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Peoples Dispatch
Houthis Release Over 2,000 Prisoners to Prevent COVID-19 Spread
15 Apr 2020
The announcement comes amidst news of the first case of COVID-19 being confirmed in Yemen, a country ravaged by more than five years of war and internal violence.
Peoples Dispatch
Two-week Ceasefire in Yemen Takes Effect
10 Apr 2020
The Saudi-led alliance announced the ceasefire on Wednesday. The decision comes after the UN appealed for a halt to all military hostilities worldwide in the face of COVID-19 emergency.
Abdul Rahman
Saudi-led War on Yemen Completes Five Disastrous Years
27 Mar 2020
Intervention by the Saudi-led coalition, which is supported by the US and others, has led to what the United Nations has called the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis of the century” in Yemen.
Peoples Dispatch
Saudi-Led Coalition’s Artillery Shelling Kills 17 in Yemen
28 Dec 2019
This is the third attack by the Saudi-led coalition in just over a month targeting the same locality, and has invited UN condemnation. The coalition’s ongoing brutal military campaign has killed more…
Peoples Dispatch
Sudan Withdraws 10,000 Troops From Yemen
09 Dec 2019
The remaining 5,000 Sudanese soldiers in Yemen are also likely to be withdrawn soon. The return of the soldiers was a key demand of the Sudanese protesters who forced former president Omar al-Bashir…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
The Endgame Begins in Yemen’s War
07 Nov 2019
It must be factored in that the peace deal over southern Yemen comes in the backdrop of a spate of reports recently that the US and Saudi Arabia are in talks with the Houthis. On November 6, Riyadh …
Peoples Dispatch
If Fighting Continues, Yemen to be World’s Poorest Country by 2022: UN
16 Oct 2019
A UN report says that if the conflict continues, 79% of Yemen’s population will be below the poverty line by 2022, with 65% classified as extremely poor
Peoples Dispatch
Is the Tide Turning in Yemen?
03 Oct 2019
The claims by Houthis fighters of seizing territory in Saudi Arabia, if true, could mark a key moment in the war in Yemen which has caused one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the century
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Attacks on Aramco Oil Facilities: Saudi Arabia Has a Lot to Fear
16 Sep 2019
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the latest attacks on oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia for which the Houthis have taken responsibility.
Peoples Dispatch
Differences Rise Within the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen
30 Aug 2019
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces reportedly took control over the city of Aden for the second time in less than a fortnight, from forces loyal to Mansour Hadi.