Jemen

„U.S. Navy ships in the Arabian Sea intercepted and seized an arms shipment from Iran likely bound for Houthi fighters in Yemen, the military said in a statement on Monday. … White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday that Iran’s support for the Houthis is an example of its ‚destabilizing activities‘ in the region, and that the weapons shipment…

„Just over a year ago, a Saudi-led coalition started a major offensive in Yemen in support of the country’s embattled President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The coalition airstrikes are aimed at pushing back the Shiite Houthi rebels, who swept down from northern Yemen in 2014 and took control of major portions of the country. But it’s not just two warring…

„Ungewiss ist das Schicksal eines im Jemen verschleppten indischen Ordenspriesters. Wiens Erzbischof Christoph Schönborn äußerte am Osterwochenende die Befürchtung, dass er von Islamisten am Karfreitag gekreuzigt worden ist. ‚Wir hoffen, dass es nicht so ist‘, sagte Schönborn in der am Sonntagabend ausgestrahlten ORF-TV-Sendung ‚Wien heute‘, ‚aber wir müssen befürchten, dass es schon wirklich ist.‘“ (hier)

„Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi revealed Tuesday evening that the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, had sent him a letter explaining Hezbollah’s role in the fighting in Yemen, Yemeni media reported on Wednesday. Speaking in a press conference that was conducted on Tuesday in Ankara following his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hadi said that Nasrallah…