Thursday, May 2, 2024

Yemen

Over 18k Yemenis killed in Saudi war: Report

More than 18,000 Yemenis, including women and children, have been killed and some 30,000 injured since the Saudi-led aggression against the country began in 2015, according to a report.

Yemen calls on UN to save lives of thousands of renal failure patients

The Yemeni Health Ministry has urged the United Nations to intervene immediately and save the lives of more than 5,000 kidney failure patients in the war-torn country. Health facilities are facing a severe shortfall of essential supplies and medication to treat the patients properly.

8k Yemeni children killed, injured in Saudi-led war since 2015: Report

A human rights organization has reported that the ongoing Saudi-led war on Yemen has left at least 8,000 minors dead and injured in the war-torn country.

Dozens of Yemeni newborns die every day due to war: Health ministry

An official with Yemen’s Health Ministry has confirmed that at least 80 newborn babies lose their lives on a daily basis due to the lack of required medical equipment in the war-hit country.

Yemen warns oil companies to leave Saudi Arabia, UAE

Yemen's Armed Forces have put oil companies operating in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on notice. Yemen is warning that the firms could be targeted as long as Riyadh and its allies fail to live up to their commitments under a UN-brokered ceasefire.

Saudi coalition seizes two more Yemen-bound fuel vessels

The Saudi-led coalition forces have seized two more Yemen-bound oil ships carrying thousands of tons of fuel for the conflict-plagued country in a flagrant breach of the UN-brokered ceasefire.

Thousands of Yemeni children suffer from acute malnutrition: Health ministry

Yemen's Ministry of Public Health and Population has recounted the drastically fatal effects that Saudi-led blockade of the country is having on the lives of people, particularly in the health sector. It announced the siege has caused acute malnutrition among more than 632,000 children under the age of five.

Saudi-led coalition seizes 3 Yemen-bound oil tankers

The Saudi-led coalition forces are holding three Yemen-bound oil tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel for the crisis-stricken country in flagrant breach of a UN-brokered ceasefire, a Yemeni official confirmed.

Report: Saudi coalition carries out fresh rounds of strikes on Yemen in violations of truce

The Saudi-led coalition has reportedly violated the UN-brokered Yemen ceasefire 160 times in the last 24 hours by conducting more air raids on the war-ridden country.

US approves multibillion-dollar arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

The United States has approved massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates worth more than $5 billion. It comes amid criticism of the Arab states' ongoing military aggression in Yemen which has inflicted heavy civilian casualties.

Ansarullah: Aggressors dragging feet on implementation of truce in Yemen

The Yemeni Ansarullah movement says countries involved in the military campaign against Yemen are dragging their feet on the implementation of the ceasefire rather than cooperating to enforce the provisions of the truce agreement.

Report: US mulls lifting weapons sale ban to Saudi Arabia

The administration of US President Joe Biden is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, but any final decision is expected to hinge on whether Riyadh makes progress toward ending the war in neighboring Yemen, according to four people familiar with the matter.

Red Cross: Mothers and babies facing ‘unimaginable horror’ in Yemen

A Red Cross official has stated the humanitarian situation in Yemen is one of “unimaginable horrors” with two thirds of the population deprived of basic healthcare. Basheer Omar called on the international community not to leave the Yemeni people “alone facing their fate.”

Tehran dismisses as baseless UK claim of Yemen-bound Iranian weapons

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman dismissed a baseless and outdated claim, published by the official website of the UK government, about the seizure of a Yemen-bound cargo of Iranian weapons in January 2022.

Yemeni leader: US, Zionist lobby stoking war across world

The United States and Zionist lobby groups are pushing their warmongering agenda all across the world and the conflict in Ukraine is the latest example, the leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement says.

‘Saudi-led forces violated Yemen truce 103 times in 24 hours’

The Saudi-led military coalition waging war on Yemen has reportedly violated a UN-mediated ceasefire 103 times over the past day by dispatching spy aircraft into the country’s airspace and conducting deadly artillery attacks there.

Saudi Arabia seizes Yemen-bound fuel ship in violation of truce

The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) announced the Saudi-led coalition has banned a Yemen-bound ship carrying tons of fuel from docking at Hudaydah Port in violation of a UN-brokered ceasefire agreement.

Yemen Ansarullah leader: We won’t let US make decisions for us

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says Yemenis will not allow the US to make decisions for them.

‘Saudi-led coalition violated Yemen truce 117 times in 24 hours’

Yemeni media have reported 117 violations of the UN-brokered ceasefire in the country by the Saudi-led coalition over the past 24 hours, amid efforts to bring about an extension of the truce.

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition in dire need of extending UN-mediated ceasefire

A Yemeni official said the Saudi-led military coalition waging war on the country is in desperate need of an extension of the UN-mediated truce, saying the only way for the aggressors to secure such an extension is for them to meet the conditions set forth by the Sana’a government.

Yemen deputy defense chief says they possess sophisticated weapons

Yemen’s Deputy Defense Minister General Ali al-Kohlani says his country has some sophisticated weapons that he is not allowed to reveal. Kohlaniw was speaking with Iran’s Tasnim News Agency.

Iran says ceasefire unique chance for resolving Yemen crisis

An aid to Iran’s foreign minister says the ongoing UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen is a unique opportunity to politically resolve the Yemeni crisis.

Yemeni army says shot down another Saudi spy drone

The Yemeni army says its air defense has shot down a Saudi spy drone that was conducting a “hostile” mission over the northwestern province of Hajjah in breach of a UN-brokered ceasefire.

Yemen Supreme Political Council: No progress in implementing ceasefire

Chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat says the Saudi-led coalition is still blocking the entry of ships carrying fuel and food into the port of Al-Hudaydah, and no progress has been made in implementing the ceasefire brokered by the United Nations.

Yemen’s Ansarullah leader warns against normalization with Israel

Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement Leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi has warned regional Arab states, which are normalizing ties with Israel, that they will soon regret their decision to establish ties with the regime.

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