Yemen

Hijacked, sunk, set ablaze: Yemen rebels' Red Sea attacks

Here are the most significant attacks by the Huthis, who say their campaign is aimed at ships linked to Israel and its Western allies the United States and Britain.

Attacks on Yemen could open Middle East’s pandora’s box

The US and UK strikes in Yemen have only aggravated the possibility of large-scale conflict in the already volatile Middle East.

Analysis / Yemen attacks not seen drawing Iran directly into war

Iraqi militias responded with new threats against US interests, while Washington declared the Gulf state Bahrain among allies that supported the operation, risking the ire of the Houthis who have a powerful arsenal of drones and missiles.

'7 killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital'

A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said.

Suspected cholera cases spikes in Yemen in 2019: UN

Nearly 110,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported in war-hit Yemen since the beginning of January, including 190 related deaths, the UN says.

29 kids killed in Yemen air strike

A strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen killed at least 29 children yesterday, the Red Cross said, as the Saudi-led coalition faced a growing outcry over the attack.

39 combatants killed outside Yemen's Hodeida

Heavy clashes kill 39 combatants outside Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida, as a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub entered its second day.

5 dead, 40 missing in Yemen's Socotra after cyclone

Five people are killed and at least 40 missing on the Yemeni island of Socotra as Cyclone Mekunu pummelled the area before making its way to the Arabian Peninsula's southern coast.

Rebels kill Yemen’s strongman Saleh as alliance collapses

Yemeni rebels have killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president and strongman, as their forces battled for control of the capital, Sanaa, officials say. The collapse of their alliance throws Yemen’s nearly 3-year-old civil war into unpredictable new chaos.

April 5, 2015
April 5, 2015

UN considers Yemen air strike pause

United Nations Security Council considers Russia's call for a pause in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen.

April 3, 2015
April 3, 2015

Hotlines for Yemen expats’ relatives

The foreign affairs here has asked the relatives of Bangladesh nationals, got stuck in war-torn Yemen, to stay in touch by its two hotlines as the government has started their repatriation process.

April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015

Yemen crisis: 'Foreign troops' land in Aden

Unconfirmed reports have emerged of foreign troops landing in the Yemeni port city of Aden. It is not clear what nationality they are.

April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015

Dhaka to send a team to repatriate Bangladeshis from Yemen

Dhaka is sending a two-member team, comprising of the counsellor at Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait and a staff, to Yemen today to help repatriate the Bangladeshi nationals trapped in the war-torn country.

April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015

Pressure builds on key Yemen city

Fighting in the Yemeni city of Aden has intensified as Houthi rebels try to seize control of the city despite airstrikes on Houthi forces by a Saudi-led coalition.

April 1, 2015
April 1, 2015

Explosion at Yemen factory kills 25

Explosion at a dairy factory in Yemen's Hodaida has left 25 workers dead, medical sources said, with conflicting accounts attributing the blast to an air strike by a Saudi-led alliance or to a rocket landing from a nearby army base.

April 1, 2015
April 1, 2015

IOM urged to repatriate Bangladeshis from Yemen

Bangladesh officially requests International Organization for Migration to repatriate Bangladesh nationals trapped in war-torn Yemen.

March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015

Fighting in Aden as Yemen's Houthis make gains

Iran-allied Houthi militiamen pushed into the northeastern outskirts of the Yemeni port city of Aden on Monday amid heavy clashes with loyalists of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi

March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015

Bangladesh condemns Houthi actions in Yemen

Bangladesh strongly condemns actions by the Houthis against the legitimate government led by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi of Yemen

March 29, 2015
March 29, 2015

Help! Trapped in Yemen, 2 Bangladeshis appeal

Two Bangladesh nationals, who are trapped in two hotels in Yemen due to allied strikes against Houthi rebels, have appealed for immediate rescue