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Turkey And Iran Working On Yemen’s Ceasefire

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that Ankara and Iran agreed to work together to resolve the Saudi-invasion of Yemen, and informed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit Riyadh soon to talk with Saudi officials about the agreement with Iran. Speaking in a press conference, Cavusoglu said that a four-paragraph agreement was concluded between I...

UAE condemns Pakistan’s vote on Yemen

The UAE on Friday strongly condemned a Pakistani decision to stay out of the conflict in Yemen, rejecting Saudi demands for Islamabad to join its military coalition against Houthi rebels. “The Arabian Gulf is in a dangerous confrontation, its strategic security is on the edge, and the moment of truth distinguishes between the real ally and the ally of media and statements,” Minister of State fo...

Pakistan’s Parliament Rejects Joining Saudi Coalition In Yemen

ISLAMABAD: On day five of the joint parliamentary session on Yemen, lawmakers approved a draft resolution proposing that Pakistan "should maintain neutrality in the conflict so as to be able to play a proactive diplomatic role to end the crisis”. It further said that the crisis in Yemen could “plunge the region into turmoil”, calling upon the warring factions in Yemen to resolve their differenc...

Ban Ki-moon Urges Return To Political Talks In Yemen

The UN secretary-general has said that two weeks of Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, and the rebels’ advances “have turned an internal political crisis into a violent conflict that risks deep and long-lasting regional repercussions”. Ban Ki-moon on Thursday told reporters that he was urging all countries in the region to go beyond national priorities and help the Yemeni peo...

China Supports Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Yemen

China has renewed calls made by Russia and the Red Cross for an immediate truce in Yemen to enable the delivery of aid and medical supplies. Fighting between Houthi rebels and government troops rages on. China said on Tuesday that it was deeply concerned about the situation in Yemen. In the Aden, the country's second-largest city, more than 140 people have been killed in 24 hours. "We call on ...

US warns Iran on backing Houthi Rebels In Yemen

Washington warned Thursday it would not stand by while Tehran supports Houthi rebels in Yemen, as Iran’s supreme leader denounced Saudi-led air strikes as “criminal acts”. In the most direct American criticism yet of Tehran’s backing for the Houthi rebels, Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington would not accept foreign interference in Yemen. "There have been -- there are, obviousl...

Yassin: Iran Is Meddling in Yemen

Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyad Yassin said there was much evidence of Iranian meddling in Yemeni affairs, including quietly arming the Houthis and training them in Iran. "There are a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guards inside Yemeni territory," Yassin said, without saying how many or giving other details. Iran is sowing discord in Yemen and other regional countries as part of a "revolution e...

Iran Deploys Warships Off Yemen’s Coast

Iran dispatched a naval destroyer and another vessel Wednesday to waters near Yemen, ratcheting up tensions with Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition to quash Houthis rebellion. The rebels, back by Iran, have deposed the US-backed Yemen President AbduRabbu Mansour Hadi and captured large swaths of territory in the embattled country in recent months. Iran’s Chief of the Judiciary Sadeq Am...

Pakistan-Iran to find peaceful solution to Yemen crisis

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday agreed to find a peaceful solution to Yemen crisis and facilitate the people of Yemen to solve their issues through political and diplomatic dialogue process. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday 8th, to discuss the regional situation and Yemen issue held detailed discussion with Advisor to Prime Minister ...

US Expedites Arms Shipments to Coalition Bombing Yemen

Speaking to reporters on a visit to Riyadh, Blinken called for all political parties to commit to what he called a consensus political solution, and said Washington was stepping up intelligence sharing with the anti-Houthi alliance. “Saudi Arabia is sending a strong message to the Houthis and their allies that they cannot overrun Yemen by force,” he said, referring to Riyadh's leadership of a m...

