Yemen was already the Arab world’s poorest country before its civil war began in 2014. Then a Saudi-led coalition joined the fight against the Iran-backed Houthi militia, spreading the ruin.
Tag: Houthis
-
Yemen’s President Hands Power to New Body as His Saudi Backers Seek to End War
Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi announced his abdication only days after a two-month cease-fire took effect, a sign that Saudi Arabia and its allies may be looking for a pathway out of the bloodshed.
-
Yemen’s Warring Parties to Begin First Cease-Fire in 6 Years
The two-month truce, brokered by the United Nations, offers hope for a reduction of violence in a war that has rattled the Arabian Peninsula and caused a humanitarian crisis.
-
Warring Parties in Yemen Announce Overlapping Cease-Fires
Both the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi rebels said they would stop fighting, but further progress toward an end to the seven-year war in the country was uncertain.