The Latest Breaking News from Yemen

Saudi Arabia has extended the contract of the Saudi Project for Landmines Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) for an additional year with a cost of more than $33 million. “Renewing the contract with the implementing partner stems from the sense of humanitarian responsibility the center has towards our brothers in Yemen,”…

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have rejected a proposal by United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg regarding the reopening of routes leading to the besieged Taiz province, revealed a source to Asharq Al-Awsat. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the source said the Houthis have turned down the proposal that was…

The ball is now in the court of the United Nations and Iran-backed Houthi militias, said a source from the Yemeni government delegation that was negotiating the reopening of routes to the besieged Taiz province. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity, the source warned that the Houthis were…

A hideous contradiction is playing out in war-torn Ukraine. Thousands of Ukrainians are starving in cities besieged by Russian forces. Meanwhile, the country’s grain stores are bursting with food, and the government is begging for international assistance to export Ukrainian grain to world markets.

The Iran-backed Houthi militias have set new conditions for international humanitarian aid agencies and UN programs operating in Yemeni areas under their control, forcing the relief organizations to give up the personal data of aid beneficiaries. In the meantime, Asharq Al-Awsat uncovered documents and information from judiciary sources showing how…

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the third week of June 2022, a total of 1,423 mines planted by the Houthi militias across Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday. The dismantled mines include 19 anti-personnel mines, 316 anti-tank…

The GCC Ambassador to Yemen, Sarhan al-Minaikher, said that the integration of Yemen with the economies of the Arab Gulf states is a matter linked to the end of the war. Minaikher said that efforts aim to extend the existing armistice, stressing Gulf countries' support to end the crisis. The…

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) concluded a regional tour that took it to each of Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt and Qatar to attract economic and political support. The President of the PLC on Wednesday arrived in the Qatari capital, Doha, the last stop on his trip. Dr.

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 59 tons and 599 kilograms of food baskets in Yemen's Taiz province, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Friday. The aid was distributed to 3,342 people in the Al-Ma’afer district. The move is part of the Food Security Support Project…