Yemen
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
Middle East
March 2, 2021
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some…
Officials: Heavy fighting kills 27 people in central Yemen
Middle East
February 26, 2021
Officials: Heavy fighting kills 27 people in central Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting between rebels and government forces in Yemen’s oil-rich Marib has killed at least 27…
Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq
Middle East
February 25, 2021
Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Explosive-laden drones that targeted Saudi Arabia’s royal palace in the kingdom’s capital last month were launched from…
US defense secretary calls Saudi crown prince, reaffirms strategic ties
Middle East
February 19, 2021
US defense secretary calls Saudi crown prince, reaffirms strategic ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, state media said on…
UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war
Middle East
February 18, 2021
UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates is dismantling parts of a military base it runs in…
Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
DUBAI (Reuters) – An offensive by Yemen’s Houthi group to take Marib city, the last stronghold of the internationally-recognized government,…
Heavy clashes rage in central Yemen; dozens killed
Middle East
February 14, 2021
Heavy clashes rage in central Yemen; dozens killed
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting between forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government and huthi rebels raged again on Sunday,…
US to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthis on Feb. 16: Blinken
Middle East
February 13, 2021
US to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthis on Feb. 16: Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he will revoke terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthi…
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
Middle East
February 12, 2021
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
CAIRO (AP) — More than two million Yemeni children under the age of five are expected to endure acute malnutrition…
Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
Middle East
February 11, 2021
Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — Buthaina al-Raimi was five years old when a Saudi airstrike destroyed her home in the Yemeni capital…