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  • Yemen’s Houthis fire drone at Saudi military base, says spokesman

    Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone attack on a military base in the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait at dawn on Monday, the group's military spokesman said on Twitter. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabia, which is leading a military coalition that has been battling the group for more than six years.

  • Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Saudi oil facility, air base

    Yemen's Houthi movement said on Friday it had launched attacks with drones on a military air base and oil facility in Saudi Arabia, the latest indication that diplomacy to end the six year conflict has so far failed to take hold. The Houthi military spokesman said on Twitter the group had targeted the King Khalid air base with two drones and had struck a facility of Saudi Arabia's oil company Aramco with a drone in the southwestern Saudi city of Jizan. He later said the Houthis had launched a third strike on the air base.

  • Saudi Arabia is the largest donor of humanitarian aid to Yemen: Al-Rabeeah

    The Kingdom through KSrelief is carrying 1,556 humanitarian projects covering 59 countries with a value exceeding $5 billion out of which 590 projects are being implemented in Yemen costing over $3.5 billion.

  • Battle for Yemen’s Marib scrambles U.S. push for truce

    The battle for Yemen’s gas-rich Marib region is complicating U.S. efforts to reach a ceasefire needed to end a six-year-old war and secure a foreign policy win for President Joe Biden, two sources familiar with the talks and a diplomat said.

  • Fighting rages in two Yemeni provinces of Marib and Tazi: Military officials

    The attack on Marib stirred up violence in other areas, including government-held Tazi province, which is besieged by the Houthis. Clashes also took place in the province of Hajjah and the port city of Hodeida.

  • Security Council Press Statement on Yemen

    The Members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement of Saudi Arabia on 22 March, supported by the Government of Yemen, to end the conflict in Yemen and reach a comprehensive political solution, which was in line with the UN Special Envoy’s proposal for a nationwide ceasefire, re-opening Sana’a International airport, and allowing free movement of ships for fuel and other commodities into Hudaydah port in accordance with the Stockholm Agreement. They welcomed Oman’s mediation efforts between the key stakeholders and encouraged continued engagement in the region.

  • Yemen government approves more fuel ships to dock at Hodeidah port

    Yemen's Saudi-backed government has said it approved more fuel ships to dock at Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah, which is held by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, as the country grapples with a shortage exacerbating a dire humanitarian crisis. The internationally recognised government's information minister said late on Wednesday that additional ships would be approved for clearance by the Saudi-led military coalition that controls the waters off Hodeidah, but did not give numbers.

  • House lawmakers urge Blinken to press Saudi Arabia to lift Yemen blockade

    "We acknowledge the Saudi and Yemeni governments' decision on March 25 to let four fuel ships dock at Hodeidah, which indicates that the administration's engagement is bearing fruit. The Saudi government's recent pledge to send fuel products to the Yemeni government is another positive development," it said.

  • Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco facilities; no Saudi confirmation

    Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Monday it had fired 17 drones and two ballistic missiles at targets in Saudi Arabia, including Saudi Aramco facilities in Jubail and Jeddah.

  • Interview with CNN: Saudi FM: Yemen Hodeidah blockade doesn’t exist, U.S.-Saudi relationship important

    Saudi Arabia's FM joined Becky Anderson for a wide-ranging and extended interview. They discussed relations with the US, the war in Yemen, the return to the JCPOA, and normalization with Israel.