News Analysis Ottawa has received new calls to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia after a U.N. report named Canada as one of the western powers that have enabled the armed conflict in Yemen. But such a move would change little, as suppliers could just relocate to the United States, one expert says. The nuance […]

DUBAI—International donors raised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen on June 2, although the amount fell short of the United Nations’ target of $2.4 billion needed to save the world’s biggest aid operation from severe cutbacks. The conflict between a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi group has left 80 percent of Yemen’s population […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A Saudi-led coalition mired in a yearslong war in Yemen on April 27 urged Emirati-backed southern separatists to honor the terms of a Riyadh peace deal and share control of the port city of Aden with the country’s internationally recognized government. The statement by Saudi Arabia comes after the separatists’ Southern Transitional […]

RIYADH—Ballistic missiles were intercepted on Saturday in the sky above Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh and the southern city of Jazan, Saudi state media reported, citing its own sources and the Saudi-led coalition fighting against the Houthis in Yemen. Residents in Riyadh reported multiple blasts around 11:20 p.m. local time, followed by emergency vehicle sirens in […]

Yemen’s president has called on the military to stay alert following a missile attack that reportedly killed dozens of soldiers over the weekend. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi blamed the attack in Marib on the Houthi rebels, a militia group that is said to be backed by Iran. The move “confirms without doubt that the Houthis […]

The oil market has undergone a radical shift in geography westward.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran rejected accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that risk disrupting world energy supplies, and warned on Sept. 15 that U.S. bases and aircraft carriers in the region are in the range of its missiles. Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility for the Sept. 14 attacks […]

Drones claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Drones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, the kingdom’s Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks in Buqyaq and the Khurais oil […]

A U.S. drone was shot down over Yemen, according to reports. CNN, Fox News, and Voice of America were among the outlets reporting that the drone was shot down, citing U.S. officials. The drone was shot down by a surface-to-air missile, an official told CNN. It wasn’t clear if the drone was being run by […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Drones launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed insurgents, the Houthi rebels, attacked a massive oil and gas field in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described as a “cowardly sabotage” in the second such recent attack on its crucial energy industry. The attack on the Shaybah oil field, which produces some 1 […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An oil pipeline that runs across Saudi Arabia was hit by drones May 14 west of its capital of Riyadh, the Saudi energy minister said, shortly after rebels in Yemen claimed they carried out coordinated drone strikes against the kingdom. The attacks followed reports of sabotage against oil tankers in the Persian […]

STOCKHOLM—Yemen’s warring sides agreed to free thousands of prisoners on Dec. 6, in what a U.N. mediator called a hopeful start to the first peace talks in years to end a war that has pushed millions of people on the verge of starvation. U.N. mediator Martin Griffiths told a news conference in a renovated castle […]

No, Yemen isn’t Disney World. It is one of those “s…hole” countries like “Carjackistan” somewhere near the end of the world where unknown peoples fight (and kill) each other usually out of sight of the civilized world. And, in which, the United States wants to avoid being involved. But we are—for the best possible motives, […]

A Washington Post headline recently declared, “85,000 Yemeni children have starved to death during the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.” Yet this humanitarian crisis for many still needs context. With settlements in its northern mountains as early as 5000 BC (BCE), Yemen has long been a crossroads of cultures on the Arabian Peninsula. In the early […]

WASHINGTON/CAIRO—The United States will stop refueling aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition that is fighting Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to an announcement by the coalition on Nov. 10. “Recently, the Kingdom and the Coalition increased its capability to independently conduct inflight refueling in Yemen. As a result, in consultation with the United States, the […]

ADEN—The Saudi-backed Yemeni government said on Nov. 1 it was ready to work on confidence-building measures under U.N.-led peace efforts as the United States pressed for an end to a war that has pushed Yemen to the brink of starvation. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who are leading a coalition fighting Yemen’s Iranian-aligned […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis called for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen within the next 30 days. He made the statement during a discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on Oct. 30. “Yemen has had more problems than any people deserve to carry,” Mattis said. “We’re calling on all the parties—specifically the […]

Saudi Arabia said that it intercepted a missile that it was fired at its capital, Riyadh, according to reports. The kingdom’s air defenses shot down the ballistic missile that was fired from Yemen, where Saudi forces are at war. No casualties were reported after the incident, The Associated Press reported. Locals on social media said […]

DUBAI—Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi movement over the southern city of Jazan, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday. Earlier, the Houthis said the group had fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile at Jazan’s airport, without giving any further details. The Houthis, an Iran-allied group that holds much of […]

Saudi’s royal family narrowly avoided disaster when the Saudi-led military forces stopped a ballistic missile that was within seconds of hitting the royal palace in Riyadh on Dec. 19. The missile, fired by Iranian-backed Houthi extremists in Yemen, was intercepted before it reached the palace, which is used by Saudi King Salman for weekly cabinet […]

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s armed Houthi group at Saudi Arabia was shot down on Thursday near the south-western city of Khamis Mushait, the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya channel reported.  It was the second ballistic missile fired from Yemen this month, after an earlier rocket was brought down near King Khaled Airport on the northern outskirts […]

After an Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen fired a ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia, the White House condemned the attack, in solidarity with Saudi Arabia, and called for an investigation into whether Iran is fueling the war in Yemen. “These missile systems were not present in Yemen before the conflict, and we call upon the […]

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have “successfully” fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh for the first time, and are vowing more attacks on the Saudi capital. Saudi Arabia has been leading an international coalition against the Iran-backed Houthis and allied Yemeni military units since March 2015. Saudi officials could not immediately be reached for comment […]

U.S. officials have confirmed that rebels in Yemen have fired missiles at the USS Mason warship, according to a report. NBC Nightly News and Reuters reported that the Navy destroyer was targeted on Wednesday in a failed missile attack in the Red Sea. It was the second such incident carried out by Iran-controlled Houthi rebels, […]

An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeted a building used by police in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 20 people and wounding about 15

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—In a potentially major escalation of the months-long war, Yemeni rebels fired a Scud missile into Saudi Arabia early Saturday. The attack suggests that despite more than two months of airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, Yemen’s Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, still have the military firepower to threaten cities inside Saudi Arabia. According […]

SANAA, Yemen — The second-in-command of Yemen’s Shiite rebels on Wednesday assailed the Saudi-led airstrikes pounding his group’s positions and allied forces, insisting they are ready to travel to Geneva for U.N.-mediated peace talks on ending the country’s civil war. Mohammed al-Houthi, who heads the Houthi rebels’ powerful Revolutionary Council, also told The Associated Press […]

SANAA, Yemen—Shiite rebels shelled the residence of Yemen’s leader and swept into the nearby presidential palace Tuesday in what a top army commander said was an unfolding coup. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi — an important U.S. ally in the fight against the highly lethal Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda that claimed responsibility for the newspaper-office […]

While anti-government protests continue in the streets of Yemen's capital Sana'a and hope for change fills the hearts of the people, their stomachs are often left empty.