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  • Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Fire Missiles Toward Holy City of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Coalition Says
     

    Yemen’s Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile toward Mecca on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen’s civil war on behalf of the government said in a statement. Reuters via the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports that Coalition forces “destroyed the missile 65 km (40 miles) from the holy city before it could do any […]

     
  • Yemen Ceasefire Tested by Missiles, Airstrikes
     

    The 72-hour U.N.-backed truce in Yemen came under duress on Thursday when missiles fired from inside the war-torn country killed two civilians in Saudi Arabia, while a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes that Iran-allied Houthi fighters said killed three people, according to reports. The U.N.-brokered ceasefire began late on Wednesday, which “brought Sanaa its first night without air strikes in […]

     
  • 72-Hour Ceasefire in Yemen Set for Wednesday Night
     

    The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen announced a 72-hour cease-fire to begin Wednesday night, after he received commitments from all of the country’s warring factions, according to reports. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said the cessation of hostilities will begin at 8:59 p.m. UTC Wednesday and could be renewed after the initial three-day period. Twice […]

     
  • U.S. Responds to Missile Strikes from Yemen, Destroys 3 Radar Sites
     

    The U.S. military struck three radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, the Pentagon said in a statement.  The strikes were aimed at preventing future missiles from being launched toward U.S. warships. “These limited self-defense strikes were conducted to protect our personnel, our ships, and our freedom of navigation in this important […]

     
  • Yemen’s Houthis Fire Another Missile into Saudi Arabia as Kingdom, Iran Spar at UN over War
     

    Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a ballistic missile fired into the Kingdom by Houthi rebels and their Iranian allies in the latest incident in Yemen’s civil war that has raged for nearly 19 months. The missile targeted the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait and was destroyed Tuesday night without causing any injuries, the Saudi Press […]

     
  • Deadly Coalition Missile Attack on Funeral in Yemen Draws International Condemnation, Prompts U.S. Review of Support
     

    The ongoing conflict in Yemen was further inflamed this weekend after a missile attack on a funeral hall killed over 160 civilians, sparking outrage across the war-torn country. Yemeni officials and witnesses are blaming the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen for the attack, which threatens to significantly alter the war’s course. The coalition initially denied […]

     
  • Senate Votes Down Proposal to Block U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
     

    The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan proposal to block a pending $1.15 billion United States arms sale to Saudi Arabia by a vote of 71-27. The Senate action comes as Congress is considering whether to override an expected presidential veto of the so-called JASTA bill, allowing 9/11 victims’ families to sue the Saudi government. The proposed […]

     
  • Houthi Rebels Claim Capture of Post Inside Saudi Border
     

    Officials from Yemen’s Shiite Houthi militia say their fighters and allied troops have captured a Saudi military post in the border region of Jazan, according to reports.  According to a report in the Associated Press, the claim has been denied by a Saudi military spokesman. However, a 15-minute video clip posted on social media networks and aired late […]

     
  • John Kerry to Visit Saudi Arabia
     

    U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia next week as part of a tour that is expected to focus on counter terrorism.  Secretary Kerry is expected to be in Jeddah on Wednesday, August 24th. AFP reports that Secretary Kerry will meet with his counterparts from the six-nation Gulf […]

     
  • As Civilian Casualties Grow in Yemen, Capitol Hill Questions U.S.-Saudi Arms Deals
     

    As casualties mount in the Saudi-led war in Yemen to reinstate the legitimate U.N.-recognized Hadi government, some U.S. lawmakers are considering whether to block the sale of additional arms to Saudi Arabia. It is not known if the potential block has significant backing on Capitol Hill, and criticism of past arms sales to Saudi Arabia […]

     

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  • Saudi-led coalition says it exchanged POW visits with Yemen’s Houthis

    Two delegations from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen and the Iran-aligned Houthis exchanged visits to prisoners of war on Wednesday

  • Saudi foreign minister says efforts to extend the truce in Yemen still stand

    The United Nations is pressing for an extended and expanded truce that would build on the two-month one that expired on Oct. 2 after being rolled over twice, and which has brought the longest stretch of relative calm in the seven-year conflict. U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking headed back to region on Tuesday to support the U.N.-led negotiations with Yemeni parties, according to the State Department.

  • Saudi foreign minister says efforts to extend the truce in Yemen still stand

    Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said that the efforts to extend the truce in Yemen still stand, Al Arabiya TV reported on Wednesday, after an initial U.N.-brokered pact between a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi movement expired early this month. The kingdom, the coalition and the Riyadh-backed Yemeni government are "keen on extending the truce," the Saudi-owned TV quoted Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as saying. The United Nations is pressing for an extended and expanded truce that would build on the two-month one that expired on Oct. 2 after being rolled over twice, and which has brought the longest stretch of relative calm in the seven-year conflict.

  • Will Germany-UAE energy deal involve gas from Yemen?

    Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an agreement geared to enhance cooperation on energy security. As part of the deal, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will begin to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany toward the end of 2022. This comes amid speculations that some of the gas shipments could end up originating from war-torn Yemen.

  • A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations

    After a rare six months of relative calm, Yemen’s warring sides last week failed to renew a truce deal, with calls from the United Nations for an extension falling on deaf ears. With one side backed by Iran and the other by Saudi Arabia, it remains to be seen whether the US will support its Middle Eastern ally after last week’s whopping oil cut – seen as a snub from the oil-rich kingdom to the Biden administration ahead of the US midterm elections.

  • Four Yemeni soldiers killed as troops attack Al-Qaeda stronghold in Abyan

    Four Yemeni soldiers were killed and several others injured by roadside bombs in Yemen's southern province of Abyan after military forces attacked Al-Mafed, Al-Qaeda's bastion. Mohammed Al-Naqeeb, a spokesman for the pro-independence Southern Transitional Council, which commands military operations in Abyan, told Arab News that two bombs exploded on Sunday as a convoy of soldiers drove through Omaran valley, an area that once housed Al-Qaeda facilities, killing four soldiers and injuring several others.

  • Truce in Yemen Not Extended

    Although there was a large reduction of violence, truce violations were still recorded, and partially attributed to the Houthis’ refusal of the third extension. A day before the truce was set to expire, the Houthis' negotiation delegation stated that the truce had reached a ‘dead end.’

  • Yemen truce expires as U.N. keeps pushing for broader deal

    Yemen's warring parties failed to renew a U.N.-brokered truce deal that expired on Sunday, dashing the hopes of some Yemenis for a broader pact that would ease economic woes and prolong relative calm after more than seven years of fighting. United Nations special envoy Hans Grundberg said late on Sunday he would continue to push for an extended and expanded deal between a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi group, both under intense international pressure to come to an agreement.

  • U.S. Secretary of State Blinken urges extension of Yemen truce

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi on Monday in New Yorkand discussed the need to extend a U.N.-mediated truce by Oct. 2, the State Department said. Yemen has been split by a seven-year-old war pitting a fractious coalition led by Saudi Arabia against the Iran-aligned Houthi group. The Houthis largely hold the north and the internationally recognized government is based in the south. A U.N.-mediated truce between the coalition and the Houthis has largely held since April. The United Nations is making efforts to extend and expand the truce deal between the coalition and the Houthis that expires in early October.

  • Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian project in Yemen clears 1,030 mines in one week

    A Saudi Arabian led humanitarian project has dismantled 1,030 mines in Yemen in the second week of September, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday. The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) project’s latest push adds to over 357,788 mines cleared since its inception.