A new report containing “compelling evidence” of UK weapons being used on civilian targets in Yemen will form part of a campaign group’s legal bid to stop the government selling arms to Saudi Arabia. The report by Human Rights Watch shows that Saudi Arabia has hit factories in Yemen using[…]
Intensified fighting and air strikes over the past 24 hours in Yemen have left 80 people dead, including 37 civilians, as lengthy peace talks in Kuwait made no headway, officials said. In the largest death toll, jets from the pro-government Saudi-led coalition killed 34 people, including 19 civilians when they[…]
The United Arab Emirates says the “war is over” for its troops in Yemen, though it may continue to keep them there for “counterterrorism operations”. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, carried the announcement on his official Twitter account late on Wednesday. He was quoting Anwar[…]
Rival sides in Yemen’s year-long conflict began a tentative truce overnight on Sunday, saying they were committed to the halt in hostilities despite pockets of fighting in the hours leading up to it. The conflict between the Yemeni army and the rival Houthi rebels has killed more than 6,200 people[…]
This year marks the one-year anniversary of Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen, which began on 25 March 2015, with the Saudi-led operation against the Houthi’s in a bid to restore legitimacy. The Houthis also referred to Ansar Allah, which means ‘partisans of God’, are members of the Shia faction of[…]
A Saudi-led military coalition said it had completed a prisoner swap in Yemen, exchanging nine Saudi prisoners for 109 Yemeni nationals, Saudi state news agency SPA said. Monday’s statement did not say which group the deal was made with, but Yemen’s rebel Houthi movement said on Sunday it had exchanged[…]
The Saudi-led coalition’s air strikes hit a market in Yemen’s Haja province on Tuesday, killing 41 civilians and injuring 75 others, according to a senior provincial health official. The director of Haja health department, Dr. Ayman Mathkour, told Reuters that three airstrikes hit the market in the Mustaba disctict. There[…]
Saudi Arabia has released seven Yemeni prisoners in exchange for one of its soldiers, the kingdom’s news agency reported. The report on Wednesday marked the first announced prisoner swap since a coalition of Arab countries went to war against rebels in Yemen nearly a year ago. The swap and an[…]
At least 16 people were killed on Friday when unknown militants targeted a home for the elderly in Yemen’s southern city of Aden. The attack took place in the centre of Aden, which has seen an uptick in attacks and assassinations over recent weeks, Sky News Arabia reported. Four of[…]
Former al-Qaeda captive Yolande Korkie recalled on Monday how devastated she was by the news of her husband’s death, but also how relieved she was to know his suffering had ended. “When I heard of my husband’s passing at the time, I was relieved that his suffering was finally over.[…]
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