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.

March 28, 2015
March 28, 2015

Fresh air strikes hit Yemen rebels

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition are bombing Yemen for a third night, targeting Shia Houthi rebels as they advance in and around the port of Aden

March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015

Iran-backed rebels loot Yemen files on US spy operations

Secret files held by Yemeni security forces that contain details of American intelligence operations in the country have been looted by Iran-backed militia leaders, exposing names of confidential informants and plans for US-backed counter-terrorism strikes

March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015

KSA launches military operation in Yemen: Envoy

Saudi Arabia has launched a military operation including air strikes in Yemen against Houthi Shia rebels, say the Saudi Ambassador.

March 24, 2015
March 24, 2015

Yemen call for Gulf intervention

Yemeni foreign minister calls for Gulf Arab states to intervene to prevent the advance of Shia Houthi rebels into the south of the country

March 22, 2015
March 22, 2015

Shia rebels ‘seize Yemen city’

Parts of Yemen's third largest city Taiz have been seized by Shia rebels

March 22, 2015
March 22, 2015

Yemen president appeals for ‘UN intervention’

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accuses the Iranian-allied Houthi on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appeals to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces

March 20, 2015
March 20, 2015

Death toll rises to 126 in Yemen mosque bombings

Suicide bombers have blown themselves up at two mosques in the centre of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 126 people

March 19, 2015
March 19, 2015

Yemen crisis: Five killed during fighting at airport

At least five people have been killed amid intense fighting around the international airport in Aden in southern Yemen.

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