Warring sides in Yemen agree on ‘Phase 1’ of redeploying forces in Hudaydah: UN
Press TV – The Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed militants loyal to the ex-Yemeni government have reached an agreement on “Phase 1” of their…
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In Warsaw meeting; US, allies accuse Iran of meddling in Yemen, ignore Saudi aggression
MNA – The Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK and the US, in a joint declaration on Wednesday, accused…
Fresh Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8 Yemeni fishermen near Hudaydah
Press TV – Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen have targeted a fishing boat in the waters off the…
Violence in the name of God: Pope condemns Saudi-led war in Yemen
Sputnik – Pope Francis, ahead of his historic and unprecedented Sunday visit to the Arabian Peninsula, issued his strongest condemnation to date…
Yemen’s Houthis, ex-govt. representatives meet aboard UN ship
Press TV – A United Nations-appointed committee tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in the Yemeni city of Hudaydah has started its new…
Yemen’s rival parties must pull forces out of Hudaydah: UN envoy
Press TV – The United Nations’ special envoy for Yemen has called on the country’s warring sides to pull their forces out of the…
Two killed as Saudi-led coalition intensifies air raids against Yemen’s Sana’a Province
Press TV – The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has carried out deadly air raids against 15 targets, including a food factory, in Yemen’s…
Several Saudi troops killed in Yemeni forces’ retaliatory attack on Jizan
Press TV – Yemeni forces have carried out a retaliatory drone attack against Saudi forces, killing a number of them in the…
Yemeni troops hit Saudi bases in retaliation for air raids
Press TV – Yemen’s army, backed by Houthi forces, has launched fresh retaliatory attacks against Saudi forces inside the kingdom, leaving an…
Saudi mercenaries steal aid as Yemen starves: Report
Alwaght – Thousands of families leaving in Yemen’s Taiz are not getting food aid intended for them, because armed units allied with…
Iran’s envoy blasts media’s silence over S. Arabia’s use of Darfur kid soldiers in Yemen war
FNA – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeedinejad blasted the silence of the Persian-language media stationed abroad over the deployment of Darfur…
Saudi jets bomb Hudaydah after arrival of UN observers
Press TV – Saudi Arabia, which has invaded Yemen, has carried out new airstrikes in the Red Sea port of Hudaydah despite a…
Saudi Arabia weakened as Iran plans to consolidate gains
The Guardian |Martin Chulov: Yemen war and killing of Jamal Khashoggi have put pressure on the kingdom that shows no sign of…
Iranian speaker highlights futility of war on Yemen
Tasnim – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani denounced military aggression against people of Yemen, saying the warmongers have not achieved any of…
The US Senate’s role in the killing of Yemeni children
MNA – The US Senate voted on Thursday to end American military assistance for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. This was reported…
Yemen’s Hudaydah calm after ceasefire takes effect: Report
Tasnim – Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah was calm Tuesday following heavy clashes that erupted after the UN-brokered ceasefire started at midnight,…
Senior Iranian MP: Aggressors should leave Yemen for success of Stockholm talks
FNA – A senior Iranian legislator underlined the need for the withdrawal of the Saudi-led coalition from Yemen to help success of…
Delusions, strategic mistake led Saudis to invade Yemen: Iran
Press TV – Iran says Saudi Arabia’s decision to invade Yemen is the result of the Riyadh regime’s “delusions” about its military…
Heavy clashes as Saudi push in Hudaydah repelled
Press TV – Saudi airstrikes and fierce clashes have shaken the outskirts of Yemen’s Hudaydah despite a UN-brokered ceasefire that Yemenis already…
Yemen’s Houthis dismiss UN claims about final truce in Hudaydah
Press TV – The spokesman of Yemen’s ruling Houthi Ansarullah movement has expressed doubts about United Nations’ assertions about a recent peace deal…
Blame Saudi Arabia and the US for regional instability, Iran’s foreign minister says
CNBC – Iran called out its regional rival Saudi Arabia in response to accusations that Tehran is a leading state sponsor of…
How is Yemen peace document ambiguous?
Alwaght – A fragile truce was secured after weeklong negotiations in Sweden between Ansarullah resistance movement and Saudi-backed government of resigned president…
Saudis violate Hudaydah truce 21 times in 24 hours: Yemen army
Press TV – Yemen’s army, which is allied with the Houthi movement, says Saudi Arabia and its allies have conducted 21 airstrikes on Hudaydah…
Iranian Leader’s top aide blasts US, Europe for ignoring human rights violation in Yemen
FNA – Iranian Supreme Leader’s top Aide for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati voiced concern about the large number of Yemeni people…
With a storm sweeping the world, now hitting France, Iran remains safe thanks to Islam
Khamenei.ir – In the face of a storm that is sweeping the world, afflicting this region– one that has now reached to…
Iran amb. to Russia holds talks with Bogdanov on Syria, Yemen
MNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanei met and talked with Russian presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy…
Yemen warring sides not there yet on key issues: UN envoy
Press TV- UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says the country’s warring parties have not yet reached any agreement on the major…
Iran’s Rouhani voices support for intra-Yemeni peace talks
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani has expressed Iran’s support for intra-Yemeni negotiations, saying the invaders have come to the realization that…
Yemen’s Ansarullah: Closing Sana’a airport, war crime
IRNA – The deposed government of Yemen will not take control of Aden airport and closing Sana’a airport is a war crime,…
US support for aggressors triggers humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen: Iran
Press TV – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the United States is behind the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen by providing arms…
Iran fully backs UN mission for peace in Yemen: Spokesman
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the country has announced its “full support” for the United Nations’ efforts for…
Iran has no forces in Yemen: Official
IRNA – A Yemeni Ansarullah movement official on Saturday dismissed allegations on presence of Iran’s military troops in Yemen, describing it as…
More than 50% of Yemen’s population facing ‘severe acute food insecurity’: Survey
Press TV – Some 53 percent of Yemen’s population, 15.9 million people, is now facing “severe acute food insecurity” as the direct…
4 Yemeni fishermen killed in Saudi airstrikes
IRNA – Saudi fighter jets targeted Yemeni fishing boats in al-Hudaydah, west of Yemen, killing four fishermen. Saudis raided the region for…
UK amb. to Iran calls for political settlement to end Yemeni crisis
Tehran Times – In a statement on Wednesday, Rob Macaire UK Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that the country…
Yemen war is ‘devastating as a mother’
Euronews | Seana Davis: In April this year, Yemen was hailed the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” by UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. As…
Secretary Pompeo is far too forgiving of the Saudis
The Wall Street Journal – There is nothing at all pragmatic about providing a blank check to a partner that continues to…
Zarif: Iran backs intra-Yemeni talks to solve crisis
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message expressed Iran’s support for the intra-Yemeni talks to resolve crisis. “Iran…
Yemen: inquiry finds Saudis diverting arms to factions loyal to their cause
The Guardian | Rod Austin: An investigation into weapons being used in the war in Yemen has shown numerous examples of arms…
Iran backs Yemen peace talks, wants end of crisis: state TV
Reuters – Iran backs U.N.-sponsored Yemen peace talks, Iranian state TV reported on Monday, saying Tehran was ready to help find a…