Tag: Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis say arrested UN staff will be tried over Israeli links
Yemen’s Houthi-run government will put dozens of detained United Nations staff on trial, alleging that they have spied…
Amnesty International calls U.S. attack on Houthi prison war crime
Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Human rights organization Amnesty International said Wednesday that a U.S. airstrike that hit a…
A mysterious airstrip built on a Yemeni island comes as Houthi rebels are increasingly squeezed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new airstrip is being built on a volcanic island in the…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees and confiscate equipment
CAIRO (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen U.N. employees Sunday, a day after they raided another…
LPG-laden tanker on fire off Yemen, EU naval mission says
(Corrects headline and paragraphs 1 and 3 after EU mission says that the tanker is loaded with liquefied…
LNG-laden tanker on fire off Yemen, EU naval mission says
(Reuters) -The LNG-laden tanker MV Falcon was on fire and adrift on Saturday off the coast of Yemen,…
UK military says ship ablaze after being struck off coast of Yemen
A ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile,…
Cameroon-flagged tanker issued distress call off Yemen’s Ahwar, security firm says
(Reuters) -A Cameroon-flagged tanker issued a distress call on Saturday after an explosion onboard as it passed about…
Yemen’s Houthis say military chief killed as Israel claims responsibility
Yemen’s Houthis say that their Chief of Staff Mohammed Abdulkarim al-Ghamari, one of the most senior military officials…
UN staff member released from Houthi detention in Yemen, UN spokesperson says
By Jasper Ward(Reuters) -A United Nations staff member who was recently detained by Yemen's Houthi authorities has been…
Houthis detain 9 more UN staff as part of Yemen crackdown
CAIRO (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have detained nine employees of the United Nations as part of…
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Dutch-flagged ship
(Reuters) -Yemen's Houthi militants claimed on Wednesday responsibility for an attack on the Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht.In…