Yemen
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
ADEN (Reuters) – Fierce clashes resumed on Saturday in Yemen’s southern port of Aden between nominally allied forces that have…
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen
Middle East
August 9, 2019
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The World Health Organization says it follows “a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption” amid calls…
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war
Middle East
August 9, 2019
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war
MOREYS, Yemen (AP) — The militiamen pointed out across the hills, a landscape of nothing but stone and brush in…
Yemeni Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi aiports, airbase
Middle East
August 5, 2019
Yemeni Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi aiports, airbase
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni Houthi forces launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid airbase and Abha and Najran airports,…
AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid
Middle East
August 5, 2019
AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations investigators assembled in the departure hall of Sanaa’s airport were preparing to leave with…
UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid
Middle East
August 4, 2019
UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid
CAIRO (AP) — The UN food agency and Yemen’s Huthi rebels say they have reached an agreement to resume food…
Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp
Middle East
August 3, 2019
Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaeda militants targeted a military camp in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops…
Twin attacks kill 20 police in Yemen’s Aden: sources
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Twin attacks kill 20 police in Yemen’s Aden: sources
Two separate attacks killed at least 20 police in Yemen’s government-held second city Aden Thursday, one by Shiite rebels and…
Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat: U.N. agency
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat: U.N. agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and…
Senate fails to override Trump vetoes of bills stopping Saudi weapons sales
Middle East
July 30, 2019
Senate fails to override Trump vetoes of bills stopping Saudi weapons sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Monday failed to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of legislation passed by Congress…