RIYADH/DUBAI, June 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced a five-point aid plan for Yemen's Hodeidah port and surrounding areas on Wednesday, after a Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched an attack on Yemen's Houthi-held main port city. As part of the plan, the two coalition states aim to establish a shipping lane to Hodeidah from the UAE … [Read more...]
Yemen War’s Biggest Battle Underway Over Control of Main Port
By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohamed Mokhashef ADEN, June 13 (Reuters) - A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched an attack on Yemen's main port city on Wednesday in the largest battle of the Yemen war, aiming to bring the ruling Houthi movement to its knees at the risk of worsening the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi … [Read more...]
Saudi-Led Alliance Set for Battle Over Yemen’s Biggest Port
By Mohamed Mokhashef and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN, June 12 (Reuters) - A Saudi-led coalition geared up on Tuesday for a military assault on Yemen's main port, preparing to launch by far the biggest battle of a three-year war between an alliance of Arab states and the Houthi movement that controls Yemen's capital. The United Arab Emirates, a member of the Western-backed … [Read more...]
World Food Programme Vessel ‘VOS Theia’ Attacked Off Yemen
GENEVA, June 4 (Reuters) - Unidentified forces attacked a U.N. aid vessel off the main Yemeni port of Hodeidah at the weekend and started a fire in the engine room, port authorities said on Monday. The United Nations aid chief, Mark Lowcock, confirmed there had been an incident but said it was now over and everyone was safe, without elaborating. The vessel used by the … [Read more...]
Aid Group’s Warn of ‘Disaster’ as Coalition Closes In on Key Yemen Port
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, June 1 (Reuters) - As forces of the Saudi-led military coalition close in on the main Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, aid agencies fear a major battle that will also shut down a vital lifeline for millions of hungry civilians. Senior aid officials urged Western powers providing arms and intelligence to the coalition to push the mostly Sunni Muslim … [Read more...]