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Saudi downturn deepens Yemen's economic despair
With Saudi Arabia's economy reeling from low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, observers say it no longer appears willing – or able – to pour billions into Yemen
War-torn Yemen reports first virus deaths stoking fears
On Wednesday, Yemen recorded 5 new cases of COVID-19 in its second city Aden, the committee monitoring the outbreak says
Saudi-led coalition rejects south Yemen self-rule declaration
'The coalition demands an end to any escalatory actions and calls for return to the agreement by the participating parties,' says the Saudi-led military coalition in war-torn Yemen
Saudi-led coalition extends Yemen ceasefire by a month
The extension comes after Yemen's Iran-aligned Huthi rebels rejected a two-week ceasefire declared by the military coalition that ended on Thursday, April 23
Yemen reports first coronavirus case
(UPDATED) The infected patient is in stable condition and receiving care
'Coronavirus ceasefire' in Yemen's long conflict begins
If the ceasefire does hold, it would be the first breakthrough since the warring parties agreed to a UN-brokered truce in the port city of Hodeida during talks in Sweden in late 2018
Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh, border city
It is the first major assault on Saudi Arabia since the Huthis offered last September to halt attacks on the kingdom after devastating twin strikes on Saudi oil installations
Warring sides in Yemen back calls for coronavirus ceasefire
Yemen's broken health care system has not so far recorded a case of coronavirus but aid groups have warned that when it does hit, the impact will be catastrophic
Trump confirms killing of Arabian Peninsula Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
The killing happens days after the jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US naval base
More than 80 soldiers killed in Yemen missile, drone attack
(UPDATED) The Huthis attack a mosque in a military camp in Marib during evening prayers on Saturday, military sources say
Saudi sentences Yemeni to death over Spanish theater stabbing
(3rd UPDATE) The assailant, identified by Saudi police as a 33-year-old Yemeni, went on a stabbing spree during a live musical in the capital's King Abdullah Park in November
Yemen missile strike kills 5 southern separatists
Security officials say the missile was fired by the Huthi Shiite, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility from the Iran-allied rebels
17 civilians killed in 3rd attack on Yemen market
The attacks come despite relative calm in Yemen, where large-scale combat between government troops – backed by a Saudi-led military coalition – and the Iran-aligned Huthi rebels has subsided
Riyadh in talks with Yemen rebels, Saudi official says
The comment comes after Saudi Arabia brokered a power-sharing agreement between Yemen's internationally recognized government and southern separatists
Yemen gov't, southern separatists sign power-sharing deal
The deal will reportedly see the secessionist Southern Transitional Council handed a number of ministries, and the government return to the southern city of Aden
Yemen government strikes power-sharing deal with southern rebels
The deal would see the secessionist Southern Transitional Council handed a number of ministries, and the government return to the southern city of Aden
Yemen to become world's poorest country if war continues – U.N.
'If fighting continues through 2022, Yemen will rank the poorest country in the world,' according to a United Nations Development Programme report
2 million children out of school in war-torn Yemen – United Nations
'Violence, displacement and attacks on schools are preventing many children from accessing school,' says Sara Beysolow Nyanti, UNICEF representative in Yemen
Pompeo favors 'peaceful resolution' to crisis after Saudi oil attack
'We'd like a peaceful resolution. I think we've demonstrated that. I hope the Islamic Republic of Iran sees it the same way,' says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
U.N. probe alleges war crimes, 'endemic impunity' in Yemen
'The international community must stop turning a blind eye to these violations and the intolerable humanitarian situation,' says Kamel Jendoubi, who heads the Group of Independent Eminent International and Regional Experts
More than 100 believed killed in Yemen air strike – ICRC
The Saudi-led military coalition says it launched air strikes against a Huthi military target that 'stores drones and missiles'
Yemen government accuses UAE of launching air strikes on its troops
A tweet from a deputy foreign minister says: 'The Yemeni government condemns the Emirati air strikes against government forces in the interim capital Aden and in Zinjibar, which resulted in civilian and military casualties'
Yemen Huthi rebels appoint 'ambassador' in Tehran
Ibrahim Mohammed Mohammed al-Dailami is appointed as an 'ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary for the republic of Yemen to the Islamic republic of Iran'
UAE prince visits Saudi, urges dialogue to solve Yemen tensions
Speaking after meeting Saudi Arabia's King Salman near Mecca, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan says dialogue is 'the only way to resolve differences between Yemenis'
40 killed, 260 wounded in clashes in Yemen's Aden
