The Latest Breaking News from Aden

Yemen Parliament Approves Budget as Presidential Council Stresses Partnership

The Yemeni parliament approved on Thursday the state budget that was submitted by the government. The budget was approved after extensive deliberations. The government was requested to present answers to inquiries posed by the lawmakers. A senior Yemeni official told Asharq Al-Awsat that state institutions are now functioning in an…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2022

Arab States, Organizations Welcome Swearing-in of Yemeni PLC

Arab and Gulf countries and organizations welcomed the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council’s swearing-in before the House of Representatives on Tuesday in the interim capital Aden. Everyone considered this step a historic milestone for Yemen, and a real beginning that would achieve security and stability and end the protracted crisis. Saudi…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022

Aden Launches Development ‘Battle’ in Freed Governorates

A new battle for restoring Yemen was launched in the war-torn country’s interim capital, Aden.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022

Grundberg in Aden to Consolidate Yemen Truce

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg arrived in Aden on Monday as part of his efforts to consolidate the two-month truce that was declared at the beginning of the month. Hopes are pinned on the truce becoming a permanent ceasefire to the pave the way for peace consultations that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2022

Yemen MPs in Aden Ahead of Voting in Presidential Council, Govt

Several Yemeni lawmakers, ministers and members of the Shura Council arrived in the interim capital Aden on Sunday ahead of the arrival of the new Presidential Leadership Council to the city. The council and new government are set to be sworn in in the city, capping the transition of power…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2022

UN Unveils Plan to Prevent a Safer Tanker Disaster

The United Nations revealed a "viable" plan to avoid any oil leakages or an explosion of the FSO Safer tanker off Yemen's Red Seas coast. The United Nations announced that the Yemeni government in Aden supports the plan, and the Houthi militia, which controls the oil tanker, agreed to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2022

Yemenis cut back their Ramadan meals as soaring prices bite

Aqeel bin Thabet, a university professor in the Yemeni city of Aden, used to buy one or two sheep to eat during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan but because of soaring prices this year can only afford meat from a butcher once a week.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

Eighth Batch of Saudi Oil Derivatives Grant Arrives in Aden, Yemen

The eighth batch of the oil derivatives grant, provided by Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY), arrived in the Yemeni governorate of Aden, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Sunday. The shipment was carrying 60,000 tons of diesel and 25,000 tons of mazut.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2022

Yemeni general's son died alongside father in Aden bombing

A media spokesman in Yemen says that the car bomb that rocked Yemen’s southern port city of Aden and killed a major general also took the life of his son, a junior military officer, and three guards

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Senior Yemeni Military Leader Killed in Car Bombing in Aden

A car bombing killed a senior Yemeni military leader and three of his entourage in the southern port city of Aden on Wednesday, three security sources said. The defense ministry confirmed that Brigadier General Thabet Gawas was killed in a "cowardly attack carried out by several terrorist elements" but provided…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022