Yemen

SANAA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A vessel chartered by the United Nations set sail from Djibouti on Saturday toward Yemen to transfer oil from a deteriorating tanker that poses a major environmental and humanitarian threat.

The replacement vessel, Nautica, is expected to arrive at the site of the FSO Safer supertanker on Sunday. Once it arrives, a meticulous ship-to-ship transfer operation will be initiated to extract the oil from the Safer, according to a statement from the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

ADEN (Yemen), July 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Yemen and Cuba on Sunday discussed on several aspects concerning bilateral cooperation in environmental matters, sustainable development and climate actions, the Saba news agency reported. 

According to Saba, the Yemeni Water and Environment Minister Tawfiq Al-Sharjabi and the Cuban Science, Technology and Environment Minister Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya held cordial talks.

SANAA, Jun 29 (NNN-YPA) – A fire broke out yesterday, in a camp for displaced people in western Yemen, destroying 11 houses, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

The fire was caused by fireworks used in the Eid al-Adha celebration, in the Al-Qanawis district of Hodeida province, according to a Houthi official. Furniture, food, and livestock were consumed by the flames, but no one was injured.

28 June 2023; MEMO: The Turkish Red Crescent on Wednesday began distributing meat to 3,000 families in four Yemeni provinces on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, reports Anadolu Agency.

The head of the Turkish Red Crescent branch in Yemen, Ibrahim Obaid, told Anadolu that the meat distribution is taking place in Aden, Abyan, Lahij and Dhali.

ADEN, Jun 25 (NNN-SABA) – Yemeni government forces, yesterday, raised their combat readiness, in response to a large military parade held by the Houthi rebels, state media reported.

The country’s Defence Minister, Mohsen al-Daari, visited government forces in the south-western province of Taiz, where he met with commanders, to assess the preparedness for potential Houthi attacks.

Following the visit, al-Daari emphasised the importance of boosting cohesion and morale among the forces, and urged them to be on high alert for confronting any Houthi actions.

ADEN, Jun 23 (NNN-SABA) – Two Yemeni military staff were killed yesterday, in a bombing attack, carried out by the militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch, in the country’s southern province of Abyan, a security official said.

The incident occurred when the al-Qaeda militants planted an improvised explosive device, targeting a military ambulance of the government forces, in Abyan’s district of Mudiyah, causing a large explosion, the local security official said.

SANAA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's national airline Yemenia Airways restarted on Saturday direct flights from Houthi-held Sanaa to Saudi Arabia after a nearly-eight-year suspension.

The flights connect the Yemeni capital of Sanaa with the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Madinah and are intended to help Yemeni pilgrims travel to the kingdom, marking another breakthrough amid ongoing international efforts to pave the way for peace in Yemen.

Commercial flights from Sanaa International Airport have been suspended since it came under the control of Houthi rebels in 2014.

SANAA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Houthi militia in Yemen launched a drone attack on government forces in the southern province of Shabwa on Wednesday, wounding at least four soldiers, a local military source said.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Houthis used a bomb-laden drone to attack a military checkpoint near the complex of the 1st Brigade in the Al-Musina'a area in the southern part of Shabwa.

There were no immediate comments from the Houthi group, which rarely discloses its operations.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Clashes between suspected al-Qaida militants and Yemen’s pro-government forces in the country’s south killed three men Saturday, a military official and tribal leaders said.

The fighting broke out Saturday evening when militants thought to be al-Qaida members attacked the United Arab Emirates-backed Shabwa Defense Forces near the town of al-Musnaiya in southern Shabwa province with machine guns, two tribal leaders and a military official said. The three spoke on condition of anonymity.

SANAA, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government forces shot down two Houthi drones in the central province of Marib on Saturday, according to Yemen TV.

The drones were intercepted and shot down while flying towards army positions in the western part of the province, the national public television said, citing a statement from the army.

The Houthi group has yet to comment on the incident.