Yemen
UN prepares ground for Yemen peace talks as battles flare
Middle East
November 20, 2018
UN prepares ground for Yemen peace talks as battles flare
UN envoy Martin Griffiths was preparing Tuesday to head to war-torn Yemen to lay the groundwork for peace talks…
Yemeni Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition, raising peace prospects
Egypt
November 19, 2018
Yemeni Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition, raising peace prospects
DUBAI (Reuters) – Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Monday they were halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi…
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
Middle East
November 17, 2018
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
United Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from under a blanket in a hospital…
Fighting eases in Yemen but no official cease-fire in place
Middle East
November 15, 2018
Fighting eases in Yemen but no official cease-fire in place
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say fighting has eased in the war-ravaged country, especially in the key port…
Saudi-led coalition orders halt in assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah: sources
Middle East
November 15, 2018
Saudi-led coalition orders halt in assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has ordered a halt in its offensive against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen’s…
The hidden toll of American drones in Yemen: Civilian deaths
Middle East
November 14, 2018
The hidden toll of American drones in Yemen: Civilian deaths
ATAQ, Yemen (AP) — The United States has waged a drone war in Yemen for 16 years, trying to suppress…
UK says Saudi-led coalition to allow Huthi medical evacuations from Yemen
Middle East
November 13, 2018
UK says Saudi-led coalition to allow Huthi medical evacuations from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has agreed to allow some wounded Huthi rebels to be evacuated, following a…
150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as global alarm grows
Middle East
November 12, 2018
150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as global alarm grows
At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in Yemen’s Hodeida, medics and military sources…
149 killed in 24 hours in Yemen’s Hodeida: medics, military
Middle East
November 12, 2018
149 killed in 24 hours in Yemen’s Hodeida: medics, military
At least 149 people including civilians have been killed in 24 hours of clashes between government loyalists and rebels…
Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida
Fighting for control of Yemen’s rebel-held city of Hodeida reached residential streets on Sunday, as the Huthi insurgents mounted…