Today, Wednesday, the Yemeni and Egyptian foreign ministers began a round of strategic dialogue in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesman and Director of the Public Diplomacy Department at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the dialogue began...
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that the captain and crew of a vessel 96 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's Nishtun were forced to abandon ship after it suffered flooding that could not be contained. The crew has been recovered by an assisti...
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is sailing out of the waters of the Middle East, after eight months of skirmishes and fights with Houthi militants over the waters around Yemen. The aircraft carrier and the three ships that make its carrier strike group are now set to head into the European ...
The United Nations said that nearly 53,000 displaced people in Yemen have been affected by heavy rains and severe flooding in the first five months of 2024. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said in a recent report that more than 7,...
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for the immediate release of all United Nations staff held in Yemen by the de facto Houthi authorities following the detention of 13 of the Organization’s personnel. Four additional U.N. staff members have been detain...
The US military said on Tuesday that its forces had destroyed two anti-ship cruise missile launchers in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. US Central Command said on the social media site X that the missile launchers "presented an imminent threat to US and coalition forces and to me...
Two ships caught fire after being hit by projectiles off Yemen's Aden, two UK maritime agencies reported on Sunday. The British security firm Ambrey said that an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship was struck by a missile 83 nautical miles southeast of Aden and caught fire...
Twenty out of Yemen's 22 governorates have seen a surge in the number of people with acute watery diarrhea, with 63,000 cases in 2024 as of May 31, Doctors Without Borders has said. Despite the limited testing capacity in the country, more than 2,700 of the cases tested came back pos...
The Chief of Staff of the Marib-based Third Military Region, Brigadier General Abdul Raqeeb Dabwan, conducted a field visit to remove barriers and dunes from the road linking the Al Bayda-Marib provinces in preparation for the reopening of the main roads for passengers and civilians afte...
At least 18 combatants have been killed in battles between Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthis in the country's southwest, two military officials said Thursday. The clashes on Wednesday were triggered by a Houthi attack on a frontline area between government-controlled p...
Houthi security forces have detained 11 United Nations personnel in Yemen over the past three days, and the U.N. is seeking their safe and unconditional release as soon as possible, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, said on Friday. He said the U.N. was very concerned about the develop...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced the displacement of 1,465 Yemeni families during the first five months of the current year. "Our Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has recorded the displacement of 1,465 families representing (8,790 individuals) who w...
On Sunday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations said that African migrants face perilous conditions in Yemen, including migrants from the Horn of Africa. The organization stated that it is "working tirelessly with stakeholders in Yemen and Ethiopi...
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed an order to extend the deployment of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its warships for a second time. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group has launched crucial strikes against Houthis in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in t...
A court run by Yemen's Houthis on Saturday sentenced 44 people to death, including a businessman working with aid groups, on spying charges, a defense lawyer said. The 44 were among 49 people who were detained by the Houthis and accused of "collaborating with the enemy," a ...
On Thursday, the Houthi group announced that it had targeted 10 ships associated with the United States, Britain, and Israel in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean during this past week. The leader of the group, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, stated in a televised speec...
A ship is taking on water after being hit by three missiles in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday. The Greek-owned bulk carrier has started listing but is continuing its voyage after being attacked. The Laax, sailing under the Marshall Islan...
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday they launched attacks on three ships in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea and two U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea. The group, which describes its attacks as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza, said the ships were ...
The Houthi group in Yemen launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles on Saturday toward the Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). "No injuries or damage were reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. "This continued malign and reckless behavior by the Ira...
Landmines in Yemen continue to kill and cause serious injuries to civilians in areas where active hostilities have ceased and are preventing farmers from accessing their land, Human Rights Watch said today. Yemeni law and the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty prohibit any use of antipersonnel landmin...
