Yemen News News Yemen » Government: Houthis in Yemen Edge Closer to Entering U.S.-Iran War
The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has declared a Red Sea blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening a new front in the war rippling across the Middle East.
News Yemen » Government: Yemen government says attacked Sanaa airport, reviving dormant conflict
Yemen's internationally-recognised government said it struck Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport on Monday, its biggest flare-up in years with the rebels, who blamed the authorities' Saudi backers for the ...
News Yemen » Government: Hope and scepticism as Yemen’s Saudi-backed gov’t announces a new cabinet
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sanaa, Yemen – After weeks of consultations in Riyadh, the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Yemen’s ...
News Yemen » Government: Yemen’s government, Houthis agree to exchange thousands of prisoners
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of Houthi security forces stands guard during a rally in Yemen's capital, Sanaa [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] Yemen’s ...
News Yemen » Government: Yemen government says it struck Sanaa airport as fears of renewed civil war grow
Yemen's internationally recognised government said it attacked Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing, prompting Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and raising fears of a wider ...
News Yemen » Government: Yemen at risk of getting dragged back into war as Saudis and Houthis exchange airstrikes
The civil war in Yemen that began in 2014 eventually pitted Iran-backed Houthi rebels against a Saudi-led coalition supporting the country’s government.
News Yemen » Government: Yemen's Houthis kill 16 government troops; British agency reports attack on cargo ship in Red Sea
Both incidents were reported near the port city of Hodeidah, which is under control of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group.
News Yemen » Government: Yemen: Government escalates repression against civil society
IFEX joins rights groups condemning Yemen;s ban on engagement with Mwatana for Human Rights, warning that authorities are weaponizing security laws to further silence civil society. This statement was ...
News Yemen » Government: Yemen government and Houthis agree to free 1,600 detainees in the largest swap of the 11-year war
AMMAN, Jordan — Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels agreed Thursday to free more than 1,600 detainees in the largest swap during Yemen's 11-year civil war.