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August 19th, 2018 - 07:55 GMT

Houthi Militia Condemn UN Yemen Talks to be Held in Geneva Sept

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have already condemned next month’s Geneva talks with the legitimate government to failure as they seek to prolong the war and suffering of the people.

Saudi Arabia has restarted shipping through the Bab al-Mandab strait off the coast of Yemen, following its week-long closure after a Houthi attack. (Shutterstock)

August 5th, 2018 - 08:29 GMT

Saudi Arabia Resumes Oil Shipments Through Red Sea

This week marks the first occasion the Houthis appeared to use drones to launch bombing attacks against Saudi and Emirati coalition troops. /AFP

July 5th, 2018 - 01:46 GMT

Yemen’s Houthis May Have Drones With Bombs, and They’re Using Them Against The Saudi Coalition

Saudi soldier patrols near the Saudi-Yemeni border in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jizan province last year. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 28th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

2 Saudi Soldiers Killed in Skirmish With Yemen's Houthi Rebels

“There is no crisis or disputes whatsoever, but only in the imagination of those who want these decisions to be instigated,” Saleh said in a TV interview (AFP)

September 5th, 2017 - 10:21 GMT

Yemen's Saleh Denies Rift With Houthis Amid House Arrest Rumors

A Yemeni army officer looks on while standing at a checkpoint in Sanaa, Yemen. (AFP/File)

August 15th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Yemeni forces recapture southern town of Zinjibar from Al-Qaeda

Employees check the damage at a food factory in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, after it was hit by a Saudi-led coalition strike on August 9, 2016. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)

August 10th, 2016 - 07:11 GMT

14 dead in Yemen airstrikes as peace talks crumble

United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (C) arrives to give a press conference at the Information ministry in Kuwait City on April 26, 2016. (AFP/Yasser al-Zayyat)

May 1st, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Yemen peace talks: Government demands end to ceasefire ‘breaches’ by Houthis

Yemenis wave national flags and hold placards during a protest against the Saudi-led coalition, commemorating one year of the alliance's military campaign against insurgents on March 26, 2016 next to the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)

March 28th, 2016 - 07:38 GMT

Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Saudi Arabia swap prisoners

Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh is surrounded by his security personnel during a demonstration against the Saudi-led coalition, commemorating one year of the alliance's military campaign against insurgents on March 26, 2016 next to the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. (AFP/Muhammad Huwais)

March 26th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Former Yemeni president Saleh calls for talks with Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led coalition is battling Shia Houthis, led by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (right) and is said to be backed by Iranian forces under the command of General Qassem Suleimani (left). (AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)

March 20th, 2016 - 11:34 GMT

UN High Commissioner says Saudi strikes in Yemen could amount to war crimes

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December 15th, 2015 - 02:00 GMT

Saudi crown prince tasks paramilitary tribal group to defending Yemeni border

A letter to the UN shows Houthis were willing to let the government return to Sanaa and pull its militias out of Yemen's cities. (AFP/File)

October 20th, 2015 - 03:18 GMT

Here’s the Houthis’ letter to the UN agreeing to pull out of Yemen's Sanaa