Aden, Jan 3 (IANS) Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces on Saturday retook Seiyun, the second-largest city in Yemen’s southeastern oil-rich province of Hadramout, about a month after it was seized by the Southern Transitional Council (STC), according to a government military source and local residents. The local government official, speaking to Xinhua news agency on condition of anonymity, said government troops entered the city and secured full control following the withdrawal of STC forces fr…
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Aden, Jan 3 (IANS) Chief of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidarous Al-Zubaidi announced here on Friday the launch of a two-year transitional period during which the council will administer the southern parts of the country, to be followed by a referendum on the independence of the south.In a televised speech delivered via the STC-affiliated AIC channel, Al-Zubaidi said the move was based on what he called a popular mandate and recent security and administrative developments in the …
Riyadh, Dec 31 (IANS) The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that two vessels entering the southern port of Mukalla were carrying containers loaded with weapons and ammunition.In a post on X, coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki said the vessels entered the port without obtaining entry permits from the Yemeni government or the Coalition Command, in response to a statement by the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry claiming that the shipment contained no weapons and was destined for Emirati fo…
Aden, Dec 28 (IANS) United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg called on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid further escalation, as tensions mount in Yemen’s eastern governorates of Hadramout and Al-Mahrah.In a statement posted on social media platform X, Grundberg reiterated the UN secretary-general’s call for “restraint, de-escalation and dialogue,” urging all parties to avoid actions that could further complicate the situation.He underscored the importance of ongoing region…
Aden, Dec 25 (IANS) Yemen’s internationally-recognised government on Thursday backed Saudi Arabia’s call to ease tensions in the country’s southern regions, as military movements by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) continue to strain the anti-Houthi alliance. In a statement carried by the state-run Saba news agency, the Yemeni government welcomed what it described as Saudi Arabia’s clear, balanced and responsible stance toward the latest developments in Hadramout and Al-Mahrah provinces.T…
Aden (Yemen), Dec 25 (IANS) Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi group have signed an agreement to recover and exchange thousands of bodies from both sides of the conflict, said officials from the two warring parties.Abdul Qader al-Murtada, head of the Houthis’ prisoner affairs committee, said on social media platform X on Wednesday (local time) that the deal covers bodies from all frontlines and regions in Yemen, and that joint field committees will be formed for impleme…