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A boy walks past soldiers from the Saudi-led coalition patrolling a street in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden September 26, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Yemen’s Army Draws up New Plan to Free Hodeidah City

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | May 17, 2017 | Middle East

Aden, Jeddah- A Yemeni official army spokesman revealed on Tuesday that a new plan has been developed to retake the key port city of Hodeidah from insurgency control. Iran-backed militias will soon be dislodged from their Red Sea coast bastion, the army spokesman...

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Dr. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, Yemen’s ambassador to the US, lambasts the Houthis. (PHOTO COURTESY NCUSAR)

Washington Policy Strikes Tehran Aspirations in Yemen

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Apr 27, 2017 | Middle East

London- Realizing February statements made by US-based Yemeni diplomat, Washington strategy in Yemen shifted towards increased military cooperation with the Saudi-led Arab coalition backing the internationally recognized government headed by President Abdrabbuh Mansur...

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Children search for belongings among the rubble in Hodeidah. (Reuters)

Arab Coalition: We Realize Severity of Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen’s Insurgent-Held Areas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – The Arab Coalition announced on Wednesday that it is exerting all possible efforts to ensure that food and medicine aid is reaching the Yemeni people. It said in a statement that it is “aware of the gravity of the humanitarian situation in the regions that...

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JIAT’s Legal Advisor Mansour Al-Mansour talks during a news conference in Riyadh (SPA)

JIAT Says Coalition Unintentionally Hit 1 Yemen Target, Exonerates it from 3 Others

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Apr 3, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, London- The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) on Yemen has held the Arab Coalition responsible for an unintentional airstrike in Hajjah, but exonerated it from three other airstrikes. The JIAT urged coalition forces to apologize for their unintentional...

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Yemeni ambassador to the United States Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak attends a seminar in Washington. (SABA news agency)

Yemeni Diplomat: Washington Aware of Size of Iranian Involvement in Yemen

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Apr 2, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – Yemeni ambassador to the United States Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak confirmed a “radical” change in the United States’ stances on Yemen under the President Donald Trump Administration. Recent statements made by Washington officials point out a more decisive...