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Yemens Houthis renew offensive to capture government stronghold Marib The push comes as UN special envoy to Yemen is in Iran to discuss the crisis in a sign of renewed diplomatic efforts with new US administration A pro-government tribal fighter sits in a position where he fights against the Houthis in Marib, Yemen October 2 2020 (Reuters) By Published date: 8 February 2021 16:34 UTC | Last update: 2 months ago Houthi fighters have rene...

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RIYADH: Yemeni society will be completely changed by Iranian influence and Houthi ideology, the British ambassador to Yemen has warned. Michael Aron told Asharq Al-Awsat that Iran’s grip on the north would become even tighter unless a solution to the war was found soon.  The Houthi militia, which sparked the war in Yemen when it seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, is armed and supported by Iran. It was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US earlier this month. “Houthis are...

Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 11 New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People Ministry of Justice: David Wolfson appointed as parliamentary under-secretary of state. Department for Education: Julia Kinniburgh replaced Lucy Smith as director general, Covid-19 response and schools recovery.  Ofqual – Simon Lebus appointed as interim chief regulator, replacing Glenys Stacey. Office for Students – Lord Wha...

UK appoints new envoy to Yemen Richard Oppenheim [UK.MiddleEast/Facebook] January 7, 2021 at 12:24 pm The British government has appointed Richard Oppenheim as its new envoy to the Saudi-based, UN-recognised Yemeni government. Oppenheim currently serves as the deputy head of the UKs Riyadh mission, a post which he has held since 2018, promoting relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia and supporting British interests in the kingdom. He will be replacing Michael Aron as British ambassador t...

PEOPLE run for cover after an explosion at the Aden airport.—AP ADEN: At least 26 people were killed on Wednesday as explosions rocked Yemen’s Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what some officials charged was a “cowardly” attack by Houthi rebels. Although all government ministers were reported to be unharmed, more than 50 people were wounded, medical and government sources said in the southern city, with the casualty toll feared likely to rise. Doctors With...

Thursday, 31 December, 2020 - 05:45 People run following an explosion at the airport in Aden, Yemen, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed government landed on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (AP) Riyadh – Abdulhadi Habtor The Yemeni government vowed that it will continue to forge ahead with its duties until the Iran-backed Houthi coup is defeated and the state is restored. It made its remarks shortly after a terrorist attac...

Yemen Airport Blasts Kill 26 As Government Plane Arrives By Mohamed Abdelhakim with Fawaz Al Haidari in Abu Dhabi 12/30/20 AT 7:54 PM At least 26 people were killed when explosions rocked Yemens Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what some officials charged was a "cowardly" attack by Iran-backed Huthi rebels. Although all government ministers were reported to be unharmed in Wednesdays attack, more than 50 people were wounded, medical and government sources told AF...

Views: Visits 21 A video grab shows the moment an ordnance hit the airport in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on December 30, 2020, shortly after the arrival of a plane carrying members of a new unity government. – Explosions rocked Yemen’s Aden airport on Wednesday shortly after the arrival of a plane carrying members of a new unity government, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. “At least two explosions were heard as the cabinet members were leaving the aircraft,” t...

LONDON: A rocket and gunfire attack on Aden airport in Yemen, targeting the country’s newly formed government and claiming dozens of lives, has drawn global condemnation from political, diplomatic and non-governmental figures. Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the “treacherous” act, saying that it targeted not only the new government, but the Yemeni people also, according to a statement carried on Saudi Press Agency (SPA). It also said the Kingdom stood by the Yemeni people and its aspirat...