Yemen

Saudi-led coalition launch air strikes on Yemeni capital

The Saudi-led coalition has launched a series of air strikes against targets in Yemen's capital Sanaa as the UN struggles to implement a peace deal reached last month.

Yemen combatants discuss swap of 15,000 prisoners in Jordan talks

The exchange of detainees from both Houthi rebels and government forces was agreed in principle as a confidence-building measure ahead of peace talks in Sweden last month.

The great game in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa appears to be geared towards a new order set off by global competition over strategic interests.

Up to 75 UN monitors to shore up truce in Yemen's Hudaida

United Nations Security Council unanimously approves deployment of more observers in a mission to solidify a ceasefire between Houthi rebels and government forces in flashpoint port city.

Will tensions between Bahrain and Iraq trigger a wider political crisis?

Opposition to Bahrain's monarchy has set up shop in Iraq and criticism within Iraq of Bahrain's crackdown on dissidents hasn't gone down well in Manama. The perceived interference in Bahraini affairs could set Iraq on a collision course with the GCC.

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.

Pompeo meets Saudi leaders, cancels Kuwait visit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have agreed on the need for a continued de-escalation of Yemen war.

Saudi teen runaway spotlights need for major reforms: UN

An advisor to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres told TRT World that the Saudi teenager's case is yet another reminder of the need for reforms in the realm of women's rights.

What are 500 Yemeni refugees doing on a tiny South Korean island?

South Korea and its neighbours have strict immigration laws that make it hard for asylum seekers to find a permanent home - but hopes are high as these East Asian nations face a population crisis.

Yemen's Houthi drones strike military parade, at least six soldiers killed

Saudi and Houthi media said drones belonging to the rebels hit a parade in Lahaj province, killing at least six soldiers. Eyewitnesses say high-ranked officials including Yemen's deputy chief of staff were wounded in the attack.

Yemeni civilians return to Hudaida too soon: aid group

Fighting continues in Red Sea port of Hudaida, with 21-day redeployment deadline looming.

US says suspected USS Cole bombing planner killed in Yemen strike

Jamal al-Badawi was indicted by a US federal grand jury in 2003 over his role in the October 2000 deadly bombing of the USS Cole, a Navy guided-missile destroyer.