Yemen War

Yemen: Houthi rebels and government to exchange over 880 prisoners days after Saudi Arabia & Iran renewed ties

The Houthis seized control of Yemen's capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led intervention the following year and fighting that has left hundreds of thousands dead and caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crise

Pressure mounts on US as Houthis attack ally UAE

American forces at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, home to some 2,000 U.S. troops, twice opened fire with their own Patriot missiles to help intercept the air assaults by the Houthis

France to deploy Rafale jets to boost UAE's air defence after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels

On Wednesday, UAE announced the interception and destruction of three 'hostile drones', which follows three previous drone and missile attacks claimed by the Houthis since 17 January

Yemen conflict threatens to destabilise West Asia as Houthis ramp up attacks on UAE

The UAE on Monday shot down two missiles fired by the Houthis over capital Abu Dhabi. The attacks underscore how Yemen's seven-year-old war can flare into a regional danger

Eighty two killed in airstrike on Yemen prison, UN condemns attack

The strike came days after Yemen's Houthi rebels took the seven-year war into a new phase by claiming a drone attack on UAE's capital Abu Dhabi that killed three people

Heavy price of Yemen's seven-year war: 233,000 dead, 20.7 million displaced and counting

The conflict between the Houthi insurgents and the Saudi-led alliance has caused the world's worst humanitarian disaster and an economy close to collapse

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

Defying Donald Trump's foreign policy, US Senate votes to end American support for Saudi Arabia-led Yemen war

Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled chamber approved on Wednesday a historic curtailment of presidential war powers that directs Trump "to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting the Republic of Yemen" within 30 days. The Senate vote was 54 to 46, with seven Republicans defying the president and aligning with Democrats.

Pope Francis and Al-Azhar imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb sign historic Abu Dhabhi declaration, call for freedom of belief

Pope Francis and a top Muslim cleric Monday issued a joint call for freedom of belief during the first visit by the head of the Catholic church to the birthplace of Islam — the Arabian Peninsula

Between golden Kalashnikov and bankruptcy: Pakistan will benefit from Saudi aid, but will likely lose Iran in process

Saudi Prince's gift of golden Kalashnikov and golden bullets to Imran Khan a symbol of Riyadh’s new position as patron of Pakistan, which is likely to bring in gifts at the top and plenty of trouble below