The Latest Breaking News from Yemen

More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The Global Report on Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian organizations founded by the…

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg and United States’ envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking kicked off this week a new tour of the region to support Saudi Arabia and Oman’s efforts to restore peace in the war-torn country. Grundberg arrived in Yemen’s Sanaa on Monday for talks with the…

U.S. special envoy Tim Lenderking began a trip to Oman and Saudi Arabia on Monday in an effort to advance Yemen peace efforts, the State Department said.

The Iran-backed Houthi group unilaterally released on Sunday Yemeni military commander Major General Faisal Rajab eight years after his arrest. Rajab’s release is stipulated in United Nations Security Council 2216. He was detained by the Houthis in 2015 when they were attempting to occupy Aden city, now the interim capital.

A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,…

Mahmoud Naji, a Sanaa-based Yemeni citizen, was told by a currency exchange employee that he had to collect a financial transfer from his brother in Yemeni riyals due to a lack of foreign currency liquidity. He did not fully comprehend what had happened until he randomly checked four different stores.

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The members of the Security Council welcomed the recent visit to Sanaa by the Saudi Arabian and Omani delegations. In a statement, the Council hailed the Saudi-Omani ongoing support to the mediation efforts of the United Nations.

New York will return three antiquities worth $725,000 to the people of Yemen, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Friday, as part of a criminal investigation into a Manhattan-based private collector.

US Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking stressed that American President Joe Biden is leading an intense diplomatic campaign to permanently resolve the conflict in Yemen. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, the vetern US diplomat spoke of “real” progess in the Yemeni file, revealing that efforts are ongoing to ensure…

Britain's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Friday a vessel off Yemen's southern coast was involved in an "incident" with a government boat, downgrading the event from its initial assessment of an attack.