Wanted: one supertanker to stop environmental disaster in the Red Sea Ship needed to transfer 1mn barrels of oil from stricken FSO Safer moored off the coast of Yemen Financial Times · Feb 28, 2023
UN seeks $4.3 billion to cover Yemen 2023 humanitarian needs The United Nations is seeking $4.3 billion at a pledging conference in Geneva to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in Yemen The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023
UN seeks $4.3bn in aid for war-torn Yemen The appeal comes before a donors conference to raise funds to support millions in need of aid after eight years of war. Al Jazeera · Feb 27, 2023
UN Appeals for $4.3 Bn to Help Millions in War-torn Yemen The United Nations said it needed $4.3 billion this year to help millions of people in war-ravaged Yemen, ahead of a donors' conference on Monday. Aid agencies need the money to help more than 17 million people in the country, which has been devastated by an eight-year civil war, said… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023
Yemen's Hodeidah receives first ship carrying general cargo in years amid truce push A container ship carrying general commercial goods docked at Yemen's main port of Hodeidah for the first time since at least 2016 on Saturday as parties in Yemen's eight-year war are in talks to reinstate an expired U.N.-brokered truce deal. Reuters · Feb 26, 2023
Al-Alimi to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Support and Encourage Saudi Mediation with Houthis Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Dr. Rashad al-Alimi said the country’s political problems can be summed up in two words: exclusion and marginalization, while they can be resolved through consensus and partnership. In an exclusive interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he underscored his support to the Saudi mediation with… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2023
Yemeni Officials, Public Optimistic About $1 Billion Saudi Deposit Yemeni officials and the public hailed the new Saudi deposit agreement with the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden for $1 billion, indicating that it would improve the local currency rate, support primary food imports, and enable the government to implement economic reforms. The deposit directly impacted the exchange rate,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023
Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank The deposit comes as the Saudi-backed administration struggles to handle weak currency and high fuel prices. Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023
Grundberg Seeks Regional Support for Permanent Settlement in Yemen United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg held talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with Diplomatic Adviser to the United Arab Emirates President Dr. Anwar Gargash. They tackled the latest developments in the Yemeni crisis and efforts to reach a ceasefire to pave the way for a sustainable political solution… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2023
Saudi Arabia Deposits $1 Billion into Yemen’s Central Bank Saudi Arabia deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s legitimate government Tuesday in a bid to bolster the country’s economy, state media said. The move was in implementation of directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2023
Al-Gosaibi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthis Have Turned Everyday Objects into Explosive Mines One of the oddest explosives discovered by the Saudi Masam Project in Yemen was a bean can that the Iran-backed Houthi militias had booby-trapped to form a landmine. Ousama al-Gosaibi, the program manager for the Masam Project, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Houthis had designed the explosive in a way… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023
Yemen’s Al-Alimi Vows to Keep Up Fight Against 'Houthi Nightmare' Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023
40 Killed, Dozens Wounded from Houthi Mines in Yemen A rights group has announced that more than 100 civilians were killed and wounded by landmines in the past six weeks, amid government warnings of the escalating threat of Houthi landmines on civilians. International and Yemeni reports revealed that the Houthi militias have planted more than one million landmines, including… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023
Int’l Organizations: Yemen Migratory Route One of the Busiest, Riskiest Yemen has been suffering for eight years due to the war sparked by the Houthi militia, displacing over four million people internally. Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 18, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 18, 2023 Yemen Mobilizes European Efforts to Pressure Houthis, Support Economic Reforms The head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, intensified his meetings with European officials to mobilize European efforts to pressure the Houthi militia and support economic reforms. Alimi, who is visiting Brussels, is heading back to Munich to participate in the Munich Security Conference.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2023 Yemeni Gov’t Denies Changing Hodeidah Port’s Access Mechanism The Yemeni government denied any change in inspection procedures on ships bound for the Houthi-controlled western Hodeidah port, stressing that the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen was still operational. Houthis claimed that the inspection mechanism had been suspended. The government emphasized that it will take deterrent actions against…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2023 US, UK, French Ambassadors: Houthi Attacks Harm All Yemenis The ambassadors of the US, UK, and France have condemned Houthi attacks against infrastructure in Yemen and the group’s actions that threaten the peace process and damage the Yemeni economy. The three ambassadors called on the Houthis to stop further attacks on civilian infrastructure.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2023 Bin Mubarak: Any Peace Plan Must Focus on Ending Coup in Yemen Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak stressed that any peace plan in the country should focus on ending the Houthi coup, based on the three agreed-upon references. At the meeting of the EU's Political and Security Committee, bin Mubarak said the peace plan in Yemen should focus on resolving…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2023 UN Security Council Renews Sanctions on Houthis The UN Security Council extended the sanctions imposed on Yemen until Nov. 15, including the arms embargo on several Houthi leaders, classified as a terrorist entity under UN Resolution 2624. The Council also extended the mandate of the panel of experts tasked with managing the sanctions until Dec. 15. The…
Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2023 Twelve years after Yemen uprising, people’s dreams are shattered How the 2011 uprising turned sour.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023 Rise in Horn of Africa migrants a worry, says UN official The head of the International Organization for Migration says the numbers of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to Gulf countries through Yemen has significantly increased
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023 Yemen, UAE Discuss Deterring Houthis, Efforts to Implement Donor Pledges Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik intensified his meetings on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai to coordinate efforts to deter attacked by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on oil ports and launch donor pledges to complete projects and support the economy. Abdulmalik met with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023 Report: US Considers Sending Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine The US military is considering sending Ukraine thousands of seized weapons and more than a million rounds of ammunition once bound for the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. US officials said they are looking at sending Ukraine more than 5,000 assault rifles, 1.6 million…
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 UK presents evidence linking Iran in Houthi weapon supply Britain says it has for the first time presented evidence to the UN that Iran is supplying advanced weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 Missiles linked to Iran by failure to erase data from drone, MoD officials say The claims come in a dossier of evidence, handed to the UN by Britain, relating to the war in Yemen.