Yemen
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Apr- 2019 -15 AprilMiddle East
Saudi Arabia and UAE use French weapons in Yemen, report reveals
French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media
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8 AprilMiddle East
UN humanitarian coordinator urges investigation into Yemen students’ deaths blamed on airstrike
The UN called for an investigation into the deaths of 11 civilians in Yemen's capital, where rebels accused a Saudi-led coalition of carrying out an airstrike
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5 AprilMiddle East
Yemen children killed and injured after pupil brings unexploded ordnance to school
Two children were killed and eight critically wounded when an unexploded bomb went off at a school in the Yemeni capital, UNICEF said
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4 AprilMiddle East
US House votes to end military support for Yemen war
The US House voted to end military support for the Yemen war, dealing a rebuke to Donald Trump and curtailing a president's war-making powers
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Mar- 2019 -29 MarchBusiness
Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia by a further six months
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government extended an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of September
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29 MarchAmericas
US Marine Corps General McKenzie replaces retiring Votel as CENTCOM Commander
Newly promoted General Kenneth F. McKenzie took over the leadership of US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East
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Feb- 2019 -18 FebruaryMiddle East
Yemen and Houthi rebels agree to first pullback of forces from Hodeidah
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have agreed on the first phase of a pullback of forces from the key city of Hodeidah
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7 FebruaryMiddle East
UN calls on Yemen’s Houthis to allow access to critical Hodeidah grain silo
The UN aid chief urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to grant access to a food storage site in Hodeidah containing enough grain to feed millions of starving civilians
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4 FebruaryMiddle East
Jordan to hold new talks on Yemen prisoner swap deal
Yemeni government delegates and Houthi rebels will reconvene in Jordan for a new round of talks to thrash out a deal on a prisoner exchange
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Jan- 2019 -29 JanuaryMiddle East
Seven killed in Yemen market bombing blamed on Houthi rebels
A bomb attack in a market killed seven Yemeni civilians including a photographer for a UAE television channel in the town of Mokha
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