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Eight People Killed in Shelling in Yemen’s Hodeidah

At least eight people were killed in the shelling of an industrial compound in Yemen's strategic port of Hodeidah, the government said Friday, pointing the finger at the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Rebel Shelling Kills Seven Yemen Children: Medics

Rebel shelling of government-held districts of Yemen has killed seven children over the past two days, medics and relief agencies said.

Saudi-Led Coalition Bombs Yemen Houthi Rebel Sites After Aramco Attack

The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen bombed rebel camps including in the capital Sanaa on Friday, days after the Houthis attacked an oil facility in Saudi Arabia.  

UN Raises Alarm Over Military Escalation in Hodeidah

The United Nations in Yemen raised alarm over an escalation in fighting between Houthi rebels and government forces in Hodeidah, a vital entry point for aid and food imports.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed in new Saudi-led coalition airstrikes near Hodeidah

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed eight Yemeni Houthi rebels near the port of Hodeidah, triggering fierce battles around the flashpoint city

Yemen government and Houthi rebels establish joint observation posts in Hodeidah

Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels established joint observation posts in the key port city of Hodeidah as part of a UN-brokered deal

Saudi Arabia begins new operation against Yemen’s Houthi rebels near Hodeidah

The Saudi-led coalition said it launched a military operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen near Hodeidah, its first strike since an attack on the kingdom's oil industry

Yemen government and Houthi rebels agree to Hodeidah plan, UN envoy says

Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have accepted a plan for a much-delayed pullback from the flashpoint city of Hodeidah, the UN envoy said

Yemen and Houthi rebels agree to first pullback of forces from Hodeidah

Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have agreed on the first phase of a pullback of forces from the key city of Hodeidah

UN calls on Yemen’s Houthis to allow access to critical Hodeidah grain silo

The UN aid chief urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to grant access to a food storage site in Hodeidah containing enough grain to feed millions of starving civilians

Yemen truce and prisoner exchange timelines pushed back, UN envoy says

The UN envoy for Yemen said the timeline for a truce in the port city of Hodeidah and a prisoner swap between warring parties had been pushed back

UN Security Council to meet over Yemen observer mission

The UN Security Council will discuss a proposal for a new observer mission to Yemen to monitor a ceasefire and oversee a pullback of forces

Yemen’s Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeidah under UN agreement

Yemen's Houthi rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeidah, the country's key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached earlier this month

Yemen ceasefire monitors to deploy in Hodeidah

A team including members of Yemen's warring sides will be dispatched within a day to monitor a truce in Hodeidah, a UN official said

Ceasefire in Yemen’s Hodeidah to begin at midnight

A ceasefire in Yemen's battleground port city of Hodeidah will start at midnight, a UN official said, after renewed fighting threatened the hard-won accord

Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire, deal for Hodeidah, UN says

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced breakthroughs in peace talks with the warring parties in Yemen, including a ceasefire for Hodeidah

UN proposes Yemen’s Houthis leave Hodeidah, place city under joint control

The United Nations has proposed Yemen's Houthi rebels withdraw from Hodeidah as part of a ceasefire deal placing the flashpoint port city under joint control

UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears

The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine

UN draft resolution on Yemen calls for Hodeidah truce, free flow of humanitarian aid

A UN draft resolution on Yemen presented to the Security Council calls for an immediate truce in Hodeidah and sets a deadline for the sides to remove humanitarian aid barriers

Yemen’s president Hadi backs UN calls for peace talks but vows to ‘liberate’ Hodeidah

Yemen's president supported a UN push for fresh peace talks to end almost four years of fighting, but vowed to oust Houthi rebels from the city of Hodeidah

Yemen pro-government forces advance on Houthi-held Hodeidah

Yemeni pro-government forces said they had advanced closer to the rebel-held port city of Hodeidah after fierce battles that have killed nearly 200 fighters in the past week.

Clashes near Yemen’s Hodeidah enter fifth day as Saudi alliance circles key city

Government troops and rebels clashed near the Yemeni port city Hodeidah where hundreds of thousands of civilians could be trapped as war closes in

Battles rage near Yemen’s key port city Hodeidah as UN appeals for urgent peace talks

Battles raged near a crucial Yemeni port, but Saudi Arabia and its allies said they were committed to de-escalating hostilities with rebels as ceasefire calls mount.

Yemen: Dozens killed in Hodeidah as clashes intensify

Medical sources say 53 Houthi rebels and 13 pro-government troops were killed as pro-government forces advanced in the insurgent-held Red Sea port city of Hodeidah