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UAE reducing troops in Yemen in 'peace-first strategy'

"It's very much to do with moving from what I would call a military-first strategy to a peace-first strategy," according to one UAE official. Diplomats said Abu Dhabi preferred to have its forces on hand should US-Iran tensions escalate further.

Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21 – coalition

Houthis attacked Abha airport in southern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition battling the rebel group in Yemen said. Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported the movement targeted Abha and Jizan airports with drones.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it shot down US drone

In a statement on its website, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said an RQ-4 Global Hawk type drone was shot down after entering Iranian airspace in the country's south. US military says it had no drone over Iranian territory.

NYU rabbi faces campus backlash over UAE posting

As the first chief rabbi for Jewish migrants in the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna could be used to smooth over its poor human rights record, say critics.

Saudi-led coalition kills seven children in Yemen attack - UNICEF

UNICEF said that militias allied with the Saudi-led coalition fired at Houthi-held positions in the hills surrounding the Yemeni city of Taiz, killing at least seven children.

Yemen army retakes southern city from Houthi rebels

The claim to have "liberated" Qatabah city in Yemen’s southern Dhale province comes as fighting escalated in the region over the past few weeks.

A timeline of the recent US-Iran standoff

The US has deployed military equipment and pulled non-essential staff from its embassy in Iraq amid tensions with Iran.

Israel-UAE rapprochement event draws fire in Washington

Critics warn that warmer Gulf-Israel ties will hurt the Palestinians, who are under pressure to accept the Trump administration’s long-awaited plan for the Middle East.

Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war

Earlier this month, the US Congress had voted for the first time to invoke the War Powers Resolution to try to stop US involvement in a foreign conflict.

UN envoy arrives in Yemen to discuss truce around port city

Houthi rebels say their leader, Abdul Malek al Houthi, met with Griffiths on Sunday to discuss the implementation of peace deals from December talks with Yemen's internationally recognised government.

Saudi-led coalition ready to use 'calibrated force' to push Yemen deal: UAE

Yemen's warring parties have failed to pull troops from the country's main port under a month-old UN-sponsored truce, reviving the threat of an all-out assault on Hudaida that risks cutting supply lines and unleashing famine.

Jordan agrees to host Yemen talks about prisoner exchange

Both sides in Yemen's devastating four-year war agreed to a series of confidence-building measures, including an exchange of thousands of prisoners.