by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2017 | Middle East
Taiz- Saudi-led Arab Coalition air forces reported intensifying airstrikes over the last 24 hours, in an effort to back Yemeni pro-government army units in their offensive against militia posts in Yemen’s fourth-largest city, Hodeida. Air raids targeted militia...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East
Aden- Coup militias in Yemen, composed of loyalists acting under the command of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Iran-aligned Houthis, started implementing precautionary steps, notably overlapping and joining scattered units. The buildup of combatants comes in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East
Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani condemned Wednesday following a suicide attack that targeted a Saudi frigate while it was on a patrolling mission west of Yemen’s key port, Hodeida. Dr. Al-Zayani labeled the attack as a...
by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 12, 2016 | Interviews
Jeddah- Mr. Abdullah Abu Ghaith, acting governor of Yemen’s Hodeida governorate, confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that over three million Hodeida residents are facing extreme short-term starvation. The region has been hit by a sizable lack in basic food supplies...
