Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) led 37 other House Democrats in a letter that calls on President Biden to support the diplomatic progress in Yemen by declaring the US will not provide military support to the Saudi-led coalition in the conflict. In a...
Saudi Arabia's envoy to Yemen said Thursday that all sides engaged in talks to end the war in Yemen are "serious," but the next steps are unclear. "Everybody is serious. Serious means everybody is looking for peace," Mohammed al-Jaber told AFP. "It's not easy to be...
According to a report from The New Arab, the leader of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has slammed Saudi Arabia for its normalization deal with Iran. In a video released earlier this week, AQAP head Khalid Batarfi said Riyadh was conceding...
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Monday released more Houthi detainees as part of a unilateral prisoner release as the prospect for a peace deal between the warring sides continues to grow. According to AP, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said 104 Houthi...
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday about the ongoing Saudi-Houthi peace talks aimed at ending the war in Yemen. According to the White House, Sullivan "welcomed Saudi Arabia's extraordinary efforts to...
Progress has been reported in the Oman-brokered Saudi-Houthi peace talks that are ongoing in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, as a ceasefire agreement is expected to be reached soon. The Saudis envoy to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, is leading the delegation in...
A Saudi delegation has arrived in the Yemeni city of Sanaa to negotiate with the Houthis, as multiple reports have indicated a peace deal between the warring sides is near. Omani officials also arrived in Sanaa this weekend as Muskat has been brokering talks between...
Warring parties in Yemen could soon sign a deal to renew a ceasefire that would last until the end of 2023, The New Arab reported Thursday. A ceasefire that took effect in April 2022 expired last October. While there has been an uptick in fighting on the ground, there...
The Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government have agreed on a major prisoner swap that will release over 800 detainees after the two sides held 10 days of talks in Geneva, Switzerland. The Houthis said they agreed to release 181 prisoners, including 15 Saudis...
The UN's special envoy for Yemen said Wednesday that he sees a renewed momentum toward ending the war following the surprise normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran that was brokered by China. The Saudis and Yemen's Houthis have been in Omani-mediated talks...
