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Spokesman of the Saudi-led Arab coalition Brigadier General Ahmed al-Asiri speaks to the media during a press conference in Riyadh. (AFP)

Arab Coalition Spokesman: We Will Not Ignore Iran’s Arms Smuggling in Yemen

by Adhwan Alahmari | Mar 31, 2017 | Interviews

London – Spokesman of the Saudi-led Arab coalition Brigadier General Ahmed al-Asiri stated that Yemen’s Hodeidah port city is the most important portal for weapons smuggling in Yemen. He declared to Asharq Al-Awsat: “The Coalition will not stand idly by over this...

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Houthi militants patrol the vicinity of a venue in Sana’a. (Reuters)

Yemeni Official: 50 Iranian Experts Running Battles in Hodeidah

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Hodeidah Undersecretary Walid al-Qadimi revealed that some 50 Iranian experts, including members of the so-called Lebanese “Hezbollah”, are currently present in the Yemeni city and are spearheading various military operations. These experts oversee the...

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Armed Yemeni tribesmen loyal to the Houthis on the outskirts of Sana’a. (AFP)

Fears Militias Will Transfer Hodeidah Detainees to Yemen Coalition Target Areas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – Houthi and Saleh militias have started transferring Hodeidah city detainees into unknown locations, according to informed sources in the western Yemeni city. They expressed fear that Houthis will turn these areas into targets for coalition forces, which...

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Hodeidah port/AFP

Yemen Accuses UN of Evading Responsibility

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Mar 22, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- Yemen’s Ambassador to the UN Khaled Al-Yamani criticized on Tuesday the international body for not sending monitors to the port of Hodeidah, which was tantamount to “evasion of responsibility” towards the country and clear disregard to international...

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Boats are pictured at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 5, 2017. Reuters/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Yemen: Coalition Calls For UN Supervision over Hodeidah Port

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Taiz- The Coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen asked Sunday the United Nations to place the Yemeni western Hodeidah port under its direct supervision in order to facilitate the flow of humanitarian supplies to the Yemeni people and to end the use of the...