Seven more workers detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen: UN chief
- 25-Jan-2025
SANAA, Yemen: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have detained another seven UN employees, the United Nations chief said on Friday, their latest move to target aid workers. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of all aid staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. “Their continued arbitrary […]
Spain cancels bomb sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns
- 05-Sep-2018
MADRID: Spain said on Tuesday it has canceled the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs purchased by Saudi Arabia, amid fears that the weapons could be used against Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. The arms deal was originally signed in 2015 under Spain’s former conservative government, but the new centre-left administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez […]
In Yemen: From Abdullah Saleh’s departure to his death
- 05-Dec-2017
SANAA: A timeline of the conflict in Yemen since a 2011 uprising that toppled president Ali Abdullah Saleh, until his killing on Monday by former Houthi rebel allies. Saleh forced to quit Inspired by regional uprisings in the Arab Spring, Yemenis take to the streets in early 2011 to demand the departure of Saleh, who […]
Saudi-led coalition says it ‘wrongly targeted’ Yemen funeral
- 15-Oct-2016
RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels said Saturday that one of its warplanes had “wrongly targeted” a funeral in the capital Sanaa, killing more than 140 people, and announced disciplinary proceedings. The October 8 strike prompted an international outcry and strong criticism even from Saudi Arabia’s closest Western allies. “Because of non-compliance with coalition rules […]
US Navy ship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen
- 10-Oct-2016
WASHINGTON: A US Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted on Sunday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, a US military spokesman told Reuters, saying neither of the two missiles hit the ship. The attempted strike on the USS Mason, which was first reported by Reuters, came just […]
Closed-door meeting to decide on Yemen issue: sources
- 07-Apr-2015
ISLAMABAD: A closed-door meeting of the heads of all parliamentary parties is likely to take place soon to decide on Yemen issue, ARY News cited sources as saying.
Fazl ‘against’ sending troops to Yemen
- 29-Mar-2015
KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Sunday said that sending Pakistani troops to Yemen is not an easy thing, ARY News reported.
Yemen Houthis take over U.S.-trained special forces base in Sanaa
- 25-Feb-2015
SANAA: Armed men from Yemen's newly dominant Houthi group took over a special forces army base in the capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, soldiers there said.
Yemen's Houthis say president Hadi has lost legitimacy, is sought as fugitive
- 24-Feb-2015
SANAA: Yemen's dominant Houthi group said on Tuesday that President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi had lost his legitimacy as head of state and he was being sought as a fugitive from justice.
Yemen Houthi rebels seize U.S. embassy vehicles: staff
- 11-Feb-2015
SANAA: Armed Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa seized U.S. embassy vehicles after the ambassador and diplomats left the country on Wednesday, local members of embassy staff told Reuters.