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Coronavirus Outbreak: Saudi-led ceasefire begins in Yemen raising hope for an end to five-year-old war as world unites to fight COVID-19

A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi movement said it would halt military operations from 0900 GMT for two weeks in support of United Nations efforts to end the conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people

Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war; move aimed, in part, to avoid potential coronavirus outbreak

The ceasefire will go into effect at midday on Thursday for two weeks and is open to extension

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

Houthi rebels claim attack on Aramco facilities: Insurgents have been seeking regional autonomy for Zaidis in Saudi Arabia since 1990s

On 14 September, two Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia, Abqaiq and Khurais, were targeted by drone attacks. The attacks bring the spotlight on the Houthi rebels

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

Houthi rebels claim drone attack on two Saudi airports; air strikes have injured 30 people in last two months

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed that they have launched fresh drone strikes targetting two airports in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has not responded to the Houthis' claims of attacking the two Saudi airports. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been leading an Arab military coalition against the Iran-backed Houthis in support of Yemen's internationally recognised President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi over the last four years.

Saudi Arabia carries out air strike on bus in Yemen; 40 children among 51 killed, says Red Cross in new toll

The Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 as Huthi rebel fighters closed in on the last bastion of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government.

Boat carrying 160 African migrants from Somalia reportedly capsizes off south Yemen

Yemeni security officials and tribal leaders say a boat carrying more than 160 African migrants has capsized off the southern province of Shabwa.

UAE ready to support efforts for complete rebel withdrawal from Hodeida after offensive on vital Yemen port

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose troops have played a major role in a Yemeni government offensive against the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, said on Saturday that it was ready to support diplomatic efforts to secure a rebel withdrawal.

Over 30,000 civilians flee Yemen's Hodeida as clashes between Saudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels intensify

Many civilians have fled from rebel-held Hodeida in Yemen as clashes between the Saudi-led coalition army and Houthi rebels intensified