The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday welcomed the Houthi delegation’s recent visit to the Saudi capital of Riyadh, saying it is an important step to revive the stalled Yemeni [Read More]
Tribal gunmen launched an attack and detonated explosives at an oil well and pipeline in Yemen’s central province of Marib on Monday, said a local source. “Tribal gunmen bombed on Monday morning the oil well [Read More]
The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) announced on Monday that more than 780 landmines were dismantled in the first week of September in Yemen, a significant achievement in the project’s efforts to clear paths [Read More]
Three people lost their lives and seven were injured in northern Yemen due to lightning strikes and floods in the past 24 hours, according to local health authorities on Thursday. Two women were killed by [Read More]
Yemen’s internationally-recognized government on Monday announced a decision to pay government employees’ salaries through approved banks in an effort to advance comprehensive reforms and combat corruption. In a statement released by the state-run Saba news [Read More]
As temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius, the displaced Yemenis living inside the refugee camp in the country’s northern Hajjah Province are suffering in desperation with little means to combat the scorching weather. “We’re grappling [Read More]
Prolonged power outages continued to plague Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Wednesday due to an ongoing shortage of fuel. In the past four days, power outages have reached up to 20 hours per [Read More]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) issued an alarming warning that it is facing a major funding crisis threatening its vital food assistance programs in war-ravaged Yemen. Due to a massive shortfall in funding [Read More]
The Yemeni riyal gained against the dollar on Wednesday following Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it will provide economic support worth 1.2 billion U.S. dollars for Yemen to help address its budget deficit. Money traders in [Read More]
The Yemeni government announced on Thursday the reopening of Al Ghaydah Airport in the country’s eastern province of Al Mahrah after a nine-year suspension due to the ongoing military conflict. The airport’s reopening comes as [Read More]
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