Yemen
Shipping companies shun Yemen’s Hodeidah port due to insecurity: UN
Middle East
November 27, 2018
Shipping companies shun Yemen’s Hodeidah port due to insecurity: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) – Operations at Yemen’s lifeline port of Hodeidah have nearly halved in two weeks, as high levels…
US lawmakers’ concern on Saudi Arabia prompts Pompeo, Mattis briefing
Middle East
November 27, 2018
US lawmakers’ concern on Saudi Arabia prompts Pompeo, Mattis briefing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will brief the US Senate…
Yemeni officials: UN envoy in front-line city of Hodeida
Middle East
November 23, 2018
Yemeni officials: UN envoy in front-line city of Hodeida
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say the UN special envoy has arrived in the Red Sea port city…
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
Middle East
November 21, 2018
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since…
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…