World Oct 19 Yemeni children starve as fears of renewed fighting loom By Samy Magdy, Anwar Salem, Associated Press
World Sep 28 UN envoy says risk of war in Yemen is ‘real’ The U.N. envoy for Yemen has warned that the risk of a return to fighting in the country "is real" and urged warring parties to accept a longer extension of the current cease-fire due to expire next month. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Apr 18 U.N. says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to stop using child soldiers The Houthis signed what the U.N. describes as an "action plan" to end and prevent recruiting or using children in armed conflict, killing or maiming children and attacking schools and hospitals. By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
World Mar 25 Fire breaks out at Jiddah oil depot ahead of F1 race weekend; Houthis claim attacks Online videos show a raging fire at an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of an F1 race there. Yemen's Houthi rebels have acknowledged attacking the kingdom. By Jerome Pugmire, Joe Gambrell, Associated Press
World Jan 21 Saudi-led airstrike killed 70 people, Yemeni rebels say The health minister in the Houthi government, which controls Yemen's north and the capital of Sanaa, says 70 detainees were killed and scores wounded but that he expects the number to rise since many were seriously hurt. By Jon Gambrell, Maad Al-Zikry, Associated Press
Mar 15 Watch 10:49 In Yemen’s brutal ongoing war, ‘the weakest no longer survive’ By Jane Ferguson, Nick Schifrin What began as a civil war in 2015 between Yemen’s government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels has evolved into a brutal proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with U.S. involvement. Jane Ferguson updates us from Yemen on the war's terrible… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 9:40 In foreign policy shift, Biden lifts terrorist designation for Houthis in Yemen By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The Biden administration on Tuesday officially lifted the designation of the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen as a global terrorist organization. That announcement comes within a larger review of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia. Nick Schifrin reports on the prospects… Continue watching
Feb 05 AP Report: Biden to revoke terrorist designation for Yemen’s Houthis By Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration had branded the Iranian-backed Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, a move that limited the provision of aid to the beleaguered Yemeni people, who have suffered under a yearslong civil war and famine. Continue reading
Feb 04 Biden to end U.S. support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Joe Biden will announce an end Thursday to U.S. support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen. Continue reading
Jan 11 Pompeo to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels as terrorist group By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced he will designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization" as time runs down on the Trump administration. Continue reading