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  • U.S. pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

    Saudi Arabia maintains its own Patriot missile batteries and typically fires two missiles at an incoming target. That’s become an expensive proposition amid the Houthi campaign, as each Patriot missile costs more than $3 million. The kingdom also claims to intercept nearly every missile and drone launched at the kingdom, an incredibly high success rate previously questioned by experts.

  • Saudi ambassador, UN Yemen envoy discuss peace efforts

    Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN discussed the latest developments in Yemen during a meeting with the newly appointed UN special envoy to the country on Thursday. Abdallah Al-Mouallimi and Hans Grundberg also discussed international efforts to achieve peace in Yemen and issues of common interest.

  • Yemen: ‘Climate of fear’ grows, all sides to blame, say rights experts

    In a new report commissioned by the Human Rights Council into how the war has been waged over the last 12 months, the panel condemned the same “egregious” violations that have characterized their previous findings. These include airstrikes by the Saudi-led international coalition that supports the Yemeni Government, and “indiscriminate” shelling of civilians, “particularly by the Houthis but also by the Government of Yemen and the Coalition”.

  • Hungry Yemenis eyeing fish catch blame exports for prohibitive prices

    Ahmed al-Yafei watched fishermen unloading boxes of catfish from small boats docked in the bustling port of Aden in south Yemen, keen to buy some for his hungry family - before realising he could not afford it. "The cost of a kilogram has reached 7,000-8,000 riyals ($8). That is the equivalent of red meat prices. It's a disaster for us!" Yafei said in the buzzing fish market, where fishmongers stood at wooden tables piled with kingfish, squid or red snapper from the day's catch.

  • Three explosive drones destroyed over Yemen, Saudi-led coalition says

    The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi group said it had intercepted three explosive-laden drones over Yemen on Wednesday, a day after shrapnel from a drone destroyed over Saudi Arabia wounded eight and damaged a civilian plane.

  • At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says

    The Houthis have carried out several attacks using armed drones and ballistic missiles on the al-Anad military base, Yemeni southern forces spokesman Mohamed al-Naqeeb said. Naqeeb said that between 30 to 40 soldiers were killed and at least 60 wounded, adding the death toll may still rise as rescuers were still clearing the scene.

  • Pedaling for peace: cyclists hit the road in war-torn Yemen

    Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road Wednesday with a shared goal -- to spread peace in a country embroiled in conflict for more than seven years. In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada, one of the areas devastated by the ongoing war between the government and the Huthi rebels.

  • Yemeni workers in Saudi face the prospect of returning home

    A Saudi analyst told Reuters the move aimed to free up jobs for citizens in the south as part of efforts to tackle Saudi unemployment of 11.7%. Saudi hosts 2 million Yemeni workers, according to the Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies.

  • Mass job terminations hit hundreds of Yemenis in Saudi Arabia

    Abdulrahman Tayeb, a Yemeni doctor, was shocked when his hospital in southern Saudi Arabia told him his contract would not be renewed, leaving him with a difficult choice: go home to a nation at war or try to find work in another country. He is not alone. Hundreds of medical staff, academics and other professionals in the kingdom's southern region bordering Yemen have in recent weeks been told they are being let go, several Yemenis told Reuters.

  • U.S. gives $165 million in new Yemen aid, urges others to follow

    The United States is providing $165 million in new humanitarian assistance for Yemen, the U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen said on Monday, adding he hoped it would encourage other donors to come forward with funds to address Yemen's funding shortage. A serious gap in funding for the Yemen aid response appeared last year, but more funds started flowing from March-April after U.N. officials said Yemen could see the world's worst famine in decades.