SANAA, Yemen (AA) – A surge in suspected cases of measles among children in Yemen is adding to the misery of civilians in the war-torn nation. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. It remains a significant cause of death among young children globally, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. As of […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Bahraini soldier died on Wednesday, taking the death toll from a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to three, the Gulf country said. In a statement, the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) said the soldier succumbed to the serious wounds he sustained in Monday’s drone attack. There was no comment from the […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Bahrain on Tuesday demanded that the Houthis hand over those responsible for Monday’s drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s southern border with Yemen, which killed two of its servicemen. Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa visited the military headquarters, where he was welcomed by the army leadership, which exte...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Tuesday “strongly” condemned a drone attack by the Houthi rebel group that killed two Bahraini service members and injured many others along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. “This unprovoked attack threatens the longest period of calm since the war in Yemen began,” State Depar...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has condemned a deadly Houthi attack on a Bahraini defense force of the Arab coalition. On Monday, Bahrain’s military command said a drone attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group had killed one of its officers and a soldier along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The Saudi […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Bahrain’s military command said Monday that a drone attack by the Houthi rebel group killed one of its officers and a soldier along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The statement, cited by Bahrain’s state news agency BNA, said the victims “were martyred while performing their sacred national duty to defend...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP Yemen’s Houthi rebels held a major military parade in Sanaa on Thursday, marking nine years since they seized the capital and just days after peace talks with war foes Saudi Arabia. Armoured cars, missiles and thousands of uniformed fighters filed past Houthi dignitaries in a show of strength from the Iran-backed...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabia has welcomed the “positive results” of the peace talks with a delegation from Sana’a, which is visiting the Kingdom to carry forward the peace process in Yemen. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry praised a meeting of Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz with the delegation from Sana’a....
ADEN, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni government has voiced optimism over restoring peace in the war-torn country. The Yemeni government welcomed “the efforts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UN aimed at pushing Houthi militias towards seriously dealing with calls for peace and alleviating the human suffering of the Yemeni people,” according to th...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A US delegation led by President Joe Biden’s Middle East czar is currently in Saudi Arabia to address a wide array of regional issues, the White House confirmed Tuesday. Brett McGurk is joined by Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs and US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking. [&he...
