Yemen
Yemeni rebels strike Saudi airport ahead of Pompeo visit
One person was killed and seven others were wounded in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia Sunday evening, the Saudi military said, as the U.S. secretary of state was on his way to the ...
regrets Yemeni Pulitzer winner did not receive visa
The Associated Press expressed disappointment that its Yemeni reporter was unable to attend the ceremony to collect his Pulitzer Prize because he was not granted a U.S. visa.Maad al-Zikry, Maggie Michael and Nariman El-Mofty were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for ...
Saudis confirm Houthi drone attack on airbase in Najra
Drone attack on Najran is second on Saudi territory in 48 hours, after reported missile attack near Mecca
Yemen rebels say drone hits arms depot at Saudi airport
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they launched a bomb-laden drone targeting an airport in Saudi Arabia that also has a military base inside of it.The Houthi's Al-Masirah satellite news channel said early Tuesday they targeted the airport in Najran with a ...
WFP: Houthi obstruction may force aid suspension in parts of Yemen
UN food agency said it is being denied access and Houthi authorities are interfering with food distribution, forcing it to consider suspending aid in those areas
Yemen’s war: Children paying the price
With crippled education and health care systems, country’s children are trapped in a world of violence, hunger and disease, aid organizations say
Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face ‘end’
President Donald Trump warned Iran early on Monday not to threaten the United States again or it would face its "official end," shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight and only 48 hours after he ...
Anti-arms trade protests as Saudi freighter docks in Italy
A Saudi Arabian freighter allegedly carrying weapons that could be used in the war in Yemen has docked at the Italian port of Genoa, despite protests by harbor workers.The Saudi-flagged Bahri Yanbu is scheduled to load further cargo before departing ...
President Trump warns Iran that war will mean ‘official end’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iran that it will face destruction if it seeks a fight, while Iranian officials said their country isn't looking for war. Trump spoke after a rocket hit near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Saudi ...
Iran’s regional proxies ensure it will never fight alone
In the event of war with the United States, Iran "will not be alone." That message was delivered by the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group to a mass rally in Beirut in February marking the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic ...
Bomb-laden drones of Yemen rebels threaten Arabian Peninsula
A Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are at risk of similar assault, including an under-construction nuclear power plant and Dubai International Airport, ...
Iran’s foreign minister says US sanctions ‘unacceptable’
Iran's foreign minister says his country is committed to an international nuclear deal but that the escalating U.S. sanctions are "unacceptable."The remarks come amid rising tensions in the Mideast, with allegations of sabotage targeting oil tankers near the Persian Gulf, ...
Iran’s supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat
Iran's supreme leader issued a veiled threat in the same speech in which he stated that "no one is seeking war," saying it wouldn't be difficult for the Islamic Republic to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels amid rising tensions with ...
Explains: How Yemen’s rebels increasingly deploy drones
In Yemen, the high-pitched whine of drones has been a part of life for over 15 years, ever since the first U.S. drone strike here targeting al-Qaida in 2002. But now, Iran-backed Houthi rebels increasingly deploy drones in Yemen's brutal ...
Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from key ports in Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fire aimed at alleviating the world's worst humanitarian crisis.Mohammed Ali ...
Trump’s Yemen war policy survives Senate’s veto override bid
The Senate on Thursday failed to overturn President Donald Trump's veto of legislation that would have ended U.S. military assistance for the Saudi-led war in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels, but lawmakers pledged to re-examine other aspects of America's ties with ...
UN calls for Yemen agreement to be implemented without delay
The U.N. Security Council expressed "grave concern" Wednesday that agreements reached four months ago by the warring parties in Yemen have not been carried out and called for their implementation "without delay."The council reiterated its endorsement of the Dec. 13 ...
Yemeni artist’s murals depict costs of war
Haifa Subay, 28, is weaponizing her art to disseminate messages of peace at home and to try to bring the world's attention to the toll that war has taken
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. In a break with the president, Congress voted for the first time earlier this month to invoke the War ...
journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war
A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work documenting torture, graft and starvation in Yemen's brutal civil war.Reporter Maggie Michael, photographer Nariman El-Mofty and video journalist Maad al-Zikry spent a ...
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