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  • Yemen truce ‘likely to be extended’ after warring sides announce ‘commitment’

    The truce in Yemen that ends on August 2 is likely to be extended, the country's former deputy foreign minister Mustapha Al Noman said, following a statement by the UN that the warring sides had agreed to “consolidate their commitment” to the armistice during Eid Al Adha.

  • Saudi Arabia Welcomes Agreement to Reinforce Yemen Truce

    Saudi Arabia welcomed on Thursday the agreement to reinforce the two-month nationwide truce in Yemen on the occasion of the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday. Military representatives of the Government of Yemen, Iran-backed Houthi militias and the Coalition’s Joint Forces Command had agreed to take steps to build more trust and reinforce their commitment to the truce for the holiday.

  • Saudi Arabia announces vital developmental projects in Yemen

    “The initiatives include 17 development projects in 6 sectors, valued at $400 million, in addition to $200 million in oil derivatives for power stations,” Prince Khalid bin Salman tweeted. The projects will be carried out by the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen and aim to help the Yemeni people.

  • The Yemeni Truce and the Long Road Ahead

    In midwifing the truce into existence and now an extension, Grundberg has done something that none of his predecessors were able to accomplish. The biggest beneficiaries of the truce are Yemeni civilians. During the first month, civilian casualties decreased by more than 50%. But, as the rest of Grundberg’s briefing made clear, turning this truce into a lasting and sustainable peace will require a significant effort.

  • Millions of Yemenis to Go Hungry as UN Forced to Slash Food Aid

    The WFP said on Sunday that it was forced into the rationing as a result of not receiving enough funding, global economic conditions and the continued knock-on effects of the war in Ukraine. The WFP provides food aid to 13 million people in Yemen, but the new cuts mean it will only be able to provide five million of them with 50 percent of their daily food requirements, with the remaining eight million only getting 25 percent.

  • Saudi Arabia announces new US$ 2.5 million contribution to UNFPA reproductive health program in Yemen

    The funding will help increase access to reproductive health services for women and girls, with support to 15 health facilities and 50 community midwives in southern parts of the country. This support aims to reach more than 350,000 women and girls in the next 12 months; enabling pregnant women to deliver safely, while addressing other reproductive health complications such as obstetric fistula.

  • Saudi Arabia Extends MASAM Demining Project in Yemen

    The project has managed to clear 346,570 various types of explosive materials so far, according to Rabeeah.

  • Suspected al Qaeda attacks kill at least 10 Yemeni soldiers

    At least 10 Yemeni soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in south Yemen believed to have been carried out by al Qaeda militants, officials and state news agency Saba said on Wednesday. A convoy belonging to Saudi-backed forces was attacked by armed men overnight using roadside bombs in Abyan province, Saba reported, adding that three soldiers were killed and two other bodies were recovered.

  • Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis resume direct talks, sources say

    The resumption in talks is a positive sign for efforts by the United Nations and United States to find a political settlement to the conflict which has killed tens of thousands of people and pushed Yemen to the brink of famine. The virtual talks between senior Saudi and Houthi officials were facilitated by Oman, both sources said, with one adding that there were also plans for a face-to-face meeting in Muscat if there is enough progress.

  • Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis resume direct talks, sources say

    Warring parties Saudi Arabia and the Yemen's Houthi movement have resumed direct talks to discuss security along the kingdom's border and future relations under any peace deal with Yemen, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The so far sporadic negotiations between the two sides resumed last month before the scheduled renewal of a U.N.-brokered truce which was extended by another two months on June 2.