Renewed Fighting in Yemen Tests Ten Months of Calm
After ten months of relative calm, fighting broke out this week in Yemen’s energy-rich Marib province. The recent stretch of peace has been the longest seen by Yemen during its eight-year civil war.
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Yemeni Govt, Houthis Agree to Swap Prisoners
Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels announced on Monday that they agreed to exchange some 880 detainees, including 15 Saudis and three Sudanese, after talks in Switzerland facilitated by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)....
Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Houthis in Yemen
As part of a China-brokered deal to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Iran has agreed to halt covert weapons shipments to its Houthi allies in Yemen, according to US and Saudi officials. The development is being hailed as a positive step towards ending one of the region's longe...
Report: China to Host Gulf Cooperation Council-Iran Summit
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that China is planning to host an unprecedented high-level summit between Iran and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) later this year, as Beijing steps in regional politics....
Yemen: Warring Sides Hold Prisoner Exchange Talks in Geneva
The UN announced on Saturday that Yemen's Saudi-backed government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels began talks in Geneva regarding a prisoner exchange. The UN envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and the International Committee of the Red Cross have co-chaired the negotiations....
UK Announces Seizure of Iranian Weapons Bound for Yemen
UK officials announced on Thurs. that the Royal Navy's HMS Montrose earlier this year had seized a shipment of Iranian advanced surface-to-air missiles and engines for land-attack cruise missiles in the Gulf of Oman....
UK Navy Intercepts 'Iran Missiles' Likely Headed for Yemen
The British Royal Navy said on Thursday that it had seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran. It added that the boat was likely headed to Yemen in the Gulf of Oman when it was raided on Feb. 23....