Yemen

Fulfilling expectations, U.S. President Barack Obama has refrained from using the word ?genocide? in a statement to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass deportation of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, while praising two figures who did it in the past.

After recalling its ambassador to Austria on April 22, Turkey has now recalled seven ambassadors to Ankara over the last few years for various reasons, including bilateral political strain or security concerns in those foreign capitals. 

Serbian citizen evacuated from Yemen

BELGRADE -- Serbian citizen Muhedin Gegic who was stranded in war-torn Yemen, and his family has been evacuated and are expected to arrive in Serbia.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said April 22he is concerned that Iranian ships heading toward Yemen may be carrying advanced weapons for the Houthi rebels, and moving a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region gives the president options.

Saudi-led warplanes launched new strikes in Yemen April 22, hours after Riyadh announced a halt to the four-week air campaign, as rebels seized a key loyalist base in the third city Taez.

The Saudi-led coalition had warned it stood ready to counter against any advance by the rebels and their allies even after it ended Operation Decisive Storm from midnight on April 21.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an will pay an official visit to Kuwait next week, at the invitation of Kuwait?s emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

The visit will take place on April 27-28, with Erdo?an meeting the sheikh on the second day of his visit. 

A Saudi-led coalition declared an end April 21 to four weeks of air strikes in Yemen, saying it had eliminated the threat posed by Iran-backed rebels, as Washington welcomed the move and urged talks to end the crisis.
 

The coalition led by Saudi Arabia announced an end to the air strikes it carried out on Yemen for almost a month.

According to the coalition, Operation Decisive Storm fulfilled its military goals and a new campaign aimed at protecting civilians and preventing Houthi rebels from operating was launched.

A US aircraft carrier was headed to the Arabian Sea April 21 as Washington said it was monitoring Iranian vessels suspected of carrying weapons to Huthi rebels in Yemen in violation of a UN embargo.

The Yemeni commander of a vast military district covering half the country's border with Saudi Arabia pledged support to Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on April 19, local officials said.