Yemen
Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi areas: WFP
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi areas: WFP
GENEVA (Reuters) – Food aid meant for starving people in Yemen is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled…
Young girl’s tragic story makes her symbol of Yemen war
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Young girl’s tragic story makes her symbol of Yemen war
Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi’s life has changed drastically since last year — orphaned in Sanaa, the little girl controversially ended…
Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s high court upheld on Monday a five-year jail sentence against human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, his…
Pro-government forces cast doubt on rebel withdrawal from Hodeida port
Middle East
December 30, 2018
Pro-government forces cast doubt on rebel withdrawal from Hodeida port
Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, under a truce agreement, a UN official said…
Egyptian army forms barrier against Iran’s ‘Shiite Crescent’: Former US advisor
Egypt
December 30, 2018
Egyptian army forms barrier against Iran’s ‘Shiite Crescent’: Former US advisor
Former Advisor to the US Central Command Nader Uskowi said on Sunday that the Egyptian army is a barrier…
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
Middle East
December 29, 2018
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her…
Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port: UN
Middle East
December 29, 2018
Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port: UN
Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country’s key aid lifeline, under an agreement…
Yemen’s Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part of UN deal
Middle East
December 29, 2018
Yemen’s Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part of UN deal
HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi forces have started to redeploy from the port of the Red Sea city…
Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has been holding talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, a senior…
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
A hard-won truce in the battleground Yemeni city of Hodeida will collapse if rebel violations persist and the United…