United Nations humanitarian coordinator Lise Grande says 'it is heart-breaking that during Eid’l Adha, families are mourning the death of their loved ones instead of celebrating together in peace and harmony'
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden 'coup'
Meanwhile, both the Yemeni government and separatists say they back Riyadh's call for dialogue and a suspension of fighting
United Nations finalizes accord with Yemen rebels to resume food aid
The agreement includes a biometric database of civilians in need of aid in order to guarantee 'effective and efficient distribution' and to 'benefit the most needy'
UAE says reducing troops in war-torn Yemen
'It is very much to do with moving from what I would call a military-first strategy to a peace-first strategy, and this is I think what we are doing,' says a senior UAE official
U.N. chief rejects Yemen president's accusation of bias
"I would like to assure you that every effort will be made to maintain the impartial stance that is expected of the United Nations," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says
Saudi Arabia downs explosive-laden drone from Yemen – coalition
The Yemeni rebels' Al-Masirah TV says the attack has targeted a Patriot air defense system
Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen rebels after pipeline attack
'We have begun to launch air strikes targeting sites operated by the Huthi militia, including in Sanaa,' a Saudi-led coalition official says
U.N. confirms Yemen aid port withdrawal underway
But Hodeida Governor Al-Hasan Taher says the Huthi rebels were merely reshuffling personnel
Yemen gov't accuses rebels of faking ports pullout
The accusation comes after the Huthi rebels, who have been in control of the ports since 2014, said they had carried out their obligations
Rebels set to begin pullout from Yemen aid port
'The (rebel) army and committees are withdrawing unilaterally as a result of the refusal of the countries of the US-British-Saudi-Emirati aggression and their allies to implement the accord,' says Mohammed al-Huthi, The head of the rebels' Supreme Revolutionary Committee
World Food Programme gains access to vital Yemen food aid
The Red Sea mills hold 51,000 tons of grain which was enough to feed more than 3.7 million people for a month
5 children killed in attack in Yemen's Hodeida – U.N.
Unicef says the 5 children were "playing at home" when they were killed. It did not give details on the nature of the attack or the perpetrators.
U.N. reaches aid warehouses on Yemen frontlines, seeks $4.2B
(UPDATED) 'I have just received a piece of good news. Finally, it was possible for us to reach the Red Sea Mills,' says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Yemen FM says seated next to Netanyahu in 'error'
'Protocol errors are the responsibility of the organizers, as is always the case in international conferences,' Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yamani writes on Twitter
Rebuking Trump, House votes to end U.S. help in Saudi's Yemen war
The US House of Representatives approves historic legislation directing Trump to 'remove United States armed forces from hostilities in or affecting the Republic of Yemen'
Yemen food aid at risk of rotting – United Nations
Hodeida and its food silos are in the hands of Yemen's Huthi rebels and have been since 2014
Yemen foes in new talks on troubled prisoner swap deal
UN envoy Martin Griffiths says he hopes the warring sides will be more successful this time as he opens 3 days of talks in Amman
U.N. envoy on first Yemen port city visit after truce
A UN official says Martin Griffiths is in the Red Sea port city to oversee the truce deal's implementation and 'follow up on preparations' for a new monitoring mission
Yemen truce, prisoner swap timelines pushed back – U.N.
The Hodeida agreement stipulates a full ceasefire, followed by the withdrawal and redeployment of rival forces from the city – two clauses that have yet to be fulfilled
Yemen gov't accuses rebels of violating Hodeida truce
The news comes as reports surface that the UN is looking to replace the head of a monitoring mission to Hodeida, a lifeline to millions of Yemenis dependent on its imports to survive
U.N. envoy in Yemen for talks on Hodeida truce
A UN source confirms the news, saying Griffiths is in Yemen to 'work on the rapid implementation of the Hodeida agreement'
Saudi-led coalition 'destroys' Yemen rebel targets in Sanaa
Targets included drone storage and testing areas, training bases, and bomb-manufacturing facilities, according to the official Saudi Press Agency
Yemen rebels boycott meeting with U.N.-led truce monitors
Huthi rebel negotiator Mohammed Abdelsalam says retired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert 'steers from the course of the agreement by implementing other agendas'
U.N. envoy arrives in Yemen to push Hodeida truce
Martin Griffiths' visit comes as the ceasefire in Hodeida was generally holding, although there have been intermittent clashes with both sides blaming each other
Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port – UN
The rebels' withdrawal is a key part of a ceasefire that went into effect on December 18
U.N. convenes warring sides in Yemen's Hodeida
Retired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert is heading the joint committee including Saudi-backed government officials and Iran-aligned Huthi rebels to oversee the truce
