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Nearly 400 Indians to be Evacuated From Yemen

Hours after more than 350 Indians arrived home following a dramatic rescue from strife-torn Yemen, the Indian Navy has started its second round of evacuation. The operation is currently on at the rebel-held port of Al Hodeidah, in the southwest part of Yemen.Sources say nearly 400 Indians are expected to sail on naval warship INS Sumitra from the port to Djibouti. The rebels had seized this stra...

Zeid warns of total collapse in Yemen, calls for urgent protection of civilians

GENEVA (31 March 2015) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed alarm about the fast deteriorating human rights situation in Yemen since 22 January when the legitimate Government under President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi was removed by force, provoking the recent military campaign by a coalition of ten countries lead by Saudi Arabia. The High Commissione...

Indonesia to Evacuate Its Citizens from Yemen

JAKARTA—Indonesia says it is committed to evacuating all of its citizens in Yemen because of worsening conditions there. Tedjo Edhi Purdijano, the Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law and Security, Monday told reporters in Jakarta that most of them are students or migrant workers. "We are ready to bring all of them back home. After their documents have been processed by our embassy there, we...

China Evacuates 122 Nationals from Yemen

A total of 122 Chinese nationals were evacuated from conflict-wracked Yemen on Monday, China’s foreign ministry said. A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval detachment, which had been carrying out anti-piracy escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters, was sent to Yemen on Sunday to pull Chinese nationals from the country, China’s defense ministry said in a statement. The flotilla h...

China to evacuate citizens from Yemen amid Saudi raids

Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:17PM Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi China says it is set to evacuate its citizens from Yemen amid the ongoing chaotic situation in the Arab country following Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes. Beijing has started preparatory work to remove Chinese nationals from Yemen, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at the annual Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) con...

Arab leaders: Yemen Airstrikes To Go On Until Rebel Withdraw

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, — Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen will continue until Shiite rebels there "withdraw and surrender their weapons," a summit of Arab leaders decided Sunday, as they also agreed in principle to forming a joint military force. The decision by the Arab League puts it on a path to potentially more aggressively challenge Shiite power Iran, which is backing the Yemeni rebels, known as Ho...

US Military Rescues Two Saudi Pilots Off Yemen Coast

Washington (AFP) - The US military has rescued two Saudi pilots who ejected from their jet off Yemen's coast, as the kingdom launched air strikes on rebel camps in its violence-wracked neighbor, officials said. he Saudi F-15 fighter jet appeared to be participating in the operations in Yemen, though a US defense official declined to confirm why the men ejected from the plane or why it went down...

Lebanon supports Yemen’s sovereignty, Salam tells Arab summit

BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam offered an ambiguous position towards the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen during the Arab League summit in Sharm el-Sheikh Saturday, saying Beirut supported any move that preserves Sanaa's “sovereignty and territorial integrity.” “Out of its keenness on supporting constitutional legitimacy in Yemen and [supporting] Arab consensus and the unity and st...

Abbas: Yemen Policy Should Extend To Palestine

Roi Kais Palestinian leader urges Arab League to carry out intervention 'policy in Palestine, Syria, and Iraq as in Yemen.' The 26th Arab League Summit opened Saturday in Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday as Arab states gathered to discuss the region's many questions – the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen, the fight against Islamic State militants, talks to form a united military force, and of cour...

ISIS Denounces Saudi Airstrikes In Yemen

Supporters of ISIS have condemned the Saudi-led airstrikes on rebel Houthi fighters in Yemen, claiming in online forums and Twitter that the actions were a veiled attempt by the United States to interfere in the Middle East and propagate an American agenda. “We will not allow America to interfere in the Arab world by using an Arab proxy. Arabs will only succeed when they leave the control o...

Pakistan evacuates citizens from Yemen

By NY Staff The Pakistani citizens and diplomatic staff left the Capital of Yemen Sana'a to Hoediah aiming for immediate evacuation. Ambassador to Yemen Dr. Irfan Yusuf Shami told National Yemen that was very sad to leave Yemen in such way. "Yemen is a country which i believe is one of my favorite diplomatic working station" said Shami. I hope the people of Yemen will escape the ongoing crises...

Indian Govt Considers Airlifting Of Citizens Stranded In Yemen

The central government of India was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Swaraj has informed the state that two ships have been sent to Yemen to rescue the Indians, including Malayalees, who have been stranded in that country. But the ship...

Israel Fears For Safety Of Yemen’s Remaining Few Jews

With Saudi and allies striking Iranian-backed fighters, Israel and Jewish Agency increasingly frustrated by refusal of handful of Jews left in the country to leave. Israel is closely following developments in Yemen, where Gulf states are bombing Iranian-backed fighters, and has expressed deep concern over the fate of the last few Jews in the country. "Israel believes that there are less ...

Egypt To Deploy Ground Troops In Yemen ‘If Needed’

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has confirmed that Egypt is ready to deploy ground troops in Yemen ‘if needed’. The Foreign Minister’s statements came as Arab Foreign Ministers met for an Arab League summit in Egypt’s red sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. The confirmation comes hours after Saudi Arabia declared that Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and ...

Iran Says Military Operation in Yemen Must Be Stop

Mohammad Javad Zarif the Iranian foreign minister in an interview with Al-Alam News Network called on Saudi Arabia to stop immediately its military aggression against Yemen.“We demand an immediate stop to the Saudi military operations in Yemen,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told Al-Alam News Network on Thursday. Zarif said the military operations constitute a violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and will...

Turkey supports Saudi mission in Yemen

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey supports the Saudi-led mission to rout Houthi rebels from Yemen and criticized Iran's regional ambitions in both Yemen and Iraq. Erdogan told FRANCE 24 that Ankara may consider providing "logistical support" to the Saudi-Led military mission launched overnight Thursday in Yemen. Saudi Arabia is leading a coal...

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on the Situation in Yemen

The United States strongly condemns ongoing military actions taken by the Houthis against the elected government of Yemen. These actions have caused widespread instability and chaos that threaten the safety and well-being of all Yemeni citizens. The United States has been in close contact with President Hadi and our regional partners. In response to the deteriorating security situation, Sau...

Saudi Arabia launches military operation in Yemen

Saudi Arabia starts along with ten countries on Thursday a military operation in Yemen after the rebels overtook parts of the port city of Aden. The Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, told reporters the country is acting to "defend the legitimate government" of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Al-Jubeir said fellow Gulf states supported Saudi Arabia's action agains...

Turkey issues travel warning to Yemen

The Turkish Foreign Ministry warned its citizens on Wednesday not to travel to Yemen where the security situation has deteriorated and remains unpredictable. An announcement on the Turkish Foreign Ministry website recommended Turkish citizens leave Yemen as soon as possible."As of today, Aden airport is closed as well," the announcement said."A pro-Saleh military battalion has controlled the...

British Special Forces Pull Out Of Yemen

British troops are airlifted out of the capital Sana'a as the UN warns rebel advances leave the country on the brink of civil war. Sky News understands they were airlifted from the capital Sana'a over the weekend. They had been operating in the country alongside US counterparts, who have now also been withdrawn. US forces evacuated al Annad airbase near the southern city of al Houta, which wa...

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