yemen Archives - Middle East Affairs

Arab coalition in Yemen facilitates UN and aid agencies access

- November 16, 2018

JEDDAH: The Arab coalition fighting the Houthi militia in Yemen said on Friday it is continuing to provide facilities and permits for UN and aid agencies operating in the country. The coalition is supporting pro-government forces fight the Iran-backed militants in the battle for the country’s main port of Hodeidah. Fighting

In Saudi, Hunt calls for end to Yemen war, Khashoggi justice

- November 12, 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Monday to press for an end to the war in Yemen and to call on Saudi leaders to cooperate with an investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The visit comes at

Street battles rage in Yemen’s Hodeidah, civilians caught in crossfire

- November 11, 2018

ADEN (Reuters) - Street battles raged on Sunday in residential areas of Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah, forcing medical staff to flee the largest hospital, as Houthi insurgents tried to repel forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition. Residents said they saw bodies of seven civilians killed in clashes in southern

Hundreds killed in clashes in Yemen’s Hodeida in last 10 days

- November 11, 2018

HODEIDA, Yemen: At least 61 combatants have been killed in clashes in Yemen's Hodeida, medics and a military source said Sunday, and dozens of wounded taken to hospitals outside the city. Medics in the Red Sea city reported 43 Houthi militia and nine pro-government fighters killed in clashes over the past

U.S. ends refuelling support in Yemen war as pressure builds on Saudi Arabia

- November 10, 2018

Saudi Arabia and the United States have agreed to end U.S. refuelling of aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi insurgents in Yemen, halting a divisive aspect of U.S. support to a war that has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine. The move, announced by the coalition on Saturday and