Yemen

21 Mar 2021; MEMO: The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthi group struck military targets belonging to the Iran-aligned movement in the capital Sanaa in the early hours of Sunday, residents said, according to a report by Reuters.

SANAA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi militia said they launched attacks at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait city of southwestern Saudi Arabia on Friday, using two explosive-laden drones.

"The attacks hit the targets inside the air base accurately," Houthi-run al-Masirah TV quoted the militia military spokesman Yehya Sarea as saying.

SANAA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi militia said they targeted Abha airport and King Khaled Airbase in Khamis Mushait city in southwestern Saudi Arabia, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Monday.

"Three bomb-laded drones carried out the attacks that hit the military targets accurately," the television quoted Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea as saying.

The attacks were launched on Sunday night, according to other Houthi online media.

13 Mar 2021; MEMO: The US Department of State announced on Thursday that "some progress" had been made towards establishing a ceasefire in Yemen, while calling on the warring parties to commit further to this step.

This came in a statement following the return of the US Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Linder King from a visit to the region aimed at strengthening the United Nations (UN)-led efforts to end the conflict and address a growing humanitarian disaster in the country.

SANAA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthis spokesman said Friday night that the Houthi rebel group rejected the ceasefire plan proposed by the United States special envoy for Yemen, calling it an empty one that represented the Saudi vision.

"If the U.S. was serious to stop the war and siege in Yemen, it would have declared an end to the war and siege, then we would welcome this step," Mohammed Abdulsalam told the group's al-Masirah television.

SANAA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday launched a series of airstrikes on Houthi-controlled military sites in Yemen's capital Sanaa, local residents said.

The strikes hit the 1st Division Camp, Maintenance Camp and the 4th Brigade in downtown Sanaa, as well as the Attan site in the southern part of the capital.

The airstrikes come as the Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified cross-border drone and missile attacks on Saudi cities.

04 Mar 2021; MEMO: The Houthis in Yemen have accused the US of prolonging the war in their country, shortly after Washington imposed sanctions on two of the group's senior leaders.

"America is condemning itself and confirming that it is not thinking about stopping the aggression," said official spokesman Muhammad Abdul Salam on Twitter. "And that it stands behind the prolonging of the war and the exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis."

01 Mar 2021; MEMO: Yemen's Houthi group yesterday claimed responsibility for ballistic missile and drone strikes in Saudi Arabia, threatening to carry out more attacks, international news agencies reported.

Houthi's Al-Masirah TV reported spokesman Yahya Al-Saree saying: "The operation was carried out with a ballistic missile and 15 drones… targeting sensitive areas in the enemy's capital of Riyadh."

SANAA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ahmadiya Juaidi’s eyes are wide as she drinks a nutrition shake from a large orange mug, her thin fingers grasping the handle. Her hair is pulled back and around her neck hangs a silver necklace with a heart and the letter A.

Three weeks ago the 13-year-old weighed just nine kilograms (20 pounds) when she was admitted to al-Sabeen hospital in Yemen’s capital Sanaa with malnutrition that sickened her for at least the past four years. Now she weighs 15 kilograms.

19 Feb 2021; MEMO: A member of the Yemeni Parliament, Hamid Al-Ahmar, accused both Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of working to divide Yemen to extend their influence in the region through their "local tools", in reference to armed groups they support.