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SANA’A, Yemen (AA, AP, AFP, Saba): At least 78 people were killed and more than 150 were injured late Wednesday in a stampede in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. Dr. Mutahhir Murshid, chairman of the board of Sevre Hospital in Sana’a, told al-Masirah television that the crowd surge took place during the distribution of financial aid under […]

17th Apr 2023

Yemen: Houthis announce new prisoner swap deal with government

By Shukri Hussein SANA’A, Yemen (AA): Yemen’s Ansar Allah [Houthi] announced a new prisoner swap agreement Sunday with the Yemeni government. This came shortly after the two rivals completed the exchange of nearly 900 prisoners. “An upcoming deal will include the release of 700 captives in exchange for 700 prisoners from the other side,” Abdul-Qader […]

7th Sep 2022

Yemen: Al-Qaeda attack kills 21 soldiers in Abyan

By Shukri Hussein SANA’A, Yemen (AA): At least 21 soldiers were killed in an attack by al-Qaeda terrorist group in southern Yemen on Tuesday, according to the Interior Ministry. A ministry statement said the attack targeted a security checkpoint manned by the government-aligned Security Belt Forces (SBF) in Ahwar district in Abyan province. The […]

17th Mar 2022

UN chief says at least 10K children killed in Yemen conflict

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): At least 10,000 children have died in Yemen’s nearly eight-year war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday as international attention remains squarely on the war in Ukraine. “Yemen may have receded from the headlines, but the human suffering has not relented. For seven years and counting the Yemeni people […]

22nd Jan 2022

Yemen: Saudi-led airstrike on prison kills 70

By Gozde Bayar ANKARA (AA): At least 70 people died and 138 others were wounded in an airstrike on a prison in northern Yemen, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Friday. “Last night Sa’ada City Remand Prison was hit by what was reported to be an air strike from the Saudi-led Coalition. Al-Gumhourriyeh Hospital […]

19th Jan 2022

Yemen: Civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition bombing: UN

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN human rights office on Tuesday expressed deep concern over escalating conflict in Yemen. “We are deeply concerned by the continuing escalation of the conflict in Yemen. Overnight, airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on the capital, Sanaa, are reported to have left at least five civilians dead,” High […]

10th Jan 2022

Yemen: Over 1,170 civilians killed or wounded in 2021

By Hamdi Yildiz ADEN, Yemen (AA): A total of 1,171 civilians in Yemen were either killed or wounded last year, a commission said Sunday. The National Commission of Inquiry said in a statement that there was a significant increase in direct and indirect attacks against civilians in 2021. It said 403 civilians, including 30 women […]

31st Oct 2021

Yemen: 12 killed in explosion near Aden airport

By Mehmet Nuri Ucar ADEN, Yemen (AA):- At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured in a car bomb blast near the airport in Yemen’s southern Aden city on Saturday, according to the information ministry. Airport spokesman Adel Hamran told Anadolu Agency that the bomb-laden vehicle exploded at the entrance of the […]

1st Mar 2021

Yemen Houthis claim drone attacks on ‘sensitive sites’ Saudi Arabia

By Muhammad Al-Samei and Aziz Al-Ahmadi SANA’A, Yemen (AA): Yemen’s Ansar Allah [Houthi] movement on Sunday claimed to have carried out missile and drone attacks on “sensitive sites” in Saudi Arabia. Rebel spokesman Yahya Saree described the attacks as “massive”, saying that six drone attacks targeted military sites in Abha and Khamis Mushait in […]

15th Jan 2021

UN urges US to drop Houthi terrorist designation

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The UN urged the Trump administration on Thursday to reverse its decision to label Yemen’s Houthi [Ansar Allah] rebels as a terror group, warning the move could exacerbate the country’s dire humanitarian crisis. The UN’s aid chief Mark Lowcok told the Security Council the decision will push the impoverished nation […]

12th Jan 2021

Yemen remains ‘worst humanitarian crisis’: UN office

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with nearly 80% or more than 24 million of its people needing humanitarian assistance and protection and more than 13 million in danger of starving to death, the UN humanitarian office said Monday. Vanessa Huguenin, a public information officer at the UN office […]

31st Dec 2020

Yemen: Death toll from Aden airport blasts rises to 22

By Halime Afra Aksoy, Laith Al-jnaidi, Safiye Karabacak and Zehra Nur Duz ADEN, Yemen/ISTANBUL/ANKARA (AA): At least 22 people were killed in three explosions that rocked the airport in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Wednesday soon after the newly formed government members arrived in the temporary capital. At least 50 others were […]

28th Dec 2020

Yemen’s new government faces major challenges ahead

By Mohammed Alragawi SANA’A (AA): A power-sharing government was announced in war-torn Yemen this month, containing 24 ministers including representatives of the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is backed by the UAE. While the formation of the new government came in accordance with the terms of the Riyadh Agreement that was jointly signed between […]

2nd Sep 2020

‘UAE, Saudi Arabia allowed Israel onto Yemen’s Socotra’

By Mubarak Mohamed SANA’A (AA): A Yemeni tribal leader on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia of letting Israel onto the Yemeni island of Socotra. The accusation came in a statement by Issa Salem bin Yaqut, the chief of tribes in Socotra, who warned against undermining Yemeni sovereignty on Socotra and […]

16th Jul 2020

Yemen: 9 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike

By Aziz al-Ahmadi SANA’A (AA): Yemen’s Houthi group said Wednesday nine civilians were killed and seven others injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the northern al-Jawf province. The group’s website, citing a security source, said two women were among the victims, while five children were injured in the attack. The source said the […]

22nd Jun 2020

Yemeni minister resigns over UAE backed group attacks, coup

By Mehmet Nuri Ucar (AA): Yemen’s minister of industry and trade resigned Sunday in response to attacks by armed groups backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in reaction to UAE backed coup in Socotra governorate. Ironically, UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen Government. Mohamed al-Maytami submitted his resignation to […]

17th Jun 2020

Yemen: Attack in Saada by Saudi-led coalition kills 12 civilians

By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): Airstrike launched by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, killing at least a dozen civilians, including children, is “terrible and unjustified”, according to a UN body. The initial field reports show that at least 12 civilians, including four children, were killed in strikes on a vehicle in Saada district in the […]

27th Apr 2020

Yemeni leader urged to thwart UAE backed STC’s bid for self-rule

By Abdullah Ahmed ADEN, Yemen (AA): Yemen’s parliament urged President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on Sunday to take “urgent measures” to stop the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) from establishing self-rule in regions under its control. UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition to fight against the Houhtis (Ansar Allah). In a statement, the […]

9th Apr 2020

Saudi Arabia announces Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic

By Ali Semerci ISTANBUL (AA): Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces declared Wednesday a two-week long cease-fire in Yemen starting from Thursday amid coronavirus outbreak, according to local media. The unilateral cease-fire could be extended, the official SPA news agency quoted coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki as saying. Al-Maliki said the move supports Yemeni Government’s decision […]

16th Feb 2020

Yemen: UN says 31 civilians incl children killed in Saudi-led airstrikes

By Mohamed al-Samei SANA’A (AA): UN said Saturday 31 were killed, including women and children, in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in northern Yemen. “Preliminary field reports indicate that on 15 February as many as 31 civilians were killed and 12 others injured in strikes that hit Al-Hayjah area… in Al-Jawf governorate,” said a statement from […]

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