{"id":2500507,"date":"2025-10-18T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-raid-a-un-facility-in-yemens-capital-staff-safe\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:37:23","slug":"houthis-raid-a-un-facility-in-yemens-capital-staff-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-raid-a-un-facility-in-yemens-capital-staff-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis raid a UN facility in Yemen&#8217;s capital, staff safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouthis-raid-a-un-facility-in-yemens-capital-staff-safe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2500507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Yemeni Houthi forces raided a United Nations facility in Sanaa, Yemen&#8217;s capital, on Saturday. Despite the intrusion, all 15 U.N. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/award-winning-drag-queen-lgbtq-youth-adviser-charged-with-25-counts-of-child-pornography\/\" title=\"Award-Winning Drag Queen, LGBTQ Youth Adviser Charged With 25 Counts Of Child Pornography\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouris-republican-governor-says-gop-lawmakers-tried-to-embarrass-him-in-disgusting-scheme\/\" title=\"Missouri\u2019s Republican Governor Says GOP Lawmakers Tried To \u2018Embarrass\u2019 Him In \u2018Disgusting Scheme\u2019\">staff members<\/a> present<\/a> at the time are reported to be safe and have contacted their families. This incident follows a previous raid in August when Houthis detained nearly two dozen U.N. employees, releasing some but still holding over 50 individuals. The U.N. continues to work with relevant authorities to ensure the safety of its personnel and property amid ongoing challenges posed by the Yemeni Civil war. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the Houthis&#8217; recent accusations against U.N. personnel as risky, unacceptable, and harmful to humanitarian efforts in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Houthis raid a UN facility in Yemen&rsquo;s capital, staff safe<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2376150\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Yemeni Houthis raided a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations<\/a> facility in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/yemen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yemen<\/a>&lsquo;s capital of Sanaa on Saturday, but the staff there have been reported to be safe.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the U.N. resident coordinator for Yemen, Jean Alam, confirmed to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Associated-Press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associated Press <\/a><\/em>that the Houthis entered the facility. 15 U.N. staff members were there at the time, but all are &ldquo;safe and accounted for and have contacted their families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856052\/israel-gaza-rafah-crossing-closed-hostages\/\">Israel says Gaza&rsquo;s Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages&rsquo; remains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3855839\/congolese-prime-minister-trump-peace-deal-saved-despite-setbacks\/\">Congolese prime minister voices hope Trump peace deal could be saved despite significant setbacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3855191\/trump-nicolas-maduro-threat-us-drug-boat-strikes\/\">Trump says Maduro &#8216;doesn&#8217;t want to f*** around with the US&#8217; and is &#8216;offering everything&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The rebels previously raided the U.N. offices there in August, detaining nearly two dozen employees. They have released the deputy director of the UNICEF office in Yemen, but still hold more than 50 people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United Nations is taking all necessary measures and is in contact with the relevant authorities and counterparts to ensure the safety and security of all personnel and property,&rdquo; Alam said.<\/p>\n<p>The Yemeni Civil War, which began in 2014, has complicated the U.N.&rsquo;s mission in the country, and the Houthis have detained people from aid groups, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/400-years-later-i-made-new-discoveries-about-the-first-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"400 Years Later, I Made New Discoveries About The First Thanksgiving\">civil society<\/a>, and the since-closed U.S. Embassy in Sanaa.<\/p>\n<p>An anonymous U.N. official told the <em>Associated Press<\/em> that the building is run by the U.N. and contained employees from U.N. programs like World Food Program, UNICEF, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the accusations by Yemeni Houthis against U.N. employees on Friday as &ldquo;dangerous and unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis previously alleged that the U.N. employees detained in August were spies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3855450\/top-houthi-military-leader-killed-in-yemen-by-israeli-american-airstrike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TOP HOUTHI MILITARY LEADER KILLED IN YEMEN BY &lsquo;ISRAELI-AMERICAN&rsquo; AIRSTRIKE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the continued public accusations made by the Houthis, including on 16 October by their leadership, against United Nations personnel in Yemen. He categorically rejects all such accusations,&rdquo; his spokesman<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20251018-un-chief-refutes-houthi-accusations-against-staff-in-yemen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Stephane Dujarric<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres &ldquo;stands in solidarity with UN personnel in Yemen and the world over &ndash; accusations such as these are dangerous and unacceptable,&rdquo; the statement said, adding that &ldquo;they seriously jeopardize the safety of UN personnel and humanitarian workers and undermine life-saving operations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houthis raid UN facility in Sanaa; staff reported safe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2500508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/houthis.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6281,65467,5517],"class_list":["post-2500507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-houthis","tag-un-facility","tag-yemen"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/houthis.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500507"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500511,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500507\/revisions\/2500511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}