Tag: Yemen
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Drone attack on Saudi oil facility sets oil prices surging
The attack by Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is bogged down in a five-year war, effectively shut down six percent of the global oil supply.
September 16, 2019 -
UN appoints veteran Indian officer to lead its Yemen mission
Lieutenant General (retired) Guha has been appointed as the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) and head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA).
September 13, 2019 -
13 killed, 70 wounded in Yemen fighting: UN
UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Lise Grande on called on everyone who is fighting to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law.
August 30, 2019 -
Al-Qaeda gunmen kill 19 soldiers in attack on army base in Yemen
Aden is controlled by the Yemeni government and its supporters in a Saudi-led military coalition which has been fighting the rebels since 2015.
August 2, 2019 -
7,500 kids killed or wounded in Yemen since 2013: UN report
The report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released Friday said the killings and injuries were among 11,779 grave violations against children between April 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018.
June 29, 2019 -
US strikes kill top al-Qaeda plotter of USS Cole bombing in Yemen: Pentagon
American airstrikes in Yemen killed a top al-Qaeda leader responsible for the deadly USS Cole bombing in 2000 in which 17 US sailors had lost their lives, the Pentagon said.
January 7, 2019 -
Progress in Yemen
The agreement envisages the deployment of UN-supervised neutral forces and the setting up of what they call “humanitarian corridors”. Troops from both sides will withdraw from the entire Hodeidah area within a maximum of 21 days in a process to be overseen by a UN-chaired committee.
December 19, 2018 -
UN envoy in Yemen amid preparation for peace talks
Yemen has been in a civil war in the past three years, pitting Houthi rebels and forces loyal to the government of Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
November 21, 2018 -
Misery of Yemen
The visual of a woman in Yemen holding a malnourished child is horrific testament to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, recalling the photographs of starving Biafra that once went viral. An estimated 1.8 million people are feared to be severely malnourished ~ a direct consequence of the war seemingly without end. Half of …
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November 15, 2018 -
At least 61 killed in clashes in Yemen’s Hodeida
Medics in the Red Sea city reported 43 Huthi rebels and nine loyalists killed in clashes over the past 24 hours.
November 11, 2018 -
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile
Saudi Arabia on Sunday intercepted a missile fired from Yemen toward the border city of Jazan, Saudi Press Agency reported.
September 17, 2018 -
Bomb that killed children in Yemen was supplied by US
The bomb was very similar to the one that wreaked devastation in an attack on a funeral hall in Yemen in October 2016 in which 155 people were killed.
August 19, 2018 -
UN seeks $2.96bn humanitarian aid for Yemen
The UN on Tuesday said $2.96 billion was needed to provide humanitarian aid for around 13.1 million Yemenis, whose country has been destroyed by a civil war. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave an opening speech at a donor conference in which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, both members of the international coalition …
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April 3, 2018 -
Saudi Arabia intercepts missile fired from Yemen
Saudi air force intercepted on Thursday a missile shot by Houthi militia from Yemen towards border city Jazan, Al Arabiya news reported. The Saudi forces have dealt with 104 ballistic missiles shot by the Houthis since June 2015, including seven fired this week at a number of Saudi cities such as Riyadh, Xinhua reported. The …
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March 30, 2018 -
1 killed as Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles
One person was killed and two injured in a ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s territory by Houthi militias from Yemen, the Saudi civil defence said. Saudi forces said they shot down seven missiles launched from Yemen. According to Turki al-Malki, the spokesperson for the Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition, three of the missiles were fired …
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March 26, 2018 -
Churning in the sand
Yet another sweeping overhaul of state institutions has been effected in Saudi Arabia by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. This time the import is tremendous when viewed through the prism of the military and the societal construct. It thus comes about that the army’s Chief of Staff has been dismissed along with a host of …
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March 5, 2018