Yemen
Yemen govt, rebels meet aboard UN ship
Middle East
February 3, 2019
Yemen govt, rebels meet aboard UN ship
The head of the UN mission in Yemen launched talks between the government and Huthi rebels aboard a boat…
Pope calls for Yemen relief as he heads to UAE
Middle East
February 3, 2019
Pope calls for Yemen relief as he heads to UAE
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made an urgent appeal for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign
Middle East
January 31, 2019
Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that…
In wartime Yemen, children find solace in music
Middle East
January 27, 2019
In wartime Yemen, children find solace in music
The sound of music fills the halls at a school in the Yemeni city of Taez, where little Nazira…
South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan
Middle East
January 24, 2019
South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan
UNITY OILFIELD, South Sudan (Reuters) – Sudan’s embattled President Omar al-Bashir is receiving words of support from some unlikely places,…
Learning returns to bombed-out Yemen school
Middle East
January 16, 2019
Learning returns to bombed-out Yemen school
TAIZ, Yemen (Reuters) – Its books have been looted and walls blown out, but a school in war-torn southern Yemen…
UN delivers food for 9.5 million in Yemen last month, shy of target
Middle East
January 15, 2019
UN delivers food for 9.5 million in Yemen last month, shy of target
GENEVA (Reuters) – The UN food agency delivered emergency food and vouchers for over 9.5 million people in Yemen…
How Yemen’s Houthis increasingly deploy drones
Middle East
January 11, 2019
How Yemen’s Houthis increasingly deploy drones
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In Yemen, the high-pitched whine of drones has been a part of life for…
US says suspected USS Cole bombing planner killed in Yemen strike
Middle East
January 7, 2019
US says suspected USS Cole bombing planner killed in Yemen strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jamal al-Badawi, wanted by the United States for his suspected role in the attack on…