On January 17, 2025, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on the Yemen and Kuwait Bank for Commerce and Investment (YSC) for providing financial support to the Iran-backed Houthis. The sanctions aim to disrupt the Houthis' access to the international financial system and their funding for destabili...
The Yemeni government welcomed the U.S. administration's recent sanctions on several individuals, entities, and exchange companies for their roles in "arms trafficking, money laundering, and illicit Iranian oil shipments for the Houthis," calling it a significant step towards enhanci...
Since 2020, Houthi leader Hashim Ismail Al-Madani has emerged as a pivotal figure in the group's economic operations, rising from his role as a political advisor to managing crucial financial activities. On Thursday, December 19, 2024, Al-Madani was prominently listed among 12 individuals and ...
Ahmed Arman, the Minister of Legal Affairs and Human Rights in Yemen's internationally recognized government, criticized the UN envoy's office's performance regarding negotiations on detainees and prisoners. He accused the office of incompetence, irresponsibility, and pressuring the go...
On December 9, 2024, the U.S. administration announced new sanctions targeting the Houthi Prisoners Committee, classified as a terrorist organization, along with its head, Abdul Qader Al-Murtadha. Al-Murtadha is accused of torturing detainees, including journalists and aid workers. According to...
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Biden administration intensified its sanctions against Iran, targeting 35 entities and vessels accused of illegally transporting Iranian oil to foreign markets. This action is part of what the US Treasury Department describes as Tehran's "shadow fleet.&qu...
On Monday, December 2, 2024, the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee, established under Resolution 2140 (2014), agreed to take follow-up measures regarding the recommendations in the final report of the Yemen Expert Team for 2024, submitted in accordance with paragraph 3 of Resolution 2707 (20...
On November 13, 2024, the United States expressed disappointment over the UN Security Council's failure to adopt additional measures aimed at reducing the capabilities of the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization. This setback was attributed to threats from a permanent ...
The Yemeni Parliament's leadership tasked the government on Thursday with engaging the U.S. administration to lift sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department against Sheikh Hamid al-Ahmar and his businesses, which the Parliament deemed "unsubstantiated allegations." In a st...
October 9, 2024 — Yemeni lawmaker and businessman Sheikh Hamid Abdullah Al-Ahmar has publicly rejected the recent decision by the U.S. Treasury to impose sanctions against him for allegedly supporting the Palestinian resistance movement. In a statement, Al-Ahmar affirmed that his efforts ali...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...