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Two American women rescued from Yemen's Houthis in U.S.-Saudi operation -source

Saudi Arabia and the United States mounted a joint operation in January to rescue two young American women who were held captive by the Iran-backed Houthi movement in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Reuters

We tried the hidden gem Grangetown restaurant serving the best Yemeni food in Cardiff

Bab Al-Yemen is one of many hidden gems on Grangetown's Clare Road

Wales Online

Washington Committed to Defending Saudi Arabia, Confronting Iranian Threat

US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran and Iraq Jennifer Gavito, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, confirmed that Washington is committed to reinforcing Saudi defenses. Gavito admitted US concerns towards Iranian influence in Iraq undermining the stability and security of national institutions in the country. She pointed out that US…

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Glasgow student to donate ambulance to help Ukrainian refugees

It is the latest ambulance student Umran Ali Javaid has donated, with him sending ambulances to war zones including Syria and Yemen in the past.

The Independent UK

Saudi Defenses Destroy Drone Targeting Jazan

Saudi air defenses destroyed a drone targeting Jazan, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Wednesday. Shrapnel from the drone, launched by Houthi militias from Yemen’s Hodeidah province, scattered over civilian objects but did not cause any damage, the Coalition said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abdulmalik to Asharq Al-Awsat: Ukraine Crisis Impacts Yemen’s Wheat Imports

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik revealed that the Ukraine-Russian crisis has cast its shadows over Yemen’s wheat imports amid soaring oil rates. Abdulmalik stressed that the priority of his government during the coming period will be to consolidate stability and political consensus, warning that any political turmoil will greatly affect…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The limits of Iran’s influence on Yemen’s Houthi rebels

While Iran engages in dialogue with regional rivals, its ally in Yemen has increased attacks on them.

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Saba Project for the Economic Empowerment of Yemeni Women Launches 60 Programs

Until a few years ago, women in Marib did not have any significant presence in the education sector, work, and community participation, but the will of Yemeni women achieved what was believed impossible amid the ongoing war in the country. For the first time, a girl from Marib launched a…

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Jolie visits Yemen amid Ukraine crisis

"We cannot be selective about who deserves support and whose rights we defend," Jolie says

Salon

Angelina Jolie says ‘we cannot be selective about who deserves support’ as she meets refugees in Yemen

Referencing the conflict in Ukraine, Jolie wrote that ‘the people of Yemen also need protection, support and peace’

The Independent UK

Angelina Jolie flies into Yemen to visit refugees and likens crisis to Ukraine horror

Humanitarian Angelina Jolie, 46, has flown in to Aden and says it's critical Yemen and other countries ripped apart by conflict aren't forgotten about as the world rushes to help Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Italian Defense Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Russia Left us No Choice

A high-ranking Italian official said Moscow's invasion of Ukraine left the Europeans with no choice but to tighten sanctions against it in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Italy's Undersecretary of State for Defense, Giorgio Mulè warned that Europe was headed towards a period of instability, but this does not mean…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scramble for transport as Yemen fuel shortage worsens

Yemenis are riding on the roof or hanging out the sides of taxi vans as severe fuel shortages in the capital Sanaa and other Houthi-held areas raise demand for public transportation, with people queuing for days to fill the tanks of their cars.

Reuters

UN Silent, Yemen Govt Skeptical of Houthi Claims of Deal over Safer Tanker

The Iran-backed Houthi militias claimed they have signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the war-torn country's coast. The UN has yet to confirm the deal and the legitimate government expressed its skepticism…

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UN Envoy Angelina Jolie in Yemen Ahead of Fundraising Summit

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited war-wrecked Yemen to show solidarity with displaced families in hopes of mobilizing support for an incoming fundraising conference, the United Nations said. Jolie, who is special envoy for the UN on refugee issues, landed in the southern coastal city of Aden to meet…

The Independent UK

UN envoy Angelina Jolie in Yemen ahead of fundraising summit

The U.N. says Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-wrecked Yemen to show solidarity with displaced families in hopes of mobilizing support for an incoming fundraising conference

Reuters

Yemen's Houthis agree U.N. proposal to offload decaying oil tanker

Yemen's Houthi movement has signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the war-torn country's coast, a Houthi official said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trips of Death from Horn of Africa to Yemen

Three African refugees lie down to rest after washing their children's clothes near a shabby camp in Khur Maksar in Yemen. They laid out the clothes to dry on the street near the camp, the tents of which are made of tree branches and threadbare clothes. Thousands of Ethiopian refugees…

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Doctors Without Borders workers kidnapped in Yemen -sources

Gunmen in Yemen have kidnapped two foreign employees of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in eastern Hadramout governorate, a security source and two other local sources‮ ‬said.

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…

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Yemen: GPEI Warns of Polio Outbreak in Areas under Houthi Control

Yemen is currently experiencing twin outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 and type 2, warned the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPSI). GPSI issued a statement stating that the two poliovirus strains emerge in populations with low immunity, and both can result in lifelong paralysis and even death. Since 2019,…

The Guardian - UK

All wars horrify us, but it seems not equally so

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Nesrine Malik about how the invasion of Ukraine has been viewed differently to other conflicts across the globe

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemeni Authorities Destroy Large Quantities of Illicit Drugs Linked to Houthis in Hajjah

Security officials in Yemen on Thursday destroyed a large quantity of hashish and thousands of narcotic pills, which were seized from smugglers linked to Houthi criminal gangs in the past four months, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The National Army forces in the Fifth Military Region destroyed 1,158 kilograms of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNESCO, EU Launch Youth Employment through Heritage, Culture Project in Yemen

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Union (EU) signed a new €20 million agreement to further support the cultural sector in Yemen. The Youth Employment through Heritage and Culture in Yemen project will create employment opportunities for 8,000 young women and men and safeguard…

Al Jazeera

‘Horrifying’: Yemeni students flee war in Ukraine

Yemeni students caught up in Russia’s invasion face arduous journeys and racial profiling as they try to escape Ukraine.

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