The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on Monday against Yemeni businessman Hamid Abdullah Hussein al-Ahmar and nine of his companies for allegedly providing material support to Hamas. According to a Treasury statement, al-Ahmar, a Yemeni citizen residi...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the U.S. administration announced new sanctions against a leader of the Houthi group and four companies accused of facilitating arms purchases, smuggling, and generating illicit funds for the group. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of the Treasury...
The United States announced on Thursday, August 15, 2024, new sanctions targeting one individual, six companies, and three vessels for their involvement in securing illicit revenue to support the activities of the internationally designated terrorist group, the Houthis. These actions are aimed at ...
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, former Yemeni ambassador, called for unity and a collective effort to move forward, urging people to "unite ranks and combine all sincere national efforts to look ahead, away from malice, bickering, and preoccupation with trivial matters." This statement came...
The US Treasury Department on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, imposed new sanctions on two individuals and four companies, alleging they facilitated arms purchases for the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the US. Brian E. Nelson, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism an...
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, has expressed his gratitude to the council's president and members for their efforts in securing the removal of his and his late father's names from the UN sanctions list. Saleh, the son of former Yemeni ...
Several prominent Yemeni figures have welcomed the decision by the UN Security Council's sanctions committee to lift sanctions on former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar, former Vice President of Yemen, expressed his congratulatio...
The UN Security Council's sanctions committee on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, removed the names of Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, from the sanctions list targeting individuals and entities obstructing peace in Yemen. A press release published on the UN website and moni...
The United States announced on Thursday, July 18, 2024, the imposition of new sanctions on two individuals and five entities affiliated with the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the US. Additionally, five vessels were designated as blocked property. According to ...
The United States on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, imposed new sanctions on 50 entities and individuals accused of transferring billions of dollars to the Iranian military and Tehran's proxies in the region, including the Houthi rebels. The US Treasury Department, in a statement, said the targete...
The United States has vowed to impose further sanctions on the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, in an effort to weaken their capabilities. The White House, in a press briefing, dismissed the group's claims of supporting Gaza residents as "worthless" and labeled t...
The United States announced new sanctions on Monday, June 17th, 2024, targeting key individuals and entities in response to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which threaten global maritime freedom. "We have designated three individuals and six entities that facilitated the purchase of weapons...
The United States on Monday, June 10, 2024, announced new sanctions against 10 individuals and entities associated with the Houthi group. This action follows the US designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization in February 2024, citing their attacks on maritime traffic in the Red Se...
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemen's former president, has confessed for the first time to the legitimacy of the internationally recognized government. In a letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council's Sanctions Committee on May 15, 2024, Saleh has reaffirmed his compl...