Iran, Turkey agree need to stop Yemen war: Rouhani

TEHRAN- Turkey and Iran agree on the need for a political solution to end Yemen's war, which has raised tensions between them, Iran's president said Tuesday after talks with his visiting Turkish counterpart. "We talked about Iraq, Syria, Palestine... We had a long discussion about Yemen. We both think war and bloodshed must stop in this area immediately and a complete ceasefire must be establis...

US, France and Germany dial India to get their citizens out of Yemen

US along France, Germany and Sweden, besides 22 nations have sought India's assistance to evacuate its citizens from violence hit Yemen. An US government travel advisory for Yemen pointed out that India would offer its assistance to evacuate American citizens from Sana'a to Djibouti. The US citizens have been advised to contact Indian diplomats in Embassy at Sana'a for assistance for evacuati...

Russia ‘dismayed’ at Saudi-led strikes in Yemen

Moscow (AFP) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday he was "dismayed" that a Saudi-led coalition did not consult the UN Security Council prior to carrying out strikes in Yemen and urged negotiations to resolve the crisis. "Right now (the operation) does not have any foundation in international law. Of course we were a little dismayed, to put it mildly, that the ...

In Largest Evacuation So Far by Air, 488 Indians Flown Out of Yemen Under Operation Raahat

On Sunday ,India evacuated 670 Indian nationals - including 488 from Sana'a by three Air India flights - taking the total number of Indians rescued from war-ravaged Yemen to nearly 2,300. It is the "largest evacuation" by air in a day from the region. Foreign ministry officials have confirmed to NDTV that two Indian Air Force C-17 Globemasters have arrived in Mumbai and Kochi on Sunday tonigh...

Canadians Evacuated From Yemen, Government Confirms

OTTAWA – The federal government is confirming that an undisclosed number of Canadians have been taken out of Yemen, amid Russian state media reports that the Kremlin had helped them leave. Foreign Affairs spokesman John Babcock said in an email on Saturday they are aware that Canadians departed from Yemen safely. Russian news agency TASS reported Friday that two Russian planes brought 284 peop...

Russia urges UN to call for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS — Russia urged the U.N. Security Council on Saturday to call for a "humanitarian pause" in airstrikes by a Saudi-led military coalition to help evacuate foreigners from Yemen and unhindered access to deliver aid to civilians caught in the fighting between Shiite rebels and supporters of the country's beleaguered president. Russia called an emergency meeting of the council and ci...

Al-Qaeda Commander Appears On Yemen’s Hadhramout Presidential Palace

Khalid Saeed Batarfi was a senior leader with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) before he was jailed by Yemeni officials. Two days ago he was freed, along with 300 other inmates, as the terrorist group stormed the prison he was being held in, killing two guards. Batarfi is among AQAP's top regional commanders, known for his leading role in a 2011-2012 battle with government troops durin...

A Chinese naval evacuates foreigner citizens from Yemen,

A Chinese naval frigate has evacuated 225 foreign citizens from strife-torn Yemen, its foreign ministry said, marking the first time that China’s military has helped other countries evacuate their people during an international crisis. Ten different nationalities were among the evacuees picked up on Thursday afternoon from Aden, Yemen’s second city, and transported to Djibouti, the Minist...

Russia Evacuates Its Citizens From Yemen

Two Russian air panels left Sana'a airport later by Thursday evening. The airplanes were ceased for more than 10 hours by Houthi militants aiming to slow down the Saudi-led coalition air strikes bombing the airport and other military target locations. Few hours after the Russian air planes took off, the Saudi air force shelled Sana'a airport. People living near by the airport confirmed to the n...

Political Joke Is a Weapon for Yemenis

Asma al-Mohattwari The Saudi Arabia military operation dubbed “Decisive Storm” against the Houthis in Yemen is continuing for a second week. Almost 1,000 civilians have been killed in these operations, among of them children , women and refugees. Until now, Yemenis have defend themselves by using anti-aircraft weapons. Despite the great danger Yemenis have been exposed to, it hasn’t prevented ...

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