Huthi Rebels

As peace hopes rise, Yemen prisoner swap to start on 13 April

Nearly 900 prisoners, most of whom were fighting with Huthi rebels, will be flown between Yemen and Saudi Arabia

US urges longtime adversary Iran to back political solution in Yemen

Iran, which backs Huthi rebels who have seized much of the country, last month announced a major reconciliation deal with Saudi Arabia, which led a devastating air campaign to bolster Yemen's government

Zawamil, a traditional poetry form in Yemen, turns into propaganda vehicle at the hands of Huthi rebels

Short-form poems, known as zawamil, are a much-loved part of Yemen's tribal heritage, played or performed at weddings and other social occasions. They are popular across the country — in the government-held south as well as the rebel-held north.

Blast strikes Singapore-flagged tanker off Saudi port city of Jeddah; no one injured

Singapore-based shipping company Hafnia said the blast struck the tanker BW Rhine just after midnight. Hafnia reported 'hull damage' and did not exclude the possibility of an oil spill.

128 Houthi prisoners detained in Saudi Arabia released, flown to Yemen’s Sanna in efforts to end five-year conflict

Prisoners arrived on three ICRC planes and were met inside the airport by rebel commanders and some family members

US singles out Iran over attack on Saudi oil facilities; ready to help ally Saudi Arabia counter drone attacks, says Donald Trump

The Iran-supported Huthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack

Oil prices soar more than 10% to six-month high post-Saudi plant attacks; investor concerns mount, gold prices up 1%

Tehran denies the accusations but the news has revived fears of a conflict in the tinderbox Middle East after a series of attacks on oil tankers earlier this year that were also blamed on Iran.

More than 100 people killed in air strike by Saudi-led military coalition on detention centre in Yemen, says ICRC

Fighting since 2015 has already claimed tens of thousands of lives and sparked what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis

Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen’s Saada province leaves 13 dead and 26 wounded, say medics

Thirteen civilians including two children were killed in a Saudi artillery strike in northern Yemen on Monday in response to a rebel attack on a Saudi base, medics said.

UAE says it is reducing troops in war-torn Yemen, four years after joining Saudi-led intervention, in shift to 'peace-first' plan

The UAE said Monday it was redeploying and reducing troops across war-torn Yemen and moving from a 'military-first' strategy to a 'peace-first' plan