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Fierce Battles Erupt in Aden, Result in Three Dead
YemenExtra
More than six gunmen, including civilians, were killed and wounded in clashes that erupted between factions loyal to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional council (STC) militia in the southern port city of Aden, local sources…
Saudi-led blockade strands 15 vessels carrying oil derivatives outside Yemen’s ports: Company
YemenExtra
The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) says more than a dozen tankers carrying over 410,000 tons of oil derivatives are stuck outside ports in Yemen as the ongoing blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition against the…
First UAE Airplane Ever to Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel
YemenExtra
Israel has been witnessing the arrival of the first UAE airplane at Tel Aviv airport, the Hebrew daily Yediot Aharonot reported Tuesday evening.
For the first time in Israel, a cargo plane by the UAE Etihad Airways, the…
Senior Executive Loses Life to COVID-19 in Aden
YemenExtra
Medical sources revealed on Tuesday the death of a senior executive in the port of Aden, southern Yemen, after being diagnosed of having COVID-19.
Local sources in the city of Aden confirmed that the director-general of…
62 Saudi American Violations in Hodeidah in 24 Hours
YemenExtra
Saudi-led coalition forces perpetrated, Thursday, 62 violations in Hodeidah province over the past 24 hours.
A source in the Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room to monitor violations in Hodeidah explained…
Jailed Saudi royals hire Trump-tied lobbyists to counter MBS: NYT
YemenExtra
A number of prominent jailed Saudi royals and their allies have reportedly hired influential lobbyists in the US to establish links with President Donald Trump’s circle and push for an end to “political persecution” by Crown…
The Houthis: A new challenge to Israel’s interests in the Red Sea region and Arabian Peninsula
YemenExtra
By Agha Hussain
Over five years and billions of dollars’ worth of imported weaponry have gone to waste for Saudi Arabia in its war effort in Yemen. The Ansarullah movement, or ‘the Houthis’, which the Saudis tried to…
Yemeni economic embargo will affect other countries: Houthi official
YemenExtra
Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has once again censured the economic pressure as well as naval and air blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition.
In a Twitter post on Monday, the spokesman for Ansarullah, Mohammed…
Coalition fighter jets hit Yemeni provinces 30 times
YemenExtra
The Saudi-led aggression coalition fighter jets carried out on Monday 30 strikes on several of the Yemeni provinces, a security official told Yemen Press Agency.
The official affirmed that the combat jets waged 21 strikes…
YEMEN URGES PRESSURE ON SAUDI COALITION TO LET IN MEDICAL AID SUPPLIES
YemenExtra
Yemen has asked the international community to try and pressure the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which has been attacking the impoverished country since 2015, into letting in medical supplies that are urgently required for…