Hodeidah

Yemen’s Houthis ‘help prisoners escape in exchange for joining fight’

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

The Houthi militia intensified their activities aimed at helping prisoners escape from Yemen’s central prison in the Ibb governorate in an attempt to increase their numbers on battlefronts. According to sources inside the central prison, the militia made deals with a number of prisoners saying that they would get them out if they agree to join the militia and fightRead more

Arab Coalition supports Yemen’s army to eliminate Houthi

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Wednesday that it had seized Iranian-made weapons from Houthi militias. Spokesman for the coalition Turki al-Maliki announced during a press conference: “We are receiving several contacts over a list of wanted Houthis. We are aware of the movements of the fugitives in Yemen.” The coalition command welcomed the United NationsRead more

Yemeni army seizes three districts in Hodeidah, Iran evacuates advisers

Hodeidah - Muslimchronicle

Following the progress that the Yemeni army made supported by popular resistance in Hodeidah, navigational sources in the port of Hodeidah revealed that Tehran vacated 40 military advisers from the area along with UN workers in Yemen. Prior to this, Tehran had evacuated its embassy employees from Sanaa following the intense battles between Houthi militias and the General People’s CongressRead more

Houthis repeat threat to target international shipping lines, oil tankers

Hodeidah - Muslimchronicle

Iranian-backed Houthi militias reiterated threats to target international shipping lines and oil ships in the Red Sea. “We will take measures we have not taken before and we can target oil ships. We can do anything,” Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, the chief of the so-called supreme revolutionary committee, said on Facebook. Mohammed al-Houthi, who is on Saudi Arabia’s terror list, saidRead more

Houthi commander was killed in Yemen’s Hodeidah

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Houthi head of operations in the Yemeni province Hodeidah and 15 others were killed in a raid by the Arab coalition to support the legitimacy in Yemen. Sky News Arabia’s breaking news reported that the air strike targeted a gathering in the Directorate of Khokha, south of Hodeidah. In the meantime, a report by the Yemeni army said that coupRead more

Cholera claims unborn children as epidemic spreads Yemen misery

Yemen - Muslimchronicle

One of the latest victims of the cholera epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in Yemen had yet to even take her first breath. Her mother Safaa Issa Kaheel, then nine months pregnant, was brought into a crowded clinic in the Western port city of Hodeidah by her husband, who had to borrow the travel fare from aRead more

Arab Coalition calls international community for operating Airport

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

The Arab Coalition to Restore the Legitimate Government in Yemen asked on Thursday that the UN operate Sana’a airport. It revealed that it has followed up on reports published by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen regarding banning commercial flights from and to Sana’a International Airport. Official Spokesman of the coalition Colonel Turki al-Malki saidRead more

UN. urges Yemen parties to keep Hodeidah port safe

Dubai - Arab today

The United Nations called on Yemen's warring parties on Wednesday to safeguard the strategic Red Sea port of Hodeidah as a lifeline for millions of Yemenis facing potential famine. The Yemeni government and its Arab allies are preparing an assault on Hodeidah port, which has been the entry of nearly 80 per cent of Yemen's food imports, because they sayRead more

Houthi missiles kill dozens of Yemen soldiers at mosque

Aden - Arab Today

Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed dozens of pro-government fighters in a missile attack on a mosque during Friday prayers. A loyalist military source said the attack targeted the mosque at Kofel camp in Marib province, east of the rebel-held capital Sanaa. Hospital officials in Marib city, the provincial capital, said at least 26 pro-government fighters were killed. A military official inRead more

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official

Yemeni - Arab today

At least 22 civilians were killed on Friday and dozens wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a market in western Yemen causing a fire to break out, a local official said. Missiles launched by fighter jets of the Arab alliance hit a market selling the mild narcotic leaf qat, which is popular among Yemenis, near the RedRead more