Yemen
Yemen loyalists push deeper into Hodeida as US cuts support
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Yemen loyalists push deeper into Hodeida as US cuts support
Yemeni government forces pressed further into the strategic port city of Hodeida, seizing its main hospital in heavy fighting Saturday,…
US ends refueling support in Yemen