The food, destined for the people of Taiz, had been seized by the militias backed by Khomeinist Iran, despite the severe famine that has hit the country. On Tuesday, Houthi militants destroyed tonnes of food aid that they said had expired after being held up for months in the country which is teetering on the… Continua a leggere
United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia called on Monday for a cease-fire and peace talks between Yemen’s government and southern separatists. Security Belt forces loyal to the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) took control of the southern city of Aden on Aug. 10 following deadly clashes with government troops that killed at least 40 people.… Continua a leggere
The Arab Coalition intercepted and downed a Houthi drone in Yemen, which was launched from the al-Jawf governate and was heading toward Saudi Arabia on Monday. The UAE condemned the Iran-backed Houthi militia’s attempts to target the city of Jizan in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with six ballistic missiles, expressing its full support for the… Continua a leggere
Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Col. Turki Al-Maliki reported that the Arab Coalition destroyed Houthi drones targeting the southwestern Saudi cities of Khamis Mushayt and Jazan on Saturday. This attack is the latest in a spate of Houthi attempts to target Saudi Arabia, including 10 drones that hit the Saudi Shaybah… Continua a leggere
Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Friday that Houthi militants committed 2,726 human rights violations across Sanaa during the first half of 2019. The report which was released by “Shohood,” an organization for human rights in Yemen, stated that 19 people were killed, 29 injured, 226 abducted and 110 tortured in the specified time… Continua a leggere
La coalición árabe destruyó dos drones Houthi que tenían como objetivo golpear la ciudad de Khamis Mushayt en el suroeste de Arabia Saudita, ha informado la agencia estatal de noticias SPA. Este es el último de una serie de ataques con drones cuya autoría ha sido reclamada por la milicia Houthi en las últimas semanas,… Continua a leggere
Iran’s support for the Houthis was confirmed by the meeting in Tehran between representatives of the militias and the Supreme Leader Khamenei The Saudi-led Arab coalition intercepted and downed on Thursday morning two drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia, reported Asharq Al-Awsat. Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said the drones were… Continua a leggere
The United Nations envoy to Yemen praised the “tireless role” played by Saudi Arabia in restoring stability to the country’s south. Griffiths made the comments on Tuesday after a “positive and engaging meeting” with the Kingdom’s Deputy Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman. At the weekend Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates oversaw the… Continua a leggere
Coalition forces fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen said a drone launched on Friday from Amran was intercepted. It marks latest in string of Houthi drone launches The incident follows a similar attack carried out on Tuesday, which coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki denied was targeting Abha Airport in southern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis,… Continua a leggere
The Royal Saudi Air Force and Royal Saudi Air Defense destroyed Houthi drones targeting civilian airports in the Kingdom, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday. Col. Turki Al-Maliki, Arab Coalition spokesperson, said the militants had started carrying out simultaneous attacks as part of their terrorist tactics. Similar tactics were used in Aden on… Continua a leggere
Mansoor Ali Mastor’s quiet demeanor hides the fire inside. His amputated legs have not dampened his spirit to go to the battlefield again. He is now waiting for his artificial legs to be fitted so that he can stand. The 28-year-old farmer is from Hodeidah, a district in the northwest of Yemen. Late last year… Continua a leggere
On Monday, the Arab coalition accused the Houthi militia of committing a massacre Yemen’s northern Saada province. Earlier reports said 13 people were killed in the attack on the market Al-Thabit Al-Shaabi district. Yemen’s Minister of Information, Moammar al-Eryani, said that the Houthi attack on the market killed more than 10 civilians including children, adding… Continua a leggere
A court run by Yemen’s Houthi militia Tuesday sentenced 30 academics, trade unionists and preachers to death for allegedly spying for the Saudi-led coalition, a judicial source said. The men, among 36 defendants tried by the criminal court in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, have been in custody for the past year, the source told AFP.… Continua a leggere
The spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition battling Houthi rebels in Yemen said that the forces had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the group at civilians in Saudi Arabia. “The drone has not achieved its targets,” the coalition said via Saudi Press Agency on Monday evening. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who are fighting… Continua a leggere
Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s Asir province has fully resumed operations following a drone attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia based in Yemen. Arab coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the attack by the Houthis had injured nine civilians — eight Saudis and one Indian citizen — all of whom are in stable condition… Continua a leggere
