Yemen
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Dec- 2018 -23 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen: Head of UN monitor team arrives in rebel-held capital Sana’a
The head of the UN team tasked with monitoring a fragile ceasefire in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah arrived in the rebel-held capital of Sana'a
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19 DecemberAir
Saudi-led coalition ‘destroys drone’ in airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a airport
The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an airstrike at the airport in the capital Sanaa, destroying a drone
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18 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen ceasefire monitors to deploy in Hodeidah
A team including members of Yemen's warring sides will be dispatched within a day to monitor a truce in Hodeidah, a UN official said
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17 DecemberMiddle East
Ceasefire in Yemen’s Hodeidah to begin at midnight
A ceasefire in Yemen's battleground port city of Hodeidah will start at midnight, a UN official said, after renewed fighting threatened the hard-won accord
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13 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire, deal for Hodeidah, UN says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced breakthroughs in peace talks with the warring parties in Yemen, including a ceasefire for Hodeidah
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12 DecemberMiddle East
UN at Yemen talks pushes for truce to allow aid deliveries
Before the scheduled close of UN-brokered talks on Yemen, mediators pushed for a truce between warring parties to allow aid deliveries
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12 DecemberMiddle East
UN identifies suspected Iranian anti-tank guided missiles in Yemen
More suspected Iranian-made weapons have been found in Yemen, the UN said in a report that will be discussed by the Security Council
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11 December
Yemen government and Houthi rebels list 15,000 names for prisoner swap
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels announced plans for a mass prisoner swap, exchanging some 15,000 names, as UN entered their seventh day
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10 DecemberMiddle East
UN proposes Yemen’s Houthis leave Hodeidah, place city under joint control
The United Nations has proposed Yemen's Houthi rebels withdraw from Hodeidah as part of a ceasefire deal placing the flashpoint port city under joint control
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6 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels traded mutual accusations as they sat for talks the UN envoy described as a "critical opportunity."
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