Tag Archives: Yemen

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 …

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 …

Egypt Independent Three fuel trucks exploded killing three people and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi airport on Monday. The attack was claimed by the Iran-aligned Houthi group of Yemen, who said it was “an attack deep inside the United Arab Emirates”. “Three people were killed and six wounded …

Ahram Online The World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement on Wednesday that it was “forced to cut aid to Yemen due to lack of funds” and warned of a surge in hunger in the war-torn country. “From January, eight million people will receive a reduced food ration, while …

Ahram Online The United Nations urged the Yemeni warring sides to “de-escalate violence” on Wednesday, a day after one of its agencies warned “the conflict may have claimed 377,000 lives by year’s end”. “All warring parties need to de-escalate violence and prioritise the interests of civilians over scoring military wins”, …

James Zogby* Once again, gallons of ink are being spilt on articles arguing for and against US efforts to secure a new nuclear weapons pact with Iran. Will Iran return to the talks? Will the US agree to Iranian terms (and vice versa)? And, at this point, do the Iranians …

Ahram Online “A recent Houthi rebel advance near Yemen’s lifeline port of Hodeida has displaced more than 6,000 people”, the United Nations said on Sunday. The rebels seized large area, South of Hodeida, after loyalist forces withdrew without notifying the internationally recognised government of the move. The loyalist forces cited …

Ahram Online Lebanese Information Minister, George Kordahi, whose remarks on Yemen’s war sparked a row with Gulf Arab states said, Friday; he would “consider resigning if diplomatic measures taken against his country are dropped”. Kordahi had criticised the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, in a pre-recorded interview last July that …

Ahram Online “Yemen is facing an uphill battle for peace”, UN special envoy Hans Grundberg said in a visit to the city of Taiz on Monday. His remarks followed a report by the Saudi-led coalition announcing the death of a 115 Houthi rebels as a result of latest airstrike around …

Ahram Online The Arab League pressed on Monday for an easing of tension between Lebanon and Gulf Arab states. The rift grew following a Lebanese Minister’s comments on the Yemen war. “We do not want this situation to continue. We want a breakthrough, a détente in this relationship”, Arab League’s …