List of Yemen articles
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sanaa Yemen’s Terrible War Is About to Get Worse
The bombing of a funeral has empowered the country's worst forces and could drag America into the fray.
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Yemenis attend the funeral of members of the same family on October 8, 2016 a day after they were killed in a reported airstrike by Saudi-led coalition air-planes that hit their house in Bajil in the western province of Houdieda. / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) Lawmakers Demand U.S. Do More Than Just Criticize Saudi Bombing Campaign
Congressional critics of the Saudi-led military campaign against Yemeni rebels are demanding the White House pull its support for Riyadh following an alleged weekend airstrike that killed at least 140 funeral mourners in Sanaa.
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UNITED STATES - JUNE 29: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., finishes remarks during a news conference in the Capitol with other republican Senators, held to voice their objection to the senate recessing at the end of the week with looming economic issues, such as raising the debt ceiling, remaining unresolved. Also appearing from left are, Sens. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., David Vitter, R-La., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call) Senators to Introduce Measure Opposing $1B Arms Sale to Saudis
A bipartisan push against a $1.15 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia is gaining steam in protest of Riyadh’s bombing campaign in Yemen — but remains split on whether to oppose the sale or block it outright.
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A Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW), manufactured by Textron Systems Corp., a unit of Textron Inc., stands on display during Aero India air show at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The bi-annual Aero India exhibit is the premier event for nations and companies to get a piece of the $150 billion that the world's biggest arms importer plans to spend on modernizing its military. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Last Remaining U.S. Maker of Cluster Bombs Stops Production
The last remaining U.S. manufacturer of cluster bombs is ending production of the controversial weapon, citing regulatory scrutiny and reduced orders for the internationally banned munition.
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Smoke billows following an air-strike by Saudi-led coalition on May 11, 2015, in the capital Sanaa. The raid targeted an arms depot in the Mount Noqum area on the eastern outskirts of Sanaa, triggering several blasts, an AFP correspondent and witnesses said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) 60 U.S. Lawmakers Seek Delay of Billion-Dollar Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
In a sign that frustration is growing in the U.S. Congress over Saudi Arabia, a bipartisan group of 60 lawmakers have signed a letter seeking to delay the Obama administration’s planned sale of $1.15 billion in arms and military equipment to Riyadh.
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Iraq, Khanaqin // 21th June, 2014 // Special forces of the Peshmerga dont make a secret of their symphaties to the US-forces (Photo by Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images) SitRep: Americans on the Front Lines With ISIS; Iran’s $400 Million
The U.N. Isn’t Done With Saudi; Assad’s Chemical Stockpiles; And Lots More
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TAIZ, YEMEN - AUGUST 11: Soldiers of People's Resistance Forces, loyal to President of Yemen AbdRabbuh Mansur Hadi attack Houthi forces as they recapture Kureyis region from Houthi forces, in Taiz, Yemen on August 11, 2016. (Photo by Abdulnasser Alseddik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) With Yemeni Casualties Rising, GOP Senator Looks to Block Big Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
Citing concerns over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, Republican Senator Rand Paul says he’s looking for ways of stopping a $1.15 billion weapons deal with Riyadh that would include the sale of 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored vehicles, and other military equipment.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L) arrives with Saudi permanent representative to the UN Abdullah al-Muallami for a press conference on February 8, 2015 in Riyadh. Ban Ki-moon arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first visit since King Salman acceded to the throne following last month's death of his half-brother Abdullah. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images) U.N. Chief Says Saudi Air War Taking Heavy Toll on Yemeni Children
Ban Ki-moon says the U.N. believes Saudi warplanes have killed or maimed hundreds of children across Yemen.
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Yemeni men walk past a mural depicting a US drone and reading " Why did you kill my family" on December 13, 2013 in the capital Sanaa. A drone strike on a wedding convoy in Yemen killed 17 people, mostly civilians, medical and security sources said, adding grist to mounting criticism of the US drone war. AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) One Cheer for Obama’s Executive Order on Drone Strikes
Yes, the White House lowballed its drone casualty numbers. But don’t let that obscure the value of its important policy changes, which will save civilian lives.
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Yemenis check the ruins of buildings destroyed in an air-strike by the Saudi-led coalition on February 25, 2016 in the capital Sanaa. / AFP / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) White House Drone Release Is Big on Numbers, Short on Detail
The Obama administration finally releases an estimate of how many civilians were killed in its secret drone strikes. But rights groups say the true numbers are vastly higher.
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SYRIA JUNE 18, 2016: Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (C) inspects the Hmeymim airbase in Syria. Vadim Savitsky/TASS (Photo by Vadim SavitskyTASS via Getty Images) SitRep: Moscow vs. Washington, Syria Edition
U.S. Commandos in Yemen; More Yemen Strikes; Chinese Fishing Boat Scuffle; and Lots More
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saudiflag_top Saudi Arabia’s First Step Is Admitting It Has an Oil Problem
The heir to the Saudi throne just pushed through a bold package of reforms designed to free the kingdom from oil addiction by 2030. Here’s why it could backfire, badly.
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UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2016/03/04: Ambassador Al-Mouallimi speaks to the UN press corps. Amid speculation based upon the previous day's Security Council session on the crisis in Yemen, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah Al-Mouallimi spoke at a press briefing to reaffirm his nation's position that the existing Council Resolution 2216 provides a sufficient framework for political discussions surround Yemen and to deny that Saudi forces have been responsible in any way for the humanitarian crisis there. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) Riyadh Beats Back U.N. Accusations of Yemen Abuses
The United Nations had Saudi Arabia on a list of the world’s worst abusers of children. Riyadh just succeeded in getting itself taken off.
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 04: U.S. President Barack Obama looks on as King Salman bin Abd alAziz of Saudi Arabia speaks during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House September 4, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The President and the King were expected to discuss various issues including joint security and counter-terrorism efforts (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) Exclusive: White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia
Riyadh’s air war in Yemen has killed and injured hundreds of civilians. Washington is finally trying to stem the carnage.
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GettyImages-75257614 crop How the War on Terror Failed Yemen
The West decided to make fighting al Qaeda its top priority — and only ended up making things worse.
