Houthis

Houthis accused of stealing almost $800,000 from Yemeni pensioners

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

The Yemeni Pensions Association released a document accusing the Houthi militia of stealing two billion Yemeni Riyals (almost $800,000) from funds deposited by the General Authority for Insurance and Pensions from the Central Bank in Sanaa. The association called on the CEO of the World Bank to pressure the militia to return the money that they stole, and pay themRead more

Yemeni army regains key mountain range bordering Saudi Arabia

Saada - Muslimchronicle

The Yemeni army said on Monday that it has regained control of the Umm al-Athem mountain range in the Saada, near the Saudi border. According to the armed forces’ media center, army units aided by Arab coalition jet fighters struck the Houthis stronghold in Saada province following fierce battles. Control over the mountain range cuts supply routes and passages forRead more

Houthis seize and detain bank accounts of 1,223 Yemeni officials and citizens

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

Houthis have sent an order to seize and detain the banks accounts and properties of more than 1,000 Yemeni officials including ministers in the legitimate government, political activists, those against the coup, and upper and middle party leaders. Based on these directives, the Central Bank of Yemen in Sanaa ordered banks in the private and mixed sectors to detain aRead more

Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it intercepted a ballistic missile south of its capital that was fired by a rebel group in neighboring Yemen, raising regional tensions amid Saudi claims that Iran is behind a string of similar attacks while supplying the rebel fighters with weapons. The attempted missile strike marked the second time that the rebels, known as Houthis, have targeted RiyadhRead more

Arab coalition forces target Houthis planning attack on Saudi territory

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

The forces of the Saudi-led Arab coalition stopped an attempted attack by Houthi militia targeting Saudi lands. A video that has spread on Twitter, shows a group of Houthis attempting an attack on Saudi territory. The video shows the coalition jets eliminating the attackers and their vehicles. source: AlarabiyaRead more

Saudi intercepts Yemen Houthis missile fired towards Riyadh

RIYADH - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Arabia's defence forces on Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the Saudi capital Riyadh by Yemen Houthis, Saudi-led military coalition said in a statement. source: Xinhua Read more

FM reveals government efforts to attract elites to liberated areas

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Yemen’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi revealed that his government succeeded in attracting large numbers of political and party elites and bringing them to the cities controlled by the legitimate government. Mekhlafi said in press statement that these numbers would increase gradually over the next few days and the government was working to getRead more

Yemen calls on relief organizations to work from Aden

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

In light of international relief organizations arriving in Sanaa to evacuate their staff, Yemeni Minister of Local Administration and Chairman of the Higher Relief Committee, Abdul Raqeeb Fath, invited them to move to the city of Aden to run relief convoys for those in need in all governorates. Fath said that the Houthis targeting the employees of these humanitarian andRead more

Saudi embassy in Washington releases photos of site targeted by Iranian missile

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Yemen welcomed the UN report on Iran’s hostile interventions and support of the Houthi terrorist militias and called for confronting Tehran’s threats. They also welcomed the American position announced by the United States Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, and its condemnation of Iran’s hostile activities in supporting and arming terrorist groups. Bahrain reiteratedRead more

‘Sanaa sniper’ targets Houthis, kills three prominent commanders

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

A sniper, whose identity remains a mystery, has been killing Houthi commanders in Sanaa thus spreading fear among the Houthi militia’s ranks, local sources and media outlets said. The unknown sniper now dubbed “Sanaa sniper” has so far killed three prominent Houthi commanders who were identified as Yahya Hussein al-Houthi, Mohammed Daghsan and Mohammed al-Sayaghi. Many Houthi commanders now fearRead more