Posts Tagged: Yemen War
Senate Rebukes Trump on Saudi Support, Backs War Powers Resolution
The Republican-led US Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution seeking to end US support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, in a...
Peace Deal in Yemen’s Main Port Hits Snag as UN Seeks Aid Pledges
A peace deal in Yemen's main port city appears to have stalled again despite UN efforts to salvage the pact intended to clear the way for...
Trump Objects to Measure Ending US Support for Saudis in Yemen War
The Trump administration threatened on Monday to veto an effort in the US Congress to end US military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, continuing a stand-off with lawmakers over policy...
Defying Trump, US Senate Advances Measure to End Support for Saudis In Yemen
In a rare break with President Donald Trump, the Senate voted on Wednesday to move ahead with a resolution to end US military support for...
Who Are the Houthis, and Why Do They Shout ‘Death to America’?
About 170 nautical miles off the coast of Oman, a small, stateless fishing vessel was intercepted in March 2016 by the HMAS Darwin, an Australian...
Yemen Warring Sides Agree at Start of Talks to Free Thousands of Prisoners
Yemen's warring sides agreed to free thousands of prisoners on Thursday, in what a UN mediator called a hopeful start to the first peace talks...
Why Is Saudi Halting Oil Shipments Through the Red Sea?
Saudi Arabia announced last week it was suspending oil shipments through the Red Sea's Bab al-Mandeb strait after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked two ships in...
Are We Heading Towards an Arab NATO?
The Arab Coalition that consists of Yemeni government forces, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Sudan, Jordan, and Academi (formerly Blackwater) mercenaries, is...
Arab States Launch Biggest Assault of Yemen War With Attack on Main Port
A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched the largest assault of Yemen's war on Wednesday with an attack on the main port city, aiming to...
Saudis Likely to Show Restraint as Yemen Crisis Escalates
A missile attack this week on Riyadh has raised the risk of an escalation in the Yemen war in a region riven with interwoven conflicts,...
Saudi Arabia Reportedly Shoots Down Missile Fired From Yemen
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s armed Houthi group toward Saudi Arabia's southern Jizan region was shot down by Saudi forces on Tuesday, Saudi state...
US Hits Iran Firms With Sanctions for Counterfeit Yemen Cash
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on six Iranian men and companies for counterfeiting Yemeni currency as a part of a scheme by the Islamic...
Could Yemen Be the Start of a Major Middle East War?
JNS.org - Back in Roman times, Yemen went by the name "Arabia Felix"—Latin for "Happy Arabia." It's hard to think of a greater misnomer...
