Yemen
Dialogue is “the only way” to calm the situation in Yemen – Riyadh and...
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said during his visit to Saudi Arabia during...
Yemen: Southern separatists adopt conciliatory tone after deadly fighting
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- After last week's violence, al-Adha's Muslim holiday seems to have calmed the spirits in southern Yemen, as separatist leader Aidarous al-Zoubaidi said he was ready to abide...
Saudi-led military coalition hits separatists in Yemen
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Saudi-led military alliance said in a statement on Sunday it had targeted an area that posed a direct threat to an important position of the legitimate...
Separatists in Yemen refuse to negotiate under “threat”
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Separatists in southern Yemen said Sunday that they would not negotiate "under threat", stressing at the same time they stand with the Saudi-led military coalition in their...
Saudi-led military coalition hits separatists in Yemen
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen launched raids on a site for southern separatists the day after they seized control of the presidential palace in Aden, while...
UN chief concerned over clashes in Aden
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern on Saturday over violent clashes in the Yemeni city of Aden and urged a cessation of hostilities.
In a statement, Guterres...
Iran: UAE is reconsidering its tough stance on Yemen
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is "reviewing its aggressive approach to Yemen," the presidency said on Wednesday.
This came on the lips of the President of the Office...
Houthis announce a large-scale attack in the King Khalid Air Base area south of...
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The al-Houthi group claimed Monday evening that a large-scale attack on military positions at the King Khalid base in southern Saudi Arabia was carried out in response...
UAE withdraws most of their troops from Yemen
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- By launching a withdrawal from the Yemeni quagmire, the United Arab Emirates wants to restore their coat of arms, tarnished by an expensive conflict, at the risk...
Yemen’s last attempt: reorganization of mercenaries
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Saudi Arabia is reorganizing and reorienting coalition troops following the gradual withdrawal of Emirati forces from Yemen. The announcement in early July by the United Arab Emirates...
Saudi-led coalition targets local market in Yemen
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Saudi army shelled a market in Qatabar town in Sa'ada province in northern Yemen killing and injuring dozens of people.
According to the report of the Al...
UNICEF: 9 million Yemenis most in need receive cash assistance
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Nine million people across Yemen received emergency cash assistance from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to meet their urgent needs as the conflict enters the fifth...
Yemen: Houthi rebels attack Saudi airport in Abha
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Houthi rebels in Yemen said they attacked Abha's international airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Thursday night with drones laden with bombs, the channel said. al-Masirah television.
The...
Yemen: Houthi rebels claim drone attack against Saudi airbase
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Houthi rebels in Yemen said they conducted a drone attack against an airbase in Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning, the Houthi-run Al-Masirah television channel reported.
The operation targeted...
Riyadh and Washington stunned by Houthis military capabilities
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Yemeni forces are able, by piercing the US military barrier erected by the Patriot missile batteries and THAAD missiles, to target the important centers of the Saudi...
Yemeni rebels are developing their combat capabilities
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Houthi rebels have proved successful in developing their combat capabilities years after the conflict began in Yemen, and their weapons pose a serious threat to Saudi Arabia,...
UAE confirms not to leave Yemen and redeploys troops
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The UAE, a key member of the Saudi- led military alliance , has said it is not about to leave Yemen amid redeployment of its forces.
"Just to...
How are the Saudi soldiers fleeing the war against Houthis?
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Opting for prison rather than southern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi military is resorting to self-mutilation and drug use to be exempted from participating in the war with...
Saudi-led coalition targets “air defense” sites and ballistic missile storage in Sanaa
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Saudi-led military aircraft in Yemen launched a series of raids against the Houthi rebels in Sanaa on Saturday, including a ballistic missile store, a military spokesman...
Yemeni army rocket fire on Saudi coalition
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- In response to the aggression and continued attacks by Riyadh's coalition of aggression, joint Yemeni forces (army and Ansarullah) again targeted the positions of the Saudi aggressors'...