Houthi insurgency in Yemen Current Affairs, GK & News
Saudi Arabia proposes UN-sponsored ceasefire in Yemen
Saudi Arabia government has proposed UN-sponsored ceasefire in Yemen and is awaiting a response from the rebel Houthi movement. This peace initiative by Saudi Arabia is in line with previous proposals like consultation efforts to end crisis. Key Points Deputy Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, also highlighted that Saudi Arabia ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Houthi Armed Movement • Houthi insurgency in Yemen • Shia Houthi rebels • UN-sponsored ceasefire in Yemen • Yemen civil war
Abqaiq–Khurais attack on Saudi Arabia Oil Fields
On 14th September 2019 a state owned Saudi Araco oil processing unit at Khurais and Abqaiq was attacked by a drone. The attack was claimed by the Houthi movement in Yemen. They assert that the attacks are their right in retaliation for the air strikes and other attacks in Yemen. The frequency of Houthi attacks ..
Topics: Abqaiq • Decades • Houthi insurgency in Yemen • Houthi movement • Houthis • In Yemen • Islam • Islamic branches • May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident • Resistance movements • Sour crude oil • Yemeni Crisis
Abhijit Guha appointed to lead United Nations’ Mission in war-hit Yemen
Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) and head of the United Nations Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA). He has been tasked with leading the UN oversight of a ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s government and the Iran-backed Houthi ..
Topics: Al Hudaydah • António Guterres • Battle of Al Hudaydah • Geography of Asia • Houthi insurgency in Yemen • Houthi movement • Islamic branches • Resistance movements • Western Asia • Yemen • Yemeni Crisis