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YEMEN-SECURITY/MARIB (TV, PIX):U.S. and UK envoys urge peace in Yemen after blast kills at least 17

ALEXANDRIA: Shocking images showing the charred bodies of a father and daughter killed in a Houthi missile strike in Yemen’s central city of Marib have sparked outrage inside and outside the country amid calls to “name and shame” the militia for its brutal attacks on civilians. The five-year-old girl was among at least 14 people killed when a ballistic missile fired by the

MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) - U.S. and British diplomats urged Houthi forces to end an offensive in northern Yemen on Sunday after at least 17 people were killed in an explosion which the Saudi-backed government blamed on a Houthi missile strike.

SHARE Britain’s Middle East minister has arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks on a variety of issues including climate change, security and trade. James Cleverly also met Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awadh bin Mubarak and delivered a message from Britains Queen Elizabeth II to Yemeni President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi. Government of Yemen’s cooperation with the UN Special Envoy to end the terrible conflict is encouraging. Implementation of the Riyadh Agreement remains vital. Discussed this with...

You are here Home » Local » Murphy departs Middle East: It’s clear the Biden administration is having a positive impact on the region Murphy departs Middle East: It’s clear the Biden administration is having a positive impact on the region By JT - May 06,2021 - Last updated at May 06,2021 US Senator Chris Murphy AMMAN — US Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, departed Jordan...

RIYADH: To all intents and purposes, Yemen’s Houthi militia just burnt alive possibly up to 500 African migrants. But where is the outrage among the heavy hitters of human-rights advocacy or the liberal commentariat? This is no rhetorical question but rather one asked in earnest. To be sure, selective global outrage is nothing new; it has been around since the birth of the international community and the early days of the human rights movement. But the deafening silence of those who claim the...

AL-MUKALLA: Foreign envoys to Yemen and rights groups have strongly condemned a fire at a Houthi-controlled migrant center and demanded that the rebels give investigators access to the site and the wounded.   The UK’s ambassador to Yemen, Michael Aron, on Friday condemned the incident and called for an immediate and objective probe and unhindered access to the injured migrants. “Appalled by fire at Houthi-controlled migrant center in Sanaa,” he tweeted. “OHCHR & humanitarian agencies n...

Thursday, 18 February, 2021 - 10:45 British Ambassador to Yemen Michael Aron - Asharq Al-Awsat AR Riyadh - Abdulhadi Habtor UK Ambassador to Yemen Michael Aron has warned that the Houthi militias may be seeking to secure gains on the battleground ahead of any ceasefire deal in the war-torn country. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Aron’s caveat comes after the Saudi-led Arab Coalition intercepting and destroying a Houthi explosive...

Iranian-backed rebels have attacked a stronghold of the Yemen government supported by Saudi Arabia, days after President Biden said that he was withdrawing support for the kingdom with a view to

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