Washington: Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred American-made weapons to Al Qaeda-linked fighters, Salafi militias and other factions waging war in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the US, according to a CNN report. The weapons have also made their way into the hands of Iranian-backed rebels[Read More…]
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Live Streaming Football, Vietnam Vs Yemen, AFC Asian Cup 2019: Where and how to watch VIE vs YEM
Vietnam play Yemen in their third match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in Al Ain. They are paired alongside Iraq and Iran in Group D of the competition. Vietnam and Yemen face off in what could be their last match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign as both come[Read More…]
Live Streaming Football, Yemen Vs Iraq, AFC Asian Cup 2019: Where and how to watch YEM vs IRQ
Gulf heavy-weights Iraq play Yemen in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in Sharjah. Yemen and Iraq are paired alongside Iran and Vietnam in Group D of the competition. Iraq produced one of the best showings of the first game-week when they rallied back twice to defeat Vietnam. The Lions of Mesopotamia fell[Read More…]
Yemen ceasefire goes into effect in strategic port city
Sanaa, A ceasefire between Yemen’s warring parties went into effect at midnight on Tuesday in the strategic port city of Hodeidah. The ceasefire was reached on December 13 in Stockholm after a round of UN-sponsored talks — the first direct talks in more than two years between representatives of Yemen’s[Read More…]
Senate votes to end US military support for Saudis in Yemen
Washington, The US Senate voted on Thursday in favour of a bill asking the Donald Trump administration to end the military support it is providing to Saudi Arabia in the latter’s war in Yemen, a move taken amid the controversy sparked by the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in[Read More…]
Kidnapped Indian priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, rescued from Yemen
An Indian priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped by extremists in Yemen, has been rescued from the conflict-torn country. He was abducted in March last year by Islamic State operatives when they attacked an old-age home run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in the Yemeni city of Aden.[Read More…]
No information about Father Tom Uzhunnalil, says Centre
Yemen: Al-Qaeda ideologue’s 8-year-old daughter killed in US raid
A very young 8-year-old daughter of al-Qaeda ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki was one of the inhabitants who killed in a US raid on al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, as per the media reports. “She was hit with a bullet in her neck and suffered for two hours”, Middle East Eye quoted the[Read More…]
US raid in Yemen kills 41 Al-Qaeda militants, 16 civilians
I am sad nothing is being done for me: Abducted priest Tom Uzhunnalil
In a video uploaded on social media sites, Indian priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted from Yemen, was seen begging for life, a day after Christmas. Uzhunnalil was abducted from the port city of Aden, on March 4, by militant group ISIS. The priest appears very weak and at[Read More…]
US Navy retaliates after failed attack on destroyer, strikes radar sites in Yemen
After the failed missile attack attempts on a US Navy destroyer, the Pentagon has responded by launching cruise missile strikes on three coastal radar sites in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces. BBC reports that the attack which took place on Thursday was authorised by President Obama and was carried[Read More…]