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Yemeni forces make huge gains in country’s northwest

A Yemeni military source says the country’s armed forces including Ansarullah fighters have scored new victories in battles that killed dozens of Saudi forces and its allies in Yemen’s northwestern regions.

Iran FM advisor censures UN approach to Yemen ‘as biased’

An advisor to the Iranian foreign minister has criticized the UN Security Council’s ‘biased approach’ to the Yemeni crisis.

‘All Saudi refineries on list of Yemen’s targets’

The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar’s website has quoted informed sources in Yemen’s capital Sana’a as saying that Yemeni forces have put all refineries and oil installations of Saudi oil giant Aramco on their list of targets.

UN: Over 10k Yemeni children killed or injured in Saudi war

The United Nations has confirmed that 10,200 children have been killed or injured since the start of the Saudi-led war on Yemen in 2015.

Saudi officials confirm drone attack on oil refinery caused fire

A drone attack on an oil refinery in the Saudi capital caused a small fire but no disruption to supplies, officials announced Friday. It comes as crude prices have soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Yemen Oil Company: U.S., Britain leading acts of piracy against fuel ships

The Yemeni Oil Company’s executive director says Britain and the United States are orchestrating acts of piracy against Yemeni fuel ships to achieve their military and political purposes.

Angelina Jolie decries ‘unimaginable’ plight of Yemenis

UNHCR Special Envoy and actress Angelina Jolie has decried the “unimaginable” suffering she has seen during a visit to Yemen. She has sounded the alarm about "impoverished" conditions in the war-ravaged country, the scene of an all-out war staged by Saudi Arabia and its allies since 2014.

Houthis, UN ink deal to offload abandoned oil tanker off Yemen

The Houthi movement in Yemen has signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with an abandoned oil tanker that is posing a major environmental disaster near the coast of the war-ton country, according to an official.

Saudi-led coalition seizes another Yemeni fuel ship

Yemen’s oil company says the Saudi-led coalition has confiscated a ship carrying a cargo of gasoline, before its arrival at the country’s Hudaydah port city.

Iran says UNSC resolution against Yemen hinders peace process

Iran has denounces the United Nations Security Council’s extension of an arms embargo against Yemen’s Houthi. Tehran has warned it will have negative implications for the peace process.

Yemen’s Ansarullah presents new plan to end war

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says it has presented several plans over the past seven years to bring the war in the country to an end.

Spokesman: Yemeni forces shoot down UAE’s spying plane

Yemeni Army Spokesman General Yahya Saree says Yemen’s armed forces on Friday morning shot down an MQ9 reconnaissance plane belonging to the United Arab Emirates.

UAE says to buy Chinese military aircraft after Yemen attacks

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Wednesday it plans to buy a dozen Chinese L15 aircraft, as it seeks to bolster its defenses after a series of attacks by Yemeni forces.

6k+ Yemeni women, children killed since 2015: Rights group

A human rights group says more than 6,000 women and children have been killed in Yemen since the start of the Saudi-led invasion of the country back in 2015.

Ansarullah leader: Enemy wants to cause division among Yemenis

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement says the enemy's weapon in the war against the country is to create enmity among the Yemeni people.

Saudi-led forces intensify attacks on Yemeni infrastructure

The Saudi-led coalition waging a devastating war on Yemen has stepped up its attacks against residential areas and critical infrastructure in the capital Sana'a and other provinces.

UN warns of ‘extreme poverty’ in Yemen

The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Sunday warned of rising poverty among Yemeni families amid continued fighting across the war-ravaged country.

UN staff members kidnapped in Yemen; efforts underway to secure release

Five United Nations staff have been abducted in southern Yemen while returning to Aden after a field mission.

U.S. says to help UAE refill missile defense interceptors

Washington will help Abu Dhabi fill up interceptors it uses to knock down incoming missiles following a series of [retaliatory] attacks by Yemeni forces, an American general confirms.

Report: Yemen civilian casualties double since end of UN monitoring

Civilian deaths and injuries in the Saudi-led war on Yemen have almost doubled since UN human rights monitors were controversially removed in October, according to a report.

Many injured by Yemeni ‘drone shrapnel’ in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led coalition announced that 12 civilians at Abha airport were lightly injured by shrapnel from a destroyed drone launched by Yemen's Houthis, which fell nearby.

Biden pledges US support for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

US President Joe Biden says Washington supports Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war that recently saw Yemenis retaliatory attacks against Riyadh.  

White House holds meeting over re-designating Yemenis as terror group

The White House National Security Council is more open to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist organization, while the US State Department supports targeting specific Yemeni leaders with sanctions, informed sources told Axios.

Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemeni capital with airstrikes

The Saudi-led coalition has launched fresh airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana’a, pounding its al-Sabeen district nine times late Saturday and early Sunday.

Houthi leader: Saudi-led alliance big loser on Yemen battlefield

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement says the recent escalation of the military campaign by the Saudi-led coalition stems from its fear of looming defeat, stressing that Riyadh and its alliance will eventually emerge as a big loser on the battlefield.

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