died so far in conflict
Yemen air strikes, fighting continue despite medicine, basic supplies shortages
Large-scale fighting taking place, water and electricity being cut

Egypt concerned over Yemen situation
Al-Houthi announced new parliament and interim government Friday

Egyptian embassy in Yemen closes amid turmoil
Houthi militias clash with Yemeni army, surround prime ministerâs residence
Yemeni authorities agree to release 64 Egyptian sailors and fishermen
Negotiations still ongoing concerning fines and impounding of vessels
Dozens of Egyptian fishermen detained in Yemen
We are following the case and working for their release, says Egyptian Embassy in Sanaâa
Foreign ministry condemns ongoing violence in Yemen
Egypt expresses concern as string of attacks claims dozens of lives

Number of hunger strikers in and out of prisons reaches 143: ANHRI
Dozens have recently started hunger strikes to call for release of political prisoners and for abolishing the infamous Protest Law

Amnesty calls on Egypt to release protesters arrested for challenging Protest Law
The international human rights watchdog says testimonies and available information suggest that the charges are “almost certainly baseless”

Mourners chant âdown with military ruleâ during Seif El-Islamâs memorial
Renowned lawyerâs two children, who were allowed to attend the memorial, were taken back to prison afterwards

âAl-Qaeda attackâ kills 20 Yemen soldiers
The assault came in the eastern province of Hadramawt were the security forces have suffered repeated losses which prompted President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to fire his interior minister earlier this month.

Iran diplomat fatally wounded in Yemen shooting: Medic
Nobody at the Iranian embassy was immediately available for comment but other diplomats said the victim was an embassy security officer.
Pro-Saleh troops âattack Yemen defense ministryâ
Sanaa (AFP) –Â Troops from Yemen’s elite Republican Guard force, led by the son of ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, on Tuesday attacked the headquarters of the defence ministry but were repelled, witnesses said. The forces laid siege to the ministry in Sanaa before attacking it with machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades, witnesses told AFP. The attack …
Yemeni Republican Guard protest outside Defence Ministry
Members of Yemenâs Republican Guard surrounded the Defence Ministry in protest on Friday. Under fears that the guardsmen would storm the ministry, tanks were sent to quell the protests. The Republican Guard is an elite fighting force led by Ahmed Saleh, the son of ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh. AP reported that threats to remove …