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Chairman of Yemen’s presidential leadership council commends $1.2bln Saudi aid
The Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Dr Rashad al-Alimi has commended Saudi Arabia’s $1.2 billion aid package aimed at ... Gulf -
UN says most oil removed from decaying tanker off Yemen
Most of the oil on board a rusting super-tanker off war-torn Yemen has been moved to a replacement vessel in a bid to avert a catastrophic spill, the ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 bln in economic aid
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the provision of economic support worth $1.2 billion to Yemen to help the country’s struggling economy, the Saudi ... Gulf -
Who are climate refugees? Experts say defining displaced people key to policy, aid
International organizations and countries must agree to a universal definition of what it means to be a climate refugee, in order to better help those ... World News -
Eight civilians, seven soldiers died in separate blasts in Yemen
Eight people, most from one family, were killed when an unexploded projectile from Yemen’s years-long war detonated inside a house, while seven ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia welcomes transfer of oil from Yemen’s decaying FSO Safer tanker
Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the beginning of a process to transfer over one million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off Yemen’s coast as ... Saudi Arabia -
UN begins pumping oil from decaying FSO Safer tanker moored off Yemen
The United Nations said on Tuesday it had begun transferring one million barrels of oil from a rusting super-tanker off war-torn Yemen, in a bid to ... Gulf -
Yemen storm destroys airport facade, damages planes and wounds six
A severe storm in southern Yemen blew through the glass facade of a key airport on Monday, wounding six passengers, damaging planes and forcing ... Middle East -
UAE condemns killing of World Food Programme worker from Jordan in Yemen
The UAE has strongly condemned the killing of a UN World Food Programme worker from Jordan, in Taiz, Yemen, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM)In ... Gulf -
Yemeni police arrest two suspects in killing of senior WFP official in Taiz
Yemeni police on Saturday arrested two suspects in the killing of a senior World Food Program official the previous day, authorities said.Ten others ... Gulf -
UN food agency worker killed in Yemen’s Taiz: Minister
A UN food agency staff member has been killed in an attack in Taiz province in southern Yemen, the health minister of the internationally recognized ... Middle East -
Big risks in UN-led oil transfer from rusting Yemen tanker FSO Safer: Greenpeace
Greenpeace Thursday praised a “risky” UN-led operation to transfer oil from a rusting Yemen tanker, but warned the threat of environmental catastrophe ... Middle East -
Yemen’s al-Ghaydah Airport renovated with Saudi aid, welcomes first commercial flight
The first commercial flight in years touched down at Yemen’s al-Ghaydah Airport on Thursday following its restoration with the help of the Saudi ... Saudi Arabia -
Process to transfer oil from decaying Yemen tanker could begin this week: UN
An operation to start removing some 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen’s coast could start by the end of the week, the ... Gulf -
UN-ship arrives to pump oil from decaying Yemen tanker
A UN-owned ship arrived off war-torn Yemen on Sunday for a risky operation to pump more than a million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker and ... Gulf -
UN 'step closer' to begin transfer of 1 mln barrels of oil from tanker in Red Sea
The UN-led project to prevent a massive oil spill from the decaying FSO Safer super-tanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast took a major step forward ... Middle East -
Crude oil transfer from a decaying tanker off Yemen to start next week, UN says
The transfer of crude oil from a decaying tanker off Yemen will begin early next week, the United Nations said Monday of an operation aimed at ... Gulf -
Yemen’s Houthi authorities ban Swedish imports over Quran burning
Yemen’s Houthi movement, which controls the country’s north, has banned Swedish imports in protest at the burning of Quran in Stockholm, the ... World News -
US looks to assert control over seized weapons from Iran for second time this year
Conventional weapons, including long arms and anti-tank missiles, and related munitions were seized, all of which were determined to be primarily of either Iranian, Chinese or Russian origin. Middle East -
Yemen truce progress good, but ‘not enough’: Senior State Department official
Washington is happy to see a truce in Yemen but will not be satisfied until a durable ceasefire is reached between warring sides, a senior State ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia executes two Yemeni men for joining terror group
Saudi Arabia has executed two Yemeni men for joining a terrorist group, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.Abdulrahman Fares ... Saudi Arabia -
Possible prisoner swap under discussion between Yemen rivals, Red Cross official says
Yemen’s government and Iran-backed Houthi militia are locked in talks in Jordan to set the ground for a possible prisoner exchange, a Red Cross ... Gulf -
First flight from Yemen’s Sanaa carrying Hajj pilgrims arrives in Saudi Arabia
The first flight from Yemen’s Sanaa carrying over 200 Hajj pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.The ... Saudi Arabia -
First Hajj flight from Yemen’s Sanaa to launch on June 17: Information minister
Yemen’s national carrier, Yemenia Airways, is set to launch on June 17 its first flight to transport pilgrims from Sanaa International Airport to ... Saudi Arabia -
UN still short of $28 mln in effort to defuse Safer oil tanker off Yemen coast
An operation is finally underway to transfer the oil from a stricken tanker off the coast of Yemen that maritime salvage experts have called a ... Gulf -
US envoy Lenderking in Saudi Arabia for Yemen peace talks
US President Joe Biden’s special envoy for Yemen is in Saudi Arabia for talks on the war-torn country, the State Department said Tuesday.“Tim ... Gulf -
Insurance secured for decaying Yemen tanker before oil transfer
Insurance cover has been finalized for a decaying tanker moored off Yemen’s coast as part of the preparations for a complex oil transfer from the ship ... Gulf -
Blinken voices concern over Iran-backed Houthi behavior in Yemen
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern with Houthi actions that are cutting off Yemenis from “much-needed resources,” the State ... Gulf -
Houthis, government in largest exchange of corpses: Official
The Houthis and Yemen’s government have exchanged the corpses of dozens of fighters, in the largest such handover since their war began more than ... Middle East -
Operation to empty Yemen Safer oil tanker set to begin, UN says
UN officials have been warning for years that the Red Sea and Yemen’s coastline was at risk as the Safer tanker could spill four times as much oil as the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster off Alaska. Gulf