Now that Italy has lifted its arms embargo aimed at Saudi Arabia, could defense deals follow?
The Italian government cited changed conditions on the ground in Yemen as its reason to lift the years-long block.
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Yemeni activist who revealed sexual abuse by Houthis ‘being held by Saudi intelligence’
Samira al-Houri disappeared after allegations that claims of female prisoners being raped were embellishedA prominent Yemeni human rights activist who revealed sexual abuse by Houthis in the country’s jails has been detained for more than a year by Sau…
As Iran Seizes Tankers, UAE Pulls Back From US-Led Maritime Force
The United Arab Emirates announced it had stopped participating in the security group after Iran seized two tankers in the Persian Gulf recently.
UN says acute food insecurity to deteriorate in several countries, including Afghanistan and Yemen within months
Severe food shortage is likely to grow in 18 “hunger hotspots” in 22 countries further in 2023, according to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme published on Monday.
Report: UK special forces operated secretly in several countries, including Iraq, Yemen
Britain’s special forces have carried out secret operations in 19 countries over the past 12 years, according to a report. Eleven out of the 19 target countries were Muslim nations.
Saudi-Iranian detente is fragile but potential for the Middle East is huge
Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for IsraelTehran’s embassy in Riyadh has reopened for the first time since 2016, the Iranian foreign ministry quietly confirmed in April, in the latest …
Dozens killed, hundreds injured in Yemen stampede
At least 78 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede in Yemen’s capital Sanaa due to a stampede that broke out during a charity distribution, Houthi officials and media say.
Stampede in Yemen Kills Scores
Witnesses said that gunshots fired in an attempt to manage the crowd, which had gathered to receive financial aid, hit a wire and caused an explosion that sparked the panic.
Stampede in Yemen’s Capital Kills at Least 78, Officials Say
At least 78 were killed and at least 73 injured, according to eyewitnesses and Houthi rebel officials.