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  • Yemen’s Marib city battens down as Houthis advance through energy-rich province

    Expecting a possible siege, pro-government forces in central Yemen are preparing to defend Marib city, their last northern stronghold, against advancing Houthi fighters bent on taking full control of one of Yemen's key energy-producing regions. Should Marib governorate fall to the Houthis it would deal a blow to the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that has been battling the Iran-aligned group for over six years and to United Nations-led peace efforts.

  • The History and Mystery of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’

    The first-ever expedition to the bottom of a startling desert sinkhole found wonders—but only natural ones.

  • Under pressure over Yemen blockade, Riyadh seeks US help with defenses

    But Riyadh first wants U.S. weapons to help the kingdom strengthen its defence systems following Houthi attacks on its territory with military drones and ballistic missiles, the sources familiar with discussions told Reuters. "Publicly and privately, we've been putting a lot of attention on the port and the airport issue... It's the right thing for Saudi Arabia to do," a senior U.S. government official said on condition of anonymity. The official said the defence of Saudi Arabia is a vital U.S. commitment and "something that the Saudis are specifically looking for".

  • Saudi-led coalition says 105 Yemen rebels killed in Marib battle

    The Saudi-led military coalition backing the government in Yemen said Monday it had killed 105 Huthi rebels in air strikes near the strategic city of Marib. The deaths are the latest among roughly 1,700 rebels the coalition claims it has killed in strikes over the past two weeks around Marib, the internationally recognised government's last bastion in oil-rich northern Yemen.

  • Yemen’s Houthis advance in Shabwa and Marib

    Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it has seized new territory in the energy-rich provinces of Shabwa and Marib, gains confirmed by sources, as it presses an offensive likely to further complicate international peace efforts. Military spokesman Yahia Sarea said Houthi forces, who are battling a coalition led by Saudi Arabia, had taken three districts in Shabwa in southern Yemen and two more in Marib, the Saudi-backed government's last northern stronghold.

  • Yemenis trapped, displaced by fierce fighting in Marib region

    Hundreds of Yemenis are trapped by fierce fighting between government and Houthi forces in the northern Marib governorate, residents and a local official said, after battles for control of the gas-rich region displaced some 10,000 people last month. The internationally recognised government backed by a Saudi-led coalition declared southern Marib a military zone on Tuesday after gains there by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which has also advanced on the Shabwa region in south Yemen.

  • Saudi Arabia accused of forcing Yemenis in the kingdom out of their jobs

    The World Bank estimated in 2017 that remittances sent from Yemenis in Saudi Arabia amounted to $2.3bn annually. Remittances sent from Saudi Arabia constituted 61% of the total remittances sent from abroad.

  • More than 100 Yemen rebels killed south of Marib: coalition

    More than 100 Yemeni rebels have been killed south of Marib, the Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday, reporting a heavy toll for the third straight day in fighting for the strategic city. The Iran-backed Huthis' latest casualties in the Abdiya district "exceeded 108", the coalition said, after announcing more than 156 dead on Monday and over 134 on Tuesday.

  • Analysis: Will Saudi Arabia and Iran Make Peace Over Yemen?

    Two archrivals in the Middle East seem to be making surprising progress in rebuilding relations. This could possibly help end the war in Yemen, and prove to be the most dramatic step in a wave of de-escalation in the region. In 2020, negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Iran began quietly with three informal but substantial meetings involving senior security and intelligence officials from Riyadh and Tehran. A fourth round was reportedly held on September 21 at Baghdad international airport, with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi playing host to the head of Iran’s national Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, and the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir. Afterwards, Saudi Arabia — the more cautious party — designated them official direct talks.

  • Opinion: UN is right to shut down the Yemen war crimes panel

    The UNHRC has, in effect, outsourced the challenges in Yemen. A separate resolution would provide an alternative path of providing international support and capacity building to the Yemen government’s own institutions.