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22 million Yemenis now in need of aid: UN

Dubai - Emiratesvoice

More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its fourth year, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Some 8.4 million people are at risk of famine, up from 6.8 million in 2017, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said. A total of 22.2 million people, or 76 percentRead more

Yemen port, airport to reopen to aid: Saudi-led coalition

Riyadh - Emirates Voice

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Wednesday it would reopen a key Red Sea port and Sanaa airport to aid, after a more than two-week blockade following a missile attack on Riyadh. The coalition said it would reopen Hodeida port to receive "urgent humanitarian and relief materials" and Sanaa airport to UN aircraft from midday on Thursday (0900 GMT).Read more

Saudi Arabia earmarks $10bn for Yemen reconstruction

Aden - Arab Today

Yemen’s President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has earmarked $10 billion (SR37.5 billion) in aid for the reconstruction of provinces retaken from Houthi rebels. Hadi said the Kingdom had allocated $10 billion “for the reconstruction of liberated provinces, including $2 billion as a deposit in the central bank to shore up the (Yemeni) riyal,” the SabaRead more

Saudi-led coalition investigates airstrike claims in Yemen

Riyadh - ArabToday

Saudi-led coalition launched on Thursday an investigation into airstrike claims in Yemen that killed civilians, Saudi Press Agency reported. In a statement, the coalition highlighted that investigation will be into claims by Houthi rebels that Yemeni civilians were killed in an air raid overnight near the capital Sanaa. It stated that Yemeni armed forces and rebels have clashed in thisRead more

Current situation in Yemen gets more violent

Aden – Hossam Kherbash

The Houthi militias and the military forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh were stepping up their attacks on the Saudi border in recent times. The pro-Houthis and Saleh's military forces launched attacks on Saudi military sites in Najran, Asir and Jizan, while a loyal official to the Houthis announced that their forces stormed military sites in NajranRead more

Cabinet OKs Saudi-US tax compliance pact

Riyadh - Arab Today

The Cabinet on Monday approved an agreement between the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United States to improve compliance to international tax and implementation of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. The Cabinet, at the weekly meeting chaired by King Salman, also strongly condemned the attack targeting a Saudi frigate west of Hodeidah port in Yemen last month. While expressingRead more

Yemeni regime forces regain control over Mokha port

Mokha - Arab Today

Yemeni forces regained control over the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha on Monday after harsh clashes that lasted for two days with the Houthi militias. Backed by the Saudi-led coalition, a force comprised of the national army loyal to the internationally recognised government, Southern Resistance tribal militias and Salafi fighters liberated Mokha city centre and its port fromRead more

Fresh fighting in Yemen leaves 66 dead

Aden - Arab Today

Clashes in Yemen killed at least 66 people in 24 hours, medics and security sources said Sunday, as pro-government forces pushed to oust rebels from a key stretch of coastline. Air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition and fighting near the strategic Bab Al-Mandab strait killed at least 52 fighters among Shiite Houthi rebels and allied troops loyal to ex-president AliRead more