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Latest in Tag: yemen

Ceasefire in Al-Hudaydah collapses after few hours of its start
Port receives 80% of basic commodities that country receives

Egypt welcomes Yemeni rivalsâ ceasefire agreement
In Sweden, Yemeni conflicting sides agreed to withdraw forces from Al-Hudaydah

Prisoner exchange agreement takes place in Yemen
International Committee of Red Cross will oversee process

Hope for Yemen talks amid US-disputed military support for Saudi Arabia
Fighting continues as coalition faces mounting pressure

Fighting resumes in Yemen’s Hudaydah despite UN ceasefire calls
Saudi- UAE-led coalition conducted airstrikes against Houthisâ positions in city

King Salman urges political settlement in Yemen
Kingâs notes come amid intention of Houthi militants to stop attacks on Saudi Arabia, UAE

US stops aerial refuelling of Saudi aircraft in Yemen war, Norway suspends arms exports
Yemeni armed forces announced on Friday launch of vast military campaign to restore control over Al-Hudaydah city, port in west Yemen

Guterres calls for halting âsenseless cycle of violenceâ in Yemen
Guterres: âinternational humanitarian law has been flouted repeatedly,â âŠit is not a natural disaster. It is man-made. Yemen today stands on a precipice.â

US calls for ending war in Yemen
Conflict in Yemen resulted in killing over 100,000 civilians

UN warns Yemen faces imminent danger of famine
âI call on all stakeholders to do everything possible to avert catastropheâ, says UN aid chief Mark Lowcock

UN says Yemen is facing âthe worst famine in the world in 100 years
Lise Grande, UN Humanitarian Coordinator called for ending war in Yemen

Ten civilians killed in Hudaydah in raid for Saudi-led coalition
Over 22 million people depend on humanitarian assistance or protection, about 8.4 million of whom are severely food insecure, at risk of starvation

UN condemns Saudi-led raid on Yemen that killed 26 kids
Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia announced forming the Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen

Hadi, Al-Sisi agree on enhancing Bab-el-Mandeb security
Saudi Arabia suspended last month oil shipments through narrow strait after Houthis attacked two oil tankers

UNSC calls for transparent investigation into Saudi-led coalition airstrike on Saada
At least 51 were killed, including 40 children, while at least 80 were wounded, including 56 children, in Saudi-led strike on a bus

Investigation must be conducted for possible war crimes in Yemen: rights groups
Human rights groups have called for an extensive investigation for possible war crimes in Yemen, accusing the US-allied United Arab Emirates (UAE) of engaging in âsystemic enforced disappearance and torture and other ill-treatment amounting to war crimes.â Amnesty International said that âjustice remains elusive a year after a network of secret prisons was first exposed …

UN envoy arrives in Yemen as clashes intensify between Saudi-led collation, HouthisÂ
Hundreds of Yemini people trapped in city in biggest battles since war started in 2015Â

Three Houthi leaders killed in Saudi-led coalition raids in Yemen
Yemeni foreign minister says Houthis accept UN-backed proposals for political resolution

One Yemeni citizen killed, another wounded in Saudi-led coalition raids on Hudaydah Â
Yemeni army seizes power in two strategic sites in Marib

Saudi-led coalition kills prominent Houthi leader in air raid in Yemen
Abdel Malek Al-Houthi says his movement will avenge killing of Al-Samad

Arab affairs committee calls for ending bloodshed in Yemen
Committee denounces Iranian interference

UAE announces seizure of Iranian unmanned drone in Yemen
Houthi rebels intensify attacks on Saudi Arabia; humanitarian situation deteriorates

Houthis hit Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea
Saudi Arabia claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused damage to Saudi oil tanker in international waters

Yemen faces ‘catastrophic’ conditions: UN
After three years of war, Yemen faces a growing risk of famine and cholera, the United Nations has warned.Â

Yemeni crisis tops Al-Sisi, Qaboos discussions in Muscat
Al-Sisiâs visit to Oman comes as first of its kind since he took power in 2014

Southern Transitional Council fighters capture Aden, confining government to palace
Suicide attack by Al-Qaeda kills 14 soldiers at checkpoint in Shabwa

Egypt delivers 2 aid packages to Yemen: Shoukry
Cairo has taken several measures to facilitate Yemenis entry to Egypt

Shoukry heads to Riyadh to discuss humanitarian aid for YemenÂ
Egypt currently preparing new package of medical, food aid, says Abu ZeidÂ

UN warns Yemen at risk of famine in 2018
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that “breakthrough” by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen is needed to allow the offload of desperately needed food supplies, while warning that the country was at risk of famine in 2018. On Monday, a ship carrying four mobile cranes docked in the main rebel-held port of …

Post-Saleh guerrilla conflicts leave scores of civilians deadÂ
In the past 10 days, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, said in a statement that all sides in the country’s conflict are indiscriminately killing civilians. He said airstrikes by the Saudi-led Arab coalition alone killed 68 noncombatants in one day. The UN last week described the civil conflict in Yemen as …