Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Lenderking Intensifies Efforts to Expand Truce in Yemen

US Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking has intensified his meetings with Gulf, Saudi and Yemeni officials, with the aim to support the efforts of UN Envoy Hans Grundberg to consolidate the truce and launch a comprehensive political process. In this context, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef…

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

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

US Seeks to Extend Yemeni Truce for 3rd Time

US special envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking headed to the region to visit Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE starting August 11 within the US efforts to help maintain the UN-mediated Yemeni truce. Lenderking's mission will focus on expanding the truce's benefits to all Yemenis and pave the way for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. urges Yemen's Houthis to release embassy, U.N. staff

Yemen's Houthi movement continues to hold 12 current and former employees of the United States and United Nations, a U.S. official said on Thursday, calling on the group to release them in "a demonstration of good faith".

Reuters

Fear and anxiety for civilians as Yemen truce set to expire

The conflict-ravaged country awaits two scenarios: a new cycle of war or an extended cessation of hostilities.

Al Jazeera

Yemeni Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Positive Indications for Extending the Truce

A senior Yemeni official pointed to positive indications regarding the extension of the UN truce, which will expire on August 2, in light of the intensive regional and international efforts in this regard. The Yemeni official was speaking following visits by UN Envoy Hans Grundberg and US representative Tim Lenderking…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Intense UN, US Efforts Underway to Extend Yemen Truce

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg is continuing his efforts to extend the UN-sponsored nationwide truce in the war-torn country that expires next week. Yemeni sources said Grundberg met with the legitimate government in Aden on Tuesday to propose the extension for six months rather than two. He added…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Envoy Heads to the Region to Support Yemen Truce

US State Department announced Monday that Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking would travel to the Middle East to continue US diplomatic efforts supporting the UN-mediated truce in Yemen. The State Department website stated that Lenderking was headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and that his regional tour would include Oman…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. envoy heads to Middle East to push Yemen peace talks

The U.S. special envoy for Yemen leaves for Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Monday to continue Washington's diplomatic efforts to back a United Nation's mediated truce in Yemen, the U.S. State Department said.

Reuters

Stockholm, Yemen… Traditions, Intersections

Sweden’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ambassador Peter Semneby, constantly recalls old Swedish traditions centered around promoting conflict resolution and care for humanitarian affairs. Sweden has showcased those traditions in many conflicts around the world. For example, Sweden has provided continued support to Afghanistan for over four decades, according to Semneby,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy: Commitment to Yemen Truce Is Not the Same as Making Concessions

Advocating the temporary truce between the Yemeni government and Houthi insurgents, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said both sides of the agreement understand that committing to the armistice ultimately benefits the people of Yemen. In addition to the fact that the armistice is temporary, it is directed at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen International Forum in Stockholm Discusses Ceasefire

The GCC Ambassador to Yemen, Sarhan al-Minaikher, said that the integration of Yemen with the economies of the Arab Gulf states is a matter linked to the end of the war. Minaikher said that efforts aim to extend the existing armistice, stressing Gulf countries' support to end the crisis. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatari FM Discusses Safer Tanker with Yemen UN Resident Coordinator, US Envoy

Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held talks in Doha on Thursday with United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, David Gressly, and US Special Envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking. The minister stressed that negotiations between Yemeni parties is the only…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN, US Seek Funding to Save Safer Tanker off Yemen

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed on Sunday its support to all international efforts aimed at salvaging the Safer oil tanker that has been moored off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah for years. Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of crude oil, the FSO Safer tanker’s long-term presence in the Red…

Reuters

U.S special envoy says Yemen truce paves way to end conflict

A United Nations-led truce in Yemen is a "decisive moment" in the near seven-year conflict and offers hope the warring parties and international community can bring a lasting peace to the devastated country, a senior U.S. official told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Largest Yemeni Consultations Since Coup Kick Off in Riyadh

The intra-Yemeni consultations kicked off in Riyadh on Wednesday. The consultations, the largest since the coup by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in 2014, are being sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). They are bringing together Yemenis from across the country to discuss peace and are set to conclude on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Delegation Visits Yemen For Talks on Economy, Terrorism

A US delegation discussed in Yemen the country’s security, economic and development needs, as well as efforts to combat terrorism and illegal smuggling. US Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking and Chargé d’Affaires for the US Embassy in the country Cathy Westley conducted a visit to the governorates of Shabwa, Hadramaut…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Mobilizes Int’l Efforts to Increase Humanitarian Aid to Yemen

The United States continues its diplomatic and political efforts to increase the humanitarian aid provided to Yemen and urge the conflicting parties to cease “hostile acts” and comprehensively participate in the UN-led political process for peace. US Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking voiced the administration’s position during his visit…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Khalid bin Salman Discusses with US, UN Envoys Situation in Yemen

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met separately on Thursday with the US and UN envoys for Yemen, and discussed with them the latest developments in the country. Prince Khalid said on his Twitter account that he discussed with the US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Pushes for Int’l Position against Houthi Attacks

Washington is seeking to mobilize an international position against the Iran-backed Houthi group’s attacks, as its envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking starts a new Gulf tour to "reactivate peace and ceasefire efforts in Yemen." Lenderking’s tour coincides with the Houthi attacks on civilian facilities in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi,…

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Gulf Cooperation Council

134 stories

STC

102 stories

Presidential Leadership Council

Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen

10 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.