article author:  Arab News Sat, 2024-04-27 21:42 RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 50 shelter bags in Yemen’s Hadramout governorate following heavy rain in the area, benefiting 300 people in the Ghayl Ba Wazir district. In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the agency distributed 540 food baskets, assisting 3,150 people impacted by recent floods in the Shangla district. In Sudan’s Khartoum province, the agency distributed 360 food baskets to displaced families, reaching 2,595 people. Main category:  Saudi Arabia Tags:  King Salman Cente ..read more

article author:  Reuters Sat, 2024-04-27 02:59 CAIRO/LOS ANGELES: Yemen’s Houthis said on Saturday their missiles hit the Andromeda Star oil tanker in the Red Sea, as they continue attacking commercial ships in the area in a show of support for Palestinians fighting Israel in the Gaza war. US Central Command confirmed that Iran-backed Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen causing minor damage to the Andromeda Star. The ship’s master reported damage to the vessel, British maritime security firm Ambrey said. Main category:  Middle-East ..read more

article author:  Rahaf Jambi Thu, 2024-04-25 21:54 RIYADH: The Joint Incident Assessment Team held a conference in Riyadh on Wednesday to announce the results of investigations into allegations against coalition forces in Yemen.  The report details three incidents, including claims that coalition forces targeted two houses in the Sha’aban area, a civilian house in Al-Hudaydah governorate, and Al-Ghail Health Center in Al-Ghail.  Main category:  Saudi Arabia Tags:  Yemen Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) Mansour Al-Mansour Special ..read more

article author:  Arab News Author:  Thu, 2024-04-25 21:37 RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received his Yemeni counterpart Shaya Mohsin Al-Zindani in Riyadh on Thursday. Prince Faisal congratulated Al-Zindani on his recent appointment as foreign minister by Yemen’s internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council at the end of March, and wished him success in the role.  During the meeting, the two ministers reviewed aspects of bilateral relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields. They also discussed topics of common in ..read more

article author:  Ephrem Kossaify Thu, 2024-04-25 21:22 NEW YORK CITY: Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in response to Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in Gaza must not derail the peace process in Yemen, Tim Lenderking, the US special envoy for Yemen, has said. Since the war in Gaza began in October last year, attacks by the Houthis on commercial and military vessels in the strategic waterways have caused significant disruption to global trade. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Special interview Tim Lenderking Editor ..read more

article author:  Arab News Thu, 2024-04-25 20:15 LONDON: A British Royal Navy destroyer shot down a ballistic missile on Wednesday for the first time since the first Gulf War in 1991, the UK’s defense secretary told The Times newspaper. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  War on Gaza Yemen Red Sea Houthis UK ..read more

article author:  Reuters AFP Author:  Reuters ID:  1713988820366157300 Wed, 2024-04-24 19:41 CAIRO/DUBAI: Houthi militants in Yemen have attacked what they said were two American ships and an Israeli vessel, the group’s military spokesman said on Wednesday, the first such attack in more than two weeks. The Iran-aligned group said it targeted the US ship Maersk Yorktown, an American destroyer in the Gulf of Aden and Israeli ship MSC Veracruz in the Indian Ocean, the spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said in a televised speech. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Hou ..read more

article author:  AP Author:  By JON GAMBRELL | AP ID:  1713960325862758600 Wed, 2024-04-24 12:02 JERUSALEM: A ship near the strategic Bab El-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthis through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, comes after a relative lull from the Houthis after they launched dozens of attacks on shipping in the region over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Mai ..read more

article author:  Saeed Al-Batati Author:  Sun, 2024-04-21 19:16 AL-MUKALLA: The leader of the Houthi militia has called on families in regions under his control in Yemen to encourage their children to join summer camps, a move that has renewed accusations against the militia of child soldiering. Abdul Malik Al-Houthi announced the opening of the annual summer camps on Saturday, saying they would fill in the free time of the country’s children during the summer and teach ideas rooted in the “faith identity” of Yemen, which would allegedly protect them from foreign ideas and al ..read more

article author:  Arab News Author:  Sun, 2024-04-21 15:21 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam cleared 857 mines in Yemen — which had been planted by the Houthi militia — between April 13 to 19, according to a recent report. Overseen by the Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief, the project’s special teams destroyed 782 items of unexploded ordnance and 75 anti-tank mines. The explosives, which were planted indiscriminately by the Houthis across Yemen, posed a threat to civilians, including children, women and the elderly. Main category:  Saudi Arabia Tags:  MASAM Saud ..read more