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Saudi-led coalition announces $1.5bn

Sanaa - Al Maghrib Today

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has pledged $1.5bn (£1.1bn) in new humanitarian aid for the country. It will also increase the capacities of Yemeni ports to receive aid and cargo shipments, and set up 17 "safe-passage corridors" for humanitarian groups. Three years of conflict and a blockade imposed by the coalition have caused what the UN calls "the worst man-made humanitarianRead more

Yemen president orders forces to retake capital: presidency source

Riyadh - Al Maghrib Today

Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has ordered his forces to retake Sanaa from Huthi rebels, an official from his office said Monday, as insurgents fight for control of the capital. "The president has ordered Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who is in Marib (east of Sanaa), to activate military units and advance toward the capital," the source told AFP onRead more

Five civilians were killed during air raid in Yemen’s Hajjah

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Five civilians were killed and three wounded on Wednesday in a coalition air strike in the province of Hajjah, northwest of Yemen. "The air strike targeted the house of Hussain Qasim al-Hamli in the al-Aati area north of the town of Hiran in the province of Hajjah, and left these victims," the correspondent of Yemen Monitor said. Meanwhile in theRead more

Houthi commander was killed in Saraweh Front

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Security sources said that the commander of the Sarwah Front in the Huthi militias, Isma'il Muhammad Ali al-Shaabani, nicknamed "Abu Jihad", was killed in an air strike on Sarawah in Marib. Medical sources indicated that the leading Houthi leader died after being seriously wounded after his vehicle was targeted with an air strike on Sarawah. A number of Al HouthiRead more

Arab Coalition launched air raids against Houthi’s weapons stores

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia launched air raids against weapons stores controlled by Houthi insurgents and forces loyal to Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday in the areas surrounding Zafar Mountains. The attacks led to a number of deaths and injuries among the insurgents. Meanwhile, Yemen’s governmental troops resumed clashes with the insurgents in the Yemeni cityRead more

US Drone Strike Kills Four Suspected Al Qaeda Members in Central Yemen

Adan - Arab Today

Four suspected members of Al-Qaeda organization were killed on Sunday in what local authorities said was a US drone strike on Baida, east of the capital Sanaa. The early morning US drone strike targeted a car in Jeef province on the linking road between Marib and Baida provinces, killing four members of Al-Qaeda. Sunday's strike comes 24 hours after aRead more

Leadership condoles Saudi leadership

Manama - Arab Today

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, over the twelve Saudi Armed Forces servicemen fallen in military helicopter crash incident in Marib governorate while on duty as part of the Arab coalition in support of the legitimacy in Yemen.Read more

Iran smuggling ‘kamikaze’ drones to Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Aden - Arab Today

Iran has transferred so-called kamikaze aerial drone technology to Yemen’s Houthi rebels who have used them to disable Saudi-led coalition missile defences, according to a new report by an arms tracking NGO. Instead of firing missiles or other munitions, the drone contains explosives inside its body and has been used to crash into radar components of the coalition’s US-made PatriotRead more

Yemeni soldiers receive prosthetic limbs from Emirates Red Crescent

Marib - WAM

Twenty two Yemeni soldiers are receiving new prosthetic legs from the Emirates Red Crescent. A medical team from the Emirates Red Crescent began surgeries on Friday to fit prosthetic limbs to Yemeni soldiers who lost their legs during battles with rebel militants. ''Surgeries to implant the artificial limbs for the soldiers are being conducted in the government hospital in Marib,Read more