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Houthis Prevent Aid Delivery to Yemenis During Ramadan

Houthi militias have prevented merchants and donors from distributing aid to the poor in Sanaa and other regions since the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat Friday. “More than 13 merchants and donors were arrested in the last five days on charges of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Appoints New Ambassador to Somalia

US President Joe Biden has nominated Richard Riley to be the next US Ambassador to Somalia, according to the Somali National News Agency. Riley will serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, replacing Larry Andre, who has served as the US Ambassador to Somalia since January 2022. Previously, Riley worked at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemeni Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Prisoner Swap Will Be Held on April 11

Yemeni deputy minister for human rights Majed Fadail revealed that a planned prisoner swap between the legitimate government and Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militias will take place in April. The official, who is also a member of the government negotiations delegation that took part in the talks with the Houthis over…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Martine Vik Magnussen: billionaire’s son ‘confesses’ to role in her death

The death of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen in London 15 years ago is back in the spotlight this week after a surprise confession by the prime suspect in the case.

The Week

Murder suspect son of billionaire speaks about death of student in London

Farouk Abdulhak fled to Yemen via Egypt in the hours after the death of Martine Vik Magnussen in 2008.

The Independent UK

Billionaire's son accused of raping and murdering woman confesses involvement for first time

Farouk Abdulhak fled the UK 14 years ago when Martine Magnussen was discovered dead under the rubble of a London basement after the pair went back to his flat.

Daily Record

My family was massacred on my wedding day. I hold the US in part responsible

Until Biden fulfills his promise to end arm sales to the Saudis, the US and its largest defense contractors are complicit in war crimes

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Child Casualties from Houthi Landmines Increase Eight-Fold in Yemen

Children remain the greatest casualties of mines planted arbitrarily by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in residential areas in Yemen. A child is wounded or killed by a landmine once every two days, found a recent study by Save the Children. The number of victims has risen eight-fold from 2018 to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Billionaire's son accused of raping and murdering student confesses for first time

Farouk Abdulhak claims it was a 'sex accident gone wrong' in the violent death of Martine Magnussen, who was killed in London 14 years ago and found under rubble in a basement

Daily Mirror

Yemen Reviews Options to Counter Houthi Escalation, Vows Punishment

Yemen’s government vowed to punish Houthi militias for stepping up terrorist activities in the governorates of Marib, Shabwah and Taiz. This came during a meeting in the interim capital Aden on Monday. Late last week, Houthis staged an assassination attempt targeting the governor of Taiz.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiz Governor Survives Houthi Drone Attack

The governor of Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz, Nabil Shamsan, escaped a Houthi drone attack that targeted his convoy upon his return from a visit to the port city of Mocha on Saturday. At the same time, Houthis have been expanding their efforts to take over the Hareb district of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Super-tanker anchored off Yemen’s coast ‘may explode at any moment,’ says UN

The FSO Safer, which contains more than a million barrels of oil, was abandoned in 2015 during the Yemen civil war and is now starting to fall apart

Evening Standard

Yemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they are imposing severe restrictions on U.N. and other humanitarian flights arriving in the capital, Sanaa

The Independent UK

Middle East round-up: Remembering the Iraq War and its legacy

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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Reuters

Male guardianship rules in north Yemen restrict women's aid work

Female aid workers in north Yemen cannot do their jobs tackling one of the world's worst humanitarian crises as tightening male guardianship rules by Houthi authorities restrict their movement, nine female humanitarians told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemeni Activists Urge Int'l Intervention to Stop Houthi Plan to Demolish 500 Buildings in Old Sanaa

Yemeni intellectuals and activists urged interventions to stop the Houthi militia's plan to demolish 500 archaeological buildings in the Old City of Sanaa, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. They warned that the planned demolition includes four crucial markets intending to establish a sectarian shrine in the city. Yemeni…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Lauds Yemen Govt. Efforts, Quartet Condemns Houthi Attack

The US lauded the Yemeni government's efforts to support peace and economic reforms, said the US ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin. Fagin visited Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik and other officials in Aden, during which they discussed the latest developments. Fagin said the United States was encouraged by the significant reduction…

Al Jazeera

Renewed fighting in Yemen clouds diplomatic peace efforts

Soldiers killed as clashes erupt after new attack by the Houthis in Marib province, reports say.

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Oxfam warns that Yemen is on the brink of economic collapse

Yemen, declared by the UN as "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world", is on the brink of economic collapse according to Oxfam...

Reuters

Frontline escalation in Yemen war tests months-long calm

A flare-up of fighting in Yemen's energy-rich Marib province is testing 10 months of relative calm, the longest stretch in an eight-year civil war, under a U.N.-brokered truce deal that lapsed in October but had largely held.

France 24

Saudi Arabia and Iran restore relations: A chance at peace for Yemen?

The two sides in Yemen's conflict have agreed to free nearly 900 people in a prisoner exchange. That deal comes less than two weeks after Saudi Arabia and Iran re-established diplomatic ties after years of hostility. The two regional powers have backed opposing sides in Yemen's war, and their rapprochement…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN, US Welcome Latest Prisoner Exchange Agreement in Yemen

The international community welcomed the latest prisoner exchange agreement reached between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias. The parties agreed to free 887 detainees and to meet again in May after 10 days of negotiations in Switzerland, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross…

Al Jazeera

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Govt, Houthis to Release 887 Prisoners in UN-mediated Agreement

The Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias agreed to free 887 detainees and to meet again in May after 10 days of negotiations in Switzerland, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday. "It's an expression of hope. It's an expression of humanity and…

The Independent UK

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Yemen’s warring sides say they have agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict

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