Ahram Online The first commercial flight in six years took off from the Yemeni rebel-held capital Sanaa on Monday. “The Yemenia Airways flight carrying 151 passengers was bound for the Jordanian capital Amman”, according to media outlets run by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The aircraft arrived in Sanaa from the …
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Egypt Today Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stepped down, dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar and passed predidential duties to a Leadership Council on Thursday morning. Following Hadi’s announcement, Saudi Arabia pledged a financial package worth $2 Billion and the UAE $1 Billion to support the Yemeni economy. It also …
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Ahram Online “After the UN-brokered truce in Yemen two fuel ships docked at the western port of Hodeida with the first shipment in months”, said a source from the Houthi rebels on Monday. “The fuel ship dubbed ‘Ceasar’ arrived to the port of Hodeidah after being held up for 32 …
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Ahram Online The Yemeni Houthi militia voiced on Wednesday, its dissatisfaction of an unclear Saudi Arabian response to a three-day ceasefire offer. The ceasefire offer was announced last Saturday ahead of the Yemeni consultation talks which began in Riyadh on Wednesday and are scheduled to run until 7 April. However, …
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Ahram Online “The Secretary General strongly condemns the recent escalation of the conflict in Yemen”, United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Saturday. The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the attacks and called on all parties to exercise restraint. He also urged the warring parties …
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Ahram Online An arms embargo on the Houthi rebels in Yemen was expanded by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday. The UNSC says the Houthis have threatened the peace, security and stability of the war-torn country.“The rebels are responsible for attacking civilians, commercial shipping in the Red Sea, …
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Egypt Today “Egypt strongly condemns the ongoing Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, and their attack on Abha International Airport”, a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs read on Thursday. Egypt re-affirmed its full support for Saudi Arabia to preserve security and to ensure the safety of its citizens. …
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Egypt Independent The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Monday. The attack came as the UAE hosted Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, in his first official visit to the Gulf business and tourism hub. Washington condemned the assault, the third on US-allied UAE …
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Egypt Independent Internet services were largely restored in Yemen on Tuesday after a four-day outage following Saudi-led coalition air strikes which damaged telecom infrastructure. “To all friends and loved ones: We missed you”, the Houthis’ deputy Foreign Minister, Hussein al-Ezzi, said on Twitter, praising efforts to repair the damage. Internet blockage observatory …
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Ahram Online The United Arab Emirates (UAE) banned the recreational use of flying drones on Saturday. The decision comes in the aftermath of Yemen’s Houthi rebels fatal drone attack on Abu Dhabi airport and anear by oil facility. “As of Saturday, drone hobbyists and other operators of light electric sport …
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