World News | UAE Attorney-General Receives Ambassador of Yemen

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 30 (ANI/WAM): UAE Attorney-General Counsellor Hamad Saif Mohammed Musallem Al Shamsi has received Fahd Saeed Al-Menhali, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the United Arab Emirates, and his accompanying delegation at the Office …

Yemen: journalist Mohammed Dabwan Al-Meyahi sentenced to 18 months in prison after social media posts

Sentence follows enforced detention of Al-Meyahi since September The NUJ joins the International Federation of Journalists in condemning the 18 month prison sentence given to Yemeni journalist and writer Mohammed Dabwan Al-Meyahi for criticising the Houthi …

Yemen: A year on, Huthis must free UN, civil society staff 

Huthi de facto authorities should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of staff from the UN, and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who were arbitrarily detained over the course of the past year, Amnesty International and Human …

Yemen: the UN warns against the climbing of Houthi-Israel, calls for dialogue

Wednesday, Israel launched air strikes at Yemen ‘main airport in the capital, destroying the latest Yemenia Airways operational plane, according to the media. The attack occurred one day after the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, pulled missiles on …

IDF intercepts fifth Houthi missile from Yemen in last week

The IDF intercepted a Houthi missile that was launched from Yemen Thursday evening, the military announced. This is the fifth missile the Houthis have fired at Israel in the last week. Sirens sounded in several areas of the country from Tel Aviv to Modi…

Yemen's Houthis claim fresh attack against Israel

SANAA, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group took responsibility Thursday night for launching a fresh "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack against central Israel, saying it was aimed at Ben Gurion Airport. "We carried out a military …

Rocket sirens blare across central Israel; Missile from Yemen intercepted, IDF says

After rocket sirens sounded across central Israel, the IDF said they intercepted a missile from Yemen. Police said they received reports that interception debris was found in the Jerusalem area. No one was wounded, they added. Reports indicated debris fell …

IDF working to intercept missile from Yemen

Israel's army says it intercepts missile from Yemen

JERUSALEM, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Houthi forces in Yemen fired a missile towards central Israel Thursday night, Israel's military said in a statement, adding that Israel's aerial defense systems intercepted it. The missile triggered air raid sirens in …

Yemen reopens vital Aden-Sanaa highway after 7-year closure

ADEN, Yemen, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni government announced Thursday the reopening of a key highway connecting the southern port city of Aden with the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa after a seven-year closure caused by the ongoing internal conflict. …