Converging crises, chaos and walkouts dominate UNGA Day Three
Dozens of delegates walked out on Netanyahu, Yemen’s government pleaded for help, and Kuwait riled against threats.
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Dozens of delegates walked out on Netanyahu, Yemen’s government pleaded for help, and Kuwait riled against threats.
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan move to deepen defence coordination as Houthi attacks and Yemen fighting intensify.
Brent crude tops $106 a barrel after Iran-aligned rebel group claims to have successfully attacked Aramco facilities.
With more than 132,000 people already displaced by the latest fighting and Houthi territorial gains, Yemen is on the brink of slipping back into a full-fledged humanitarian emergency. DW spoke with people on the ground.
Yemen's Houthis said they targeted a 'sensitive' site in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones.
Saudi Arabia seeks the support of Donald Trump in front of the Hutti in Yemen, but the White House has, for now, stopped a new military intervention. What pressure margin does Riad have on Washington? And what can the American President do about a conflict that threatens regional security and maritime routes? In this episode of East Express, we reviewed the history of the confrontation between the United States and the Hutti and analyzed the interests of Saudi Arabia and Trump's strategy with Sergio Castaño.
UK to refuel Saudi fighter jets and France to secure energy infrastructure amid fighting with Yemen's Houthi group.
Major General Abdulaziz al-Majidi says five Houthi fighters killed and 20 wounded after 'fierce battles'.
Saudi monarch's rare condemnation hints at sense of urgency in the kingdom amid ramped-up attacks from Yemen.
The war in Yemen causes a new flow of displacements to Djibouti, across the Red Sea. The Government of this small country in the Horn of Africa estimates that an additional 10,000 people could reach its shores, while the region is already facing strong humanitarian pressure from displacement in neighbouring countries such as Sudan and Ethiopia. Is Djibouti prepared to respond to this new emergency and what impact can it have on the region as a whole?
Kahboub could help the Houthis consolidate control near one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
Renewed fighting could drive 10,000 across the Red Sea and displace more than 230,000 internally, UNHCR says.
Despite recent attacks on Riyadh and its oil facilities, Saudi Arabia promises to resume oil shipments from Yanbu while receiving support from Western countries
A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the country defend against Houthi strikes, the UK government confirmed late Monday. The show of solidarity follows a Saudi request for military support after the Houthis increased drone and missile attacks on it in recent weeks alongside a lightning offensive to capture Yemen's Red Sea coast.
The G7 nations have accused Yemen's Houthi rebels of targeting civilian shipping near Saudi Arabia. UK PM Andy Burnham said he will offer "time-limited" and "defensive" military support to repel the attacks.
A senior Iranian official assured Reuters on Tuesday, 22 September, that his country was prepared to reopen the Strait of Ormuz within seven days in exchange for the Government of Donald Trump to lift the sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The source also stressed that the details for a possible agreement for the end of the war between Washington and Tehran can be discussed in New York, where the UN General Assembly is taking place, and stressed that the Iranian proposal was already delivered to the US. Last September 16.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK's "time-limited" and "defensive" military support aims to help Saudi Arabia repel Houthi attacks and will not include supporting Saudi attacks against the Yemeni rebels.
Fighting intensifies as US media say Trump called off attacks against Houthis at the last minute on Sunday.
The G7 also condemns "in the strongest terms" Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying that the escalation in fighting in Yemen jeopardises global energy security.
The number of refugees fleeing across the Red Sea to Djibouti could jump from 3,000 today to 10,000 in coming months because of renewed fighting in Yemen, the United Nations warned Tuesday. UN Refugee Agency Global Spokesman Babar Baloch also told reporters in Geneva that the number of internally displaced people in Yemen could swell to over 230,000. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.