Yemeni government forces said Thursday they had repelled an attempted Houthi infiltration in Taiz province, near a key road linking the cities of Aden, Lahj and Taiz. The armed forces said the attack>>
AL-MUKALLA: Fierce fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis intensified on Wednesday in southern Taiz province as government troops pushed into new areas shortly after>>
NEW YORK: The UN high commissioner for refugees has called for an end to the fighting engulfing Yemen, warning that the renewed violence that has driven tens of thousands from their homes and across>>
The Yemeni government has expanded community support for the armed forces and frontlines by mobilizing various social groups and provinces to participate in backing fighters and providing essential>>
The UK has agreed to support Saudi Arabia with military aid to counter Houthi attacks, focusing on defensive measures such as air-to-air refuelling.>>
G7 foreign ministers urged Iran to cease its support and arming of the Houthis in Yemen, citing the escalation as a threat to international stability and trade. The ministers condemned the Houthi>>
NEW YORK: France’s UN ambassador has urged the Houthis to halt their military escalation and commit seriously to peace talks, calling their actions in Yemen, against Saudi Arabia and against>>
LONDON: Yemen remains on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as fighting continues across several front lines and aid needs increase, British charity Action For Humanity has warned. The>>
At least 80 Houthi fighters have been killed in fierce clashes with Yemeni government forces outside the central city of Marib, according to a senior army officer, as the Iran-backed militia>>
RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Masam project removed 1,721 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week. These include 1,592 items of unexploded ordnance, 85 anti-tank mines, and 44>>
RIYADH: Yemen’s Houthi rebels were condemned after the Iran-align group targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh. The coalition supporting Yemen’s government said that a ballistic missile that was>>
AL-MUKALLA: Heavy fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis continued on Thursday for a fourth consecutive day around a strategic mountain in Al-Madaribah Wa Al-Aarah>>
The UN migration agency reports that 112,000 individuals have been internally displaced in Yemen, while nearly 3,000 have fled to Djibouti due to ongoing conflict. Houthis have increased attacks on>>
RIYADH: More than 100,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of September, most of them heading to the provinces of Taiz and Lahj, the United Nations said. The pace of>>
Yemen’s Interior Minister Major General Ibrahim Haidan warned that Iran is seeking to establish long-term military influence over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and its surrounding islands and coastlines>>
The Yemeni Houthi militia on Monday targeted several Saudi cities — Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif — with ballistic missiles and drones, according to a statement issued by the Coalition to Restore>>
US correspondence reviewed by Asharq Al-Awsat revealed that Washington had delivered a warning to the Houthis through what were described as “security channels.” The precise substance of the>>
US correspondence reviewed by Asharq Al-Awsat revealed that Washington had delivered a warning to the Houthis through what were described as “security channels.” The precise substance of the>>
NEW YORK CITY: Houthi forces “bear full responsibility” for the rapidly escalating crisis in and around Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Britain’s deputy ambassador to the UN told an emergency session of>>
JEDDAH: Othman Mujalli, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, has praised the work of Project Masam teams clearing landmines and explosives in Midi district. During a field visit on>>
Yemen’s military has intensified airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi forces around Taiz, Mokha, Khokha and other Red Sea areas, in what local army officials say is a preparatory phase for a>>
According to the UN, over 100,000 people have been displaced in Yemen due to fighting between government forces and Houthi rebels. The conflict has intensified following a recent offensive by the>>
AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni government forces have retaken two villages and a hilltop position west of Taiz after launching a counterattack against Iran-backed Houthi forces, while warplanes struck a>>
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday denied the country had any involvement in the war in Yemen, after the Iran-backed Houthi movement seized more territory. “Iran does not interfere in>>
DUBAI: Fighting in Yemen intensified on Sunday as government forces claimed fresh gains against the Houthis in Taiz, state news agency Saba reported. Yemeni government forces recaptured positions>>
MOGADISHU, Somalia: Somalia’s business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after>>
AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s government forces are better prepared, more experienced and better armed to defend the central city of Marib against any renewed Houthi offensive, a senior military official>>
RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Masam project removed 1,303 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week. These include 1,276 unexploded ordnances, 18 anti-tank mines, eight>>
ADDIS ABABA: About 1,400 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti due to fighting between government forces and Iran-allied Houthis, Djibouti’s minister of economy and finance said Saturday. Houthi>>
Somali pirates seized the MT Glamour near Yemen, marking a resurgence in piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel, under the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag, was attacked by six armed men and>>
The latest developments on the ground in Yemen are so significant that their seriousness cannot be understated. Iran now has an arm on the vital Bab Al-Mandab Strait through its proxy, the Houthi>>
TOKYO: Japan strongly condemned the attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia and reiterated its call on them to refrain from escalating the situation both inside and outside Yemen. “The Houthis’>>
NEW YORK CITY: The UN on Friday expressed grave concern about the seizure by the Houthis in Yemen of a key humanitarian compound in the Red Sea port city of Mokha. Officials warned that the loss of>>
DUBAI: Yemen’s internationally recognized government said on Friday that its air force had begun strikes against Houthi positions within a previously declared military zone, or “kill zone,” in>>
PARIS: A group in Yemen attempted to use Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, the US firm has revealed, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the offensive in the country.>>
The United Nations reports that escalating conflicts in Yemen have displaced at least 46,000 people recently. The fighting between Houthi forces and pro-government troops is intensifying.>>
DUBAI: Renewed fighting along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has put the strategic Bab Al-Mandab Strait back in focus, raising concerns over a key maritime route linking Europe and Asia. The strait is a>>
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam destroyed 6,021 mines, munitions and other remnants of war in a controlled operation in the Bab El-Mandeb area of Yemen’s Taiz governorate on Wednesday. The>>
DUBAI: Fighting is intensifying across Yemen as government forces launch or prepare offensives against the Houthi movement, in the most significant escalation in years. Yemen remains effectively>>
Yemen has long been a testing ground for highly lethal modern weapons, evidenced by the Houthi strike on Gulf Coalition forces and Yemeni allies in December 2015, using a Tochka ballistic missile,>>
