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Joe Biden to end US support for Saudi Arabia-led offensive in Yemen

The move would fulfill a campaign pledge by Biden, whose administration plans to pursue diplomacy to end the overall conflict in Yemen

UN panel: Yemen's civil war being fuelled by economic profiteering

The experts estimate Houthi rebels diverted at least USD 1.8 billion in 2019 that was supposed to go to the government to pay salaries and provide basic services to citizens

US: Biden administration suspends some sanctions imposed on Yemen rebels

The sanctions Pompeo imposed had taken effect Jan. 19, just a day before President Joe Biden was inaugurated

Yemen, China, Cuba top Mike Pompeo's to-do list as time runs down

As time runs down on the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top aides are rushing to complete actions they believe will cement the legacy of the president and themselves

Blast at Yemen's Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110: Yemeni officials

A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said

India welcomes "positive developments" in Yemen with new Cabinet formation

India on Thursday welcomed "positive developments" in Yemen to end years of unrest in the country

Released by Houthis in Yemen, 14 Indian seamen fly back home from Dubai

Fourteen Indian seamen who were stranded in Yemen for over 10 months after their ship sank in the Gulf of Aden flew back to India on Saturday from Dubai

2021 to see 40% surge in people needing humanitarian aid due to Covid: UN

The UN humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of Covid-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help in 2021

More than 164,000 people displaced in conflict-torn Yemen this year

The International Organization for Migration said that more than 164,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of this year in Yemen, which has been witnessing a bloody conflict for six years

Yemen's Houthi militia attack Saudi Aramco facility in Jeddah

Yemen's Houthi militia on Monday announced that it launched a long-range missile towards a large Saudi Aramco oil facility in the city of Jeddah.

Yemen faces 'looming famine,' needs millions of dollars: UN food chief

The head of World Food Program sounded an alarm that war-torn Yemen faces looming famine" and urged nations to provide hundreds of millions of dollars immediately

UN Antonio Guterres chief urges all parties in Yemen to cease hostilities

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all parties in Yemen to cease hostilities and pledged that the UN will continue to support them in implementing agreements signed since 2018

Heavy rains in Yemen making catastrophic humanitarian situation worse: UN

For the third time this year, torrential rains have lashed Yemen, making "an already catastrophic humanitarian situation even worse", a UN spokesman said

Arab Parliament condemns Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia airport

The Cairo-based Arab Parliament has condemned a drone attack launched by the Houthi militias on Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport

Coronavirus gives chance for peace, Saudi and Yemen rebels begin ceasefire

The Saudi-led coalition began a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen's long war on Thursday, saying it hoped the initiative to prevent coronavirus in the impoverished country would lead to a wider political solution. The Iran-backed Huthi rebels have not made any comment on the coalition's declaration of a two-week pause in the five-year conflict that took effect from 0900 GMT. If the ceasefire does hold, it would be the first breakthrough since the warring parties agreed to a UN-brokered ceasefire in the port city of Hodeida during talks in Sweden in late 2018. The United Arab Emirates, a key ally in the coalition which drew down its troops last year as the conflict became increasingly intractable, applauded the Saudi move as "wise and responsible". "Hope the Huthis rise to the occasion. The COVID-19 crisis eclipses everything -- the international community must step up efforts & work together to protect the Yemeni people," UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash ...

Yemen missile attack: 100 killed, 150 injured by Iran-backed Huthi rebels

The Huthis attacked a mosque in a military camp in the central province of Marib -- about 170 kilometres (105 miles) east of the capital Sanaa -- during evening prayers

Saudi-led coalition launches operations in Yemen against 'military targets'

On Thursday night, the coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden boat launched from Yemen by the Houthi group

Yemen's Houthi drones hit two Aramco plants, Saudis say fires contained

This comes as Aramco speeds up plans for IPO, amid regional tensions

Fragile States Index 2019: Check out the world's 10 most vulnerable nations

The Fragility States Index ranked 178 nations on four key parameters to identify the ones most vulnerable

Separatists gain ground in second Yemeni city, surround presidential palace

The force, known as the Security Belt, overran three military barracks belonging to unionist forces and were surrounding the presidential palace