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Houthi rebels reach a strategic port city in Yemen in a major threat to the country's truce

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia strikes back after Houthis hit oil sites in heaviest attack in years

Houthi missiles struck Abha International Airport, King Khalid Air Base and Aramco facilities, injuring 73 and forcing temporary shutdowns at oil sites. Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Taiz and Marib provinces, as analysts said Riyadh now faced a "spiral of escalation".

Euronews

Houthi attacks disrupt Saudi oil facilities and wound more than 70

Houthi forces attacked four cities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding at least 73 people and setting oil facilities ablaze in one of the largest assaults on the US ally since the wider Gulf war began. The strikes came as explosions were reported at Iran’s Kharg Island and the…

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Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates

Houthi rebel offensive against government forces on west coast leads to some of deadliest clashes in years

The Guardian - UK

Farmers in war-torn Yemen fighting the climate crisis against the odds

IN DEPTH: With the flow of aid plummeting and water shortages becoming ever more serious, farmers and aid workers tell Nick Ferris of the struggle to survive as the country’s more than decade-long civil war drags on

The Independent UK

Boat carrying 45 refugees capsizes off Yemen

Four survivors found after boat capsized off coast of Taiz governorate due to strong winds and overcrowding, UNHCR says.

Al Jazeera

There's a glimmer of hope on Yemen's war front. Yet children are still dying of hunger

In a hospital in the frontline city of Taiz, a woman tries to revive her malnourished baby with protein paste. The war-torn country is suffering through one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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At Yemeni prosthetics clinic, the patients keep coming even though the war has slowed

The civil war in Yemen seems to be cooling off, but its deadly legacy of land mines will be felt for decades. At a prosthetics clinic near the the front line, children bear a disproportionate burden.

WEKU

A front-line city in Yemen is desperate for change after nearly a decade of civil war

Nearly a decade of civil war has destroyed millions of Yemeni lives, but perhaps nowhere has it been felt more than in the neighborhoods in Taiz that are closest to the fighting.

WEKU

Yemen Faces Flood Warnings as Second Season Starts

With an air of confidence and a palpable sense of elation in his voice, Khalid Mohsen Saleh declared that this year’s farming season in Yemen will surpass all previous ones. Yemeni farmers have attested that the country has not experienced such persistent and abundant rainfall in years. Despite it sounding…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthi Escalation in Taiz, Marib Undermines Peace Efforts, Truce

The Iran-backed Houthi militias kicked off Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Yemen by committing more crimes in violation of the fragile calm that had prevailed in the country and that had given hope that the militants would agree to a permanent peace roadmap sought by Saudi Arabia and Oman. The Houthis…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Alert: Yemen’s Highlands Brace for Deadlier Floods Next Week

Much of Yemen’s Highlands should brace for deadlier downpours and floods in the coming week, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said in a agrometeorological early warning bulletin it released Monday. FAO also said the return of the Saif rainy season was with a rough start as storms flooded…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Condemns Houthis for Obstructing Food Shipments from Aden

The Yemeni government on Sunday condemned Houthis for obstructing the delivery of food and goods shipments coming from the port of Aden and the liberated areas, saying the militias’ behavior is part of an economic war staged against the government and an attempt to force merchants to divert their imports…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Reviews Options to Counter Houthi Escalation, Vows Punishment

Yemen’s government vowed to punish Houthi militias for stepping up terrorist activities in the governorates of Marib, Shabwah and Taiz. This came during a meeting in the interim capital Aden on Monday. Late last week, Houthis staged an assassination attempt targeting the governor of Taiz.

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Taiz Governor Survives Houthi Drone Attack

The governor of Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz, Nabil Shamsan, escaped a Houthi drone attack that targeted his convoy upon his return from a visit to the port city of Mocha on Saturday. At the same time, Houthis have been expanding their efforts to take over the Hareb district of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Relief in Yemen’s Taiz as 8-Year Houthi Siege Is Partially Broken

The Iran-backed Houthi militias’ eight-year siege of Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz was partially broken on Thursday. A cooking gas shipment was delivered to the city through an under-construction road, revealed official government sources. Two tankers, loaded with 25 tons of cooking gas, managed to access the city through the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen, Solutions... Arab Coalition Opens Doors, Iran Closes Them

It is not possible to explain the events of the year 2022 in Yemen without returning to a “golden day”, after which the defense equation led by the Arab Coalition and the Yemeni Armed Forces changed. The day was November 21, 2021. It was after that day that Houthi military…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Visits Sanaa to Pressure Houthis to Extend Yemen Truce

The UN Envoy, Hans Grundberg, arrived in Sanaa Wednesday as part of his efforts to persuade the Houthi militias to extend Yemen’s truce according to his proposed plan. The international community is optimistic that Grundberg will agree with the Yemeni government and the Houthi militias to extend the truce for…

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Yemeni Government Prepares to Confront Houthi Intransigence

The Yemeni government is preparing for all possibilities to confront Houthi intransigence, Prime Minister Maeen Abdul-Malik said, calling for increasing its level of readiness. Abdul-Malik said that using the truce to serve Iran's agenda is unacceptable. He was speaking at the cabinet meeting in Aden, which discussed several political, military,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken to Meet Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman in New York

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi in New York on Monday, the State Department said on Sunday as world dignitaries arrive for the UN General Assembly. Blinken and Alimi had last met in July during US President…

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Security Council Condemns Houthi Offensive, Demands Immediate Open of Taiz Roads

The UN Security Council has urged warring parties in Yemen to urgently intensify negotiations towards expanding their historic truce that could be translated into a "durable ceasefire," according to a UN statement issued on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, GCC, US Envoy Stress Need to Uphold Yemen Truce

Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and supervisor of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber held talks in Riyadh on Monday with US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking. The officials stressed the importance of preserving the UN-sponsored nationwide truce in the war-torn country, reported the Saudi…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Growing Houthi Violations Threaten to End Truce

Houthi truce violations in Yemen have resulted in the death of over a thousand Yemenis, including soldiers and civilians, revealed Yemeni officials, adding that breaches by the Iran-backed militia threaten ending the ongoing, but fragile, UN-sponsored ceasefire. Although the UN and its envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, underrate the danger…

Asharq Al-Awsat

FAO Forecasts More Storms in Yemen That Will Impact Thousands

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecasted more storms over the already flooded areas of western Yemen. “A five-day forecast indicates that by September 5, cumulative rainfall over much of Ibb, western al-Dhale, and eastern Taiz will get a high of 100 mm, potentially putting about 8,100 people…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN’s Yemen Envoy Condemns Houthi Attack on Taiz

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has condemned the Houthi attack on Taiz in southwest Yemen. Grundberg said in a statement: "I condemn the attack that was launched from areas controlled by Ansar Allah on Sunday night in Dabab area in Taiz that left a number of soldiers…

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