Yemen

YEMEN: Separatists seize Aden presidential palace, gov’t military camps

Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces shout slogans as they patrol a road during clashes with government forces in Aden [Fawaz Salman/Reuters] Southern separatists take effective control of Aden,Read More

UAE scales down military presence in Yemen

UAE backed forces in Yemen [File photo] By MIDDLE EAST MONITOR The United Arab Emirates, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, is scaling back its military Read More

AFRICA: 250 Ethiopian Migrants Detained in Yemen Fly Home

FILE – Ethiopian migrants depart Aden Airport as part of IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return initiative, May 22, 2019. GENEVA (VOA News) — The International Organization for Migration reports two flights Read More

More Somali Refugees Return Home as Conditions in Yemen Worsen

Somali refugee Saeed Salim Sa’ad Barshaid prepares to return home on a ferry from Aden, Yemen. (UNHCR/Ahmed Abdullah Bahulais) GENEVA (VOA News) — A boat with 125 Somali refugees fleeing Read More

YEMEN: Strongest cyclone on record dumps 3yrs of rain in 1 day, kills 11

© REUTERS / Stringer SPUTNIK – After finally dissipating on Sunday, the strongest cyclone in recorded history to strike coastal areas of Yemen and Oman on the Arabian Sea has Read More

POLITICIS: The Middle East’s age of innocence is over

Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston on Aug. 29, 2009. (Brian Snyder-Pool/Getty Images) The traditional Read More

SAUDI ARABIA: Yemen rebels hit Riyadh on the night of March 26, 2018

Huthi fighters at a gathering in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, last year Saudi-Led Coalition Accuses Iran Of Supplying Huthi Missiles That Hit Riyadh RADIO LIBERTY – A military coalition led by Read More

SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Air Defence Intercepts Ballistic Missile Over Riyadh

© AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar SPUTNIK – Saudi Air Defence have intercepted a missile over northeastern part the country’s capital city of Riyadh, according to reports. A ballistic missile from Read More

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri returns to Beirut from Saudi Arabia

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri has arrived back in Beirut for the first time since announcing his resignation in Saudi Arabia more than two weeks ago. TV pictures from Beirut international Read More

US issues travel warning to citizens against travel to Saudi Arabia

DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday warned citizens to “consider the risks” when traveling to Saudi Arabia due to militant threats and the threat of ballistic missile Read More