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Food Aid Vessel Leaves Ukraine for Yemen, WFP Says

The second shipment of humanitarian food aid since Russia's invasion left Ukraine for Yemen on Tuesday, the World Food Program said in a statement. The MV Karteria left from the Black Sea port of Yuzhny and will stop in Türkiye for the grains to be milled into flour, the UN…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Food aid vessel leaves Ukraine for Yemen, WFP says

The second shipment of humanitarian food aid since Russia's invasion left Ukraine for Yemen on Tuesday, the World Food Programme said in a statement.

Reuters

Rights groups urge Yemen's Houthis to end Taiz blockade

Sixteen rights groups have urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to end their years-long siege of the country’s third-largest city

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Rights Groups Urge Houthis to End Siege on Yemen’s Taiz

Sixteen rights groups on Monday urged the Iran-backed Houthi militias to end their siege of Yemen’s third-largest city. The groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said in a joint statement the Houthi blockade of Taiz has severely restricted freedom of movement and impeded the flow of essential goods,…

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Report: Syria Asked Iran Not to Attack Israel from its Territories

Syrian officials have asked Iran and its proxies not to carry out attacks against Israel from its territory, The New York Times reported on Friday citing a source in Damascus. It said this request led the Iran-led axis to retaliate against Israeli strikes by hitting US bases instead. The source…

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Yemeni Insurgents Accused of Tampering with High School Exams

Houthi militias have tampered with the results of high school exams in their areas of control, according to Yemeni sources. The sources accused the group's leader, Yahya al-Houthi, who was appointed as Minister of Education, and his deputy, Qassim al-Hamran, of deliberately manipulating the results and leaking exams. They also…

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Yemenis to Hold 3rd Round of Talks in Amman

Representatives of the legitimate Yemeni government and Houthi militias, will meet for the third round of talks to discuss ending the siege of Taiz and opening the crossings. The Iran-backed Houthi militia has rejected several proposals of the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, regarding easing the siege of Taiz…

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ICRC: Floods Caused Havoc in Yemen

Weeks of exceptionally heavy seasonal rains and floods have caused havoc across Yemen, killing dozens of people and destroying homes, agricultural land, roads and vital infrastructure, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a report on Wednesday. The floods have also moved unexploded ordnance to residential and…

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Yemenis Barely Celebrate GPC’s 40th Anniversary

Yemenis home and abroad are faintly celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the General People's Congress (GPC), one of the largest political parties in Yemen. The reason behind this is that the GPC has faced fragmentation over the years and lost its decision-making power to Houthi militias. Marking…

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Yemen’s HSA Pledges $1.2m to UN Drive to Avert Safer Tanker Oil Spill

Yemen’s HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the UN urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million. The international organization, which has…

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Yemen's HSA pledges $1.2 million to U.N. drive to avert tanker oil spill

Yemen's HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the U.N. urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million.

Reuters

Yemeni Official: Houthi Mines Disaster Will Last Decades

Director of Yemen's National Mine Action Program, Brigadier General Amin Al-Aqili accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of continuing to plant mines in the war-torn country, saying the disaster they have created will take decades to resolve. The Houthis have continued to plant the explosives in spite of the ongoing nationwide…

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Human Rights Network Documents 18,000 Houthi Abuses in Yemen’s Dhamar

A Yemeni human rights report revealed on Tuesday that the Iran-backed Houthi militias have committed over 18,000 violations against civilians in the Dhamar governorate during seven years. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said that from December 1, 2014 to October 30, 2021, it documented 18,413 grave Houthi violations…

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Yemeni president orders separatists to stop military operations

Pro-UAE forces have recently taken control of Shabwa governorate, bringing them into conflict with pro-govt groups.

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Yemeni southern separatists launch military campaign in Abyan

Yemen's main southern separatist group said it had launched a military operation in Abyan province "to cleanse it of terrorist organisations", a move that would strengthen the UAE-backed faction's control in the south.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eryani: Houthi Restrictions on Vaccination Campaigns Threaten Spread of Epidemic Diseases

Yemen’s Minister of Information Muammar Al-Eryani warned against the Houthis’ continued restrictions on child immunization programs in the capital of Sanaa and other areas under the militia’s control. Eryani’s remarks were made in an official statement directed at the repercussions of Iran-backed Houthi practices on the general health of Yemenis…

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The advocacy groups working to bring the Arms Trade Treaty to life

Like all international agreements, the ATT has limited force. Civil society could help hold governments accountable to it.

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UAE-backed Yemeni forces seize Shabwa energy sites in tussle with rivals

Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates have seized energy facilities in Shabwa from another faction, prompting the head of the Saudi-backed presidential council on Sunday to order their withdrawal as internal rivalries beset the new body.

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Al-Alimi Arrives in Riyadh to Discuss Economic Support for Yemen

The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad Al-Alimi, arrived in Riyadh Saturday on a private visit where he is expected to meet Saudi officials, the official Saba news agency reported. Al-Alimi is visiting Saudi Arabia after having visited the UAE to follow up on economic support being given…

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UN Decries Alarming Increase in Attacks on Aid Workers in Yemen

The United Nations said violence against aid workers in Yemen have increased at an “alarming.” A statement by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), marking the World Humanitarian Day, affirmed that most of the violations took place in Houthi-controlled areas, without identifying the parties responsible for…

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Documentary on Houthi Crimes Wins US Award

“Detained Under Houthis” won the platinum award for Best Shorts Documentary at the Los Angeles-based Independent Shorts Awards (ISA) in August. Filmmaker Eric Trometer’s documentary shed light on three Yemeni women who were detained by the Iran-backed Houthi militias but survived their imprisonment. They chose to be part of the…

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Dire Health, Environment Conditions Threaten Residents of Flooded Sanaa

The residents of the Yemeni capital Sanaa have expressed their fears over the dire environment and health conditions in their city, which is held by the Iran-backed Houthi militias, in wake of recent devastating floods. The flooding has led to the inundation of sewage systems with waste sweeping the capital,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Khalid bin Salman: Operating Aden Hospital Underlines Kingdom’s Continued Efforts to Support Yemeni People

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Thursday congratulated Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen for signing a contract to operate Aden General Hospital for three years. “As part of the continued Kingdom’s efforts to provide support to the Yemeni…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthi Levies Impoverish Yemeni Farmers

Fruit farmers in Yemen’s Houthi-run areas are suffering the brunt of hiked oil prices and high maintenance rates.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Grundberg’s Plans to Expand UN Truce Arouses Yemeni Apprehension

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, in his latest UN Security Council briefing, stirred anxiety among Yemenis by announcing plans to expand the humanitarian and military truce in Yemen. Houthis stand to benefit the most from the improved truce terms, Yemeni politicians told Asharq Al-Awsat, recalling that the Iran-backed…

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