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UN Alert: Yemen’s Highlands Brace for Deadlier Floods Next Week

Much of Yemen’s Highlands should brace for deadlier downpours and floods in the coming week, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said in a agrometeorological early warning bulletin it released Monday. FAO also said the return of the Saif rainy season was with a rough start as storms flooded…

Asharq Al-Awsat

International Report: Yemen Ranks the Lowest in Mental Health

Yemen is lagging in mental health, as the streets of Sanaa and major cities are filled with homeless and mentally disturbed people, according to a recent international report. Sapien Labs issued its third annual report on the mental state of the world, ranking Yemen 46th out of 57 countries. Sapien…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen: Houthis Hike Prices of Vegetables, Fruits

Yemenis in the capital Sanaa and other cities under Houthi control, condemned the militias for imposing high royalties and illegal levies, hiking the prices of fruits and vegetables. Residents affirmed that prices for many food commodities continued to rise, accusing the militias of imposing more tariffs in the name of…

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Houthis Allocate $500,000 for Sectarian Events

Houthi militia has allocated, within a week, about half a million dollars for a series of sectarian events in Sanaa and the other cities under their control celebrating the so-called "Day of Resilience," according to informed sources. A source close to the group told Asharq Al-Awsat that the militias organized…

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Houthis Prevent Aid Delivery to Yemenis During Ramadan

Houthi militias have prevented merchants and donors from distributing aid to the poor in Sanaa and other regions since the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat Friday. “More than 13 merchants and donors were arrested in the last five days on charges of…

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Yemeni Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Prisoner Swap Will Be Held on April 11

Yemeni deputy minister for human rights Majed Fadail revealed that a planned prisoner swap between the legitimate government and Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militias will take place in April. The official, who is also a member of the government negotiations delegation that took part in the talks with the Houthis over…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthis Turn Parts of Sanaa’s Presidential Palace into a Commercial Complex

Houthis have transformed parts of Yemen’s Presidential Palace, located in southern Sanaa, into a commercial center designated for militia leaders from the Saada governorate, according to local trade sources. The Yemeni Holding Company, overseen by the internationally sanctioned Houthi financial leader Saleh Mesfer Al Shaer, had acquired swathes of Presidential…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Yemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they are imposing severe restrictions on U.N. and other humanitarian flights arriving in the capital, Sanaa

The Independent UK

Ramadan begins in Mideast amid high costs, hopes for peace

The first daily fast of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun

The Independent UK

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.

Al Jazeera

Measles, Smallpox on the Rise in Houthi-Controlled Areas

Yemeni medical sources in Houthi-controlled areas warned on Saturday of a health catastrophe facing the country as the militias continue to prevent vaccinations for deadly childhood diseases. The sources said that medical facilities, including in Sanaa, recorded hundreds of polio, measles, and smallpox cases. Medical sources in Sanaa told Asharq…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mystery Shrouds Fate of UN Plan for Unloading FSO Safer

Mystery shrouds the fate of FSO Safer, an aging oil tanker moored off the west coast of Yemen, after a UN plan to transfer around 1.1 million barrels of crude oil onboard the derelict vessel to a new tanker faltered due to a lack of funding. The FSO Safer, owned…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twelve years after Yemen uprising, people’s dreams are shattered

How the 2011 uprising turned sour.

Al Jazeera

Yemen's Insurgents Tighten Restrictions on Civilians Traveling for Work

The Houthi militia in Yemen has tightened restrictions on civilians traveling to work abroad, forcing them to pay fees and register relatives' data, according to informed sources in Sanaa. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the coup is targeting Yemenis traveling abroad for work, which would enable them to support…

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Yemen Urges Diplomatic Missions to Resume Work in Aden

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry urged diplomatic missions to resume their work from the interim capital, Aden, pledging to provide all facilities to enhance the state's role. Foreign diplomatic missions closed their embassies and evacuated their staff from Sanaa after the Houthi militia took control of the capital in September 2014.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemenis Angry over Death of 2 Detainees Under Torture in Militia Prisons

The death of two Yemenis under torture in Houthi prisons sparked widespread human rights anger on Monday, amid accusations that the militias had killed 300 civilians abducted in the same way over the course of eight years. According to Yemeni human rights reports, one civilian and one military detainees died…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemenis Mock Houthis over Claims of Fighting Corruption

Yemenis on social media have denounced Houthi Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi for purchasing a massive villa in Sanaa for $1.5 million. Video footage posted online showed one of the citizens mocking the state of poverty experienced by Yemenis in Houthi-run areas at a time when the militia leaders are…

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In Yemen, medical shortages compound suffering of cancer patients

Ali Jabri cradles his sobbing son Ayoub ahead of chemotherapy treatment at Yemen's largest cancer hospital in the capital Sanaa where an eight-year war has led to shortages in life-saving medicine and equipment.

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Yemen Calls for Int’l Support to Revive its Economy, Stop Houthi Terror

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council urged on Monday international support to help revive the country’s economy, stop the collapse of the local currency and put an end to the terrorism of the Iran-backed Houthi militias. Members of the PLC, Aidaroos al-Zubaidi and Sultan al-Arada held separate talks in Riyadh with…

Al Jazeera

UN Yemen envoy indicates new truce may be agreed

Despite a six-month UN-brokered truce ending in October, fighting has not escalated.

The Independent UK

Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce

Yemen is seeing its longest-ever pause in fighting, more than nine months

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthis Raid Company that Determines Aid Recipients in Yemen

Houthi intelligence agents stormed the "Prodigy Systems" offices in Sanaa that manages data collection on citizens who are eligible for humanitarian aid, in cooperation with international organizations. The Houthi agents forced some of its employees, at gunpoint, to sign documents accusing the company of working for Israel. They also arrested…

Asharq Al-Awsat

4 Yemeni Media Figures Face Possible Death Sentence for Criticizing Houthis

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen kicked off the trial of four social media figures for allegedly criticizing the militias’ corrupt practices. They appeared before a court tasked with tackling terrorism cases, sparking concerns that death sentences may be issued against them. Ahmad Hajar, Mustafa al-Mumary, Hamoud al-Mesbahi and Ahmad…

Al Jazeera

Crackdown on YouTubers leaves little space for dissent in Yemen

Three of Yemen’s most prominent YouTubers have been arrested in the past few weeks by Houthi authorities in Sanaa.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthis' Commemoration of Soleimani's Death Sparks Anger among Yemenis

Houthi militias celebrated the third anniversary of the assassination of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander of the al-Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, sparking angry reactions among Yemenis. Social media activists and journalists saw the celebration as a confirmation of the group's absolute affiliation with the Iranian regime. The Houthi…

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