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UN envoy warns of threat of return to ‘full-fledged war’ as regional tensions escalate in Yemen

Jul 24, 2024, at 11:34 pm

Yemen is at risk of returning to full-scale war and the international community has a common interest and responsibility to stop this from happening, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Tuesday.

Israeli warplanes strike Yemen rebels at port of Hodeida after deadly attack on Tel Aviv, 3 killed

Jul 21, 2024, at 03:55 pm

Hodeida, Yemen/IBNS: At least three people were killed as Israeli warplanes hit the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv.

Two cargo ships catch fire after being hit by projectiles off Yemen coast, Houthi involvement suspected

Jun 10, 2024, at 09:46 pm

Two cargo ships caught fire after they were hit by projectiles off Yemen's Aden, media reports said.

US, Britain conduct 10 airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen's Red Sea port

Mar 20, 2024, at 04:30 am

Sanaa/Yemen: Fighter jets of the U.S. and British naval forces stationed in the Red Sea waged ten airstrikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port city on Monday, residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

US-British coalition launches 4 airstrikes on Yemen's port city

Mar 17, 2024, at 04:18 pm

Sanaa/IBNS/UNI: The U.S. and British naval forces conducted four airstrikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah shortly after midnight on Sunday, reported the Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV.

UK,US, alliance member countries conduct strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

Feb 25, 2024, at 07:41 pm

In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against several targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday (February 23, 2024).

US and its allies conduct strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen

Feb 25, 2024, at 04:58 pm

Washington/IBNS/UNI: The United States and its allies, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, have carried out strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels, hitting 18 military targets of the movement, the US Defence Department said on Sunday.

Houthis claim missile attack against 'Israeli' ship

Feb 21, 2024, at 02:19 pm

Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday that they had launched a missile attack against "an Israeli ship" in the Gulf of Aden.

Yemen's Houthi leader vows to escalate attacks if Gaza conflict continues

Feb 07, 2024, at 08:24 am

Sanaa: Leader of Yemen's Houthi group, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, on Tuesday vowed to escalate attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden if the conflict in Gaza continues.

US, UK strike 36 Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Red Sea ship attacks

Feb 04, 2024, at 02:12 pm

Washington DC/IBNS: The United States and Britain Saturday carried out joint air raids in Yemen as a response to repeated attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that have disrupted global trade.

US CENCOM says its forces destroyed Houthi surface-to-air missile

Feb 01, 2024, at 05:16 pm

The United States on Wednesday said its forces struck and destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile that posed an imminent threat to US aircraft.

Houthis order US-UK UN staff to leave Yemen

Jan 25, 2024, at 11:50 pm

Houthi authorities in Yemen on Wednesday (January 24, 2024) have ordered UN and other humanitarian staff holding US and UK passports to leave the country within a month.

US, UK strike eight Houthi targets in Yemen

Jan 23, 2024, at 11:05 pm

The United States and the United Kingdom carried out additional strikes Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday (January 22, 2024), officials said.

Houthi rebels strike US cargo vessel with anti-ship ballistic missile in south of Red Sea

Jan 16, 2024, at 06:44 am

Houthi rebels in Yemen hit a US cargo vessel with a missile, said the US military, raising concerns for the unstable region amid the series of attacks on vessels passing through the Red Sea region by the militant group since the Israel-Hamas War started on October 7.

US shoots down anti-ship cruise missile fired from Houthi-controlled region in Yemen

Jan 15, 2024, at 02:57 pm

US fighter aircraft on Sunday shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired at a US Navy destroyer from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. Central Command said.

Yemen's Houthi rebels warn of 'strong, effective' retaliation against US strikes

Jan 14, 2024, at 09:59 pm

Sanna (Yemen): The Houthi militia have warned of a "strong and effective response" following the recent U.S. strike in Yemen, Reuters reported.

US sends 'private message' to Iran about Houthi strikes; says 'we're well prepared'

Jan 14, 2024, at 09:34 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that his administration had privately sent a message to Iran regarding attacks by Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in the Red Sea.

US launches fresh strikes against Houthi locations in Yemen

Jan 13, 2024, at 03:49 pm

The United States launched fresh strikes against Houthi locations in Yemen on Friday, media reports said.

National outcry in Yemen after US-British airstrikes on Houthi rebels

Jan 13, 2024, at 07:01 am

Sanaa: Yemenis in tens and thousands took to streets in multiple cities on Friday in response to their leaders who condemned the United States and Britain airstrikes in reaction to attacks by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthi, on Red Sea shipping.

UK, US launch strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen

Jan 12, 2024, at 02:23 pm

The United States and the UK launched several airstrikes on Houthi military sites around the Yemeni capital Sanaa before dawn Friday (December 12, 2024), Houthi-controlled Saba news agency and residents said.

Yemen oil tanker: ‘Pivotal chapter’ concludes but important work remains

Aug 29, 2023, at 08:41 pm

The specialist team that safely stabilized and transferred over one million barrels of crude oil from a decaying supertanker off the cost of Yemen, left the site on Monday, marking the end of a pivotal chapter in the UN-led operation to prevent a potentially disastrous oil spill in the Red Sea.

Yemen: Warring parties must take concrete steps towards an inclusive peace

Aug 18, 2023, at 08:05 pm

In briefings to the Security Council on Wednesday, two senior UN officials highlighted the need for progress towards peace in war-torn Yemen amid ongoing political, economic and humanitarian challenges.

UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen

Aug 12, 2023, at 09:24 pm

The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year.

The UN’s milestone operation to salvage Yemen’s stricken oil tanker: Key questions answered

Jul 28, 2023, at 09:52 pm

New York: After nearly two years of “political groundwork, fundraising, and project development”, in the words of UN chief António Guterres, the UN-led operation to avert environmental disaster in the Red Sea off the Yemeni coast is fully underway.

WFP staffer shot and killed in Yemen

Jul 22, 2023, at 09:42 pm

New York: A long-serving staffer with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been shot and killed in Yemen.

Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

Jul 11, 2023, at 09:44 pm

New York: Transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early next week, a senior United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council on Monday.

Yemen: Houthis ban Swedish imports after Quran burning

Jul 10, 2023, at 03:07 am

Sanaa:  The Houthi group in Yemen has banned the entry of Swedish imports into the country's north, which is under its control, in protest against the burning of a Quran during a protest in Sweden.

Despite ‘slightly’ improved food security in Yemen, hunger stalks millions

May 27, 2023, at 10:45 pm

New York: The food security situation in Yemen’s government-controlled districts “slightly improved” during the first five months of this year, but acute malnutrition is on the rise, UN agencies warned in a new report released on Friday.

UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement

May 19, 2023, at 11:22 pm

New York: Warring parties continue to make progress in efforts towards ending the nearly decade-long conflict in Yemen, though outstanding issues remain, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. 

Yemen: UN says Saudi-Houthi talks in Sana’a ‘a welcome step’

Apr 11, 2023, at 10:13 pm

New York: Talks between Saudi and Omani delegations with officials from the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen’s capital Sana’a over the weekend, were described as “a welcome step towards the de-escalation in tensions”, by the UN Spokesperson on Monday.