A U.S. airstrike on an oil port in Yemen has resulted in 38 deaths and over 100 injuries. Houthi rebels reported these casualties after an attack on the Ras Isa oil terminal. They stated that the victims were mainly workers at the port. The U.S. Central Command confirmed the airstrike on the Ras Isa oil […]
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Trump shares controversial video of Houthi fighters killed in US strike on Yemen
US President Donald Trump shared a controversial video on Friday, showing the deaths of Houthi fighters in Yemen. The black-and-white footage, posted on his Truth Social network, depicted a US airstrike on the fighters. The video was captioned with the word “oops.” The video shows several dozen Houthi fighters gathered along a road. The footage, […]
Israel intercepts Yemen-launched missile amid rising regional tensions
Israel intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday, as Houthi rebels claimed to have targeted Ben Gurion Airport. The Israeli military confirmed the interception before the missile crossed into its airspace. The Iran-backed Houthis, who have been attacking Red Sea ships and Israel since the Gaza war began, resumed strikes after U.S. airstrikes in […]
Saudi unilaterally releases detainees to Yemen amid peace push
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous detainee exchanges between Yemen’s warring parties. The military coalition, which intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Iran-aligned Houthis ousted the government from the capital Sanaa, […]
Yemen war has killed or maimed over 11,000 children: UN
More than 11,000 children are known to have been killed or maimed in Yemen’s civil war since it escalated nearly eight years ago, the United Nations said Monday. “The true toll of this conflict is likely to be far higher,” said the children’s agency UNICEF about the casualties of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. “Thousands […]
UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond
UNITED NATIONS: Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said Tuesday. “We are deeply concerned by the continuing escalation of the conflict in Yemen. Overnight, air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on the capital, […]
Yemen model in rebel jail attempts suicide
A young Yemeni model has attempted suicide in a Sanaa jail run by Huthi rebels enforcing a strict moral code, rights groups and her lawyer said. Entisar al-Hammadi, 19, was arrested on February 20 at a Sanaa checkpoint while on her way to a photo shoot. Huthi rebel forces who control the capital and much […]
World Bank grants war-torn Yemen $150 mn for food, water, healthcare
The World Bank on Wednesday allocated $150 million for war-torn Yemen to bolster access to basic healthcare, nutrition, and water and sanitation services. Yemen’s conflict flared in 2014 when Huthi insurgents seized the capital Sanaa, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention to prop up the government the following year. The World Bank said the death toll […]
Yemen rebels launch ‘unfair’ trial of model: HRW
A model held for months by Huthi rebels in Yemen has gone on trial, according to Human Rights Watch, which called the process “unfair” and riddled with “irregularities and abuse”. Entisar al-Hammadi was arrested in February in Sanaa, where the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who control the Yemeni capital are enforcing a morality campaign. Born to […]
Yemen rebels publicly execute 3 men for rape, murder
Hundreds of people gathered in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Wednesday to watch the execution of three men — two convicted of child rape and murder, and one of killing his daughters. It was Sanaa’s first public execution since August 2018, when the rebels shot three men and hung their bodies from a crane for raping and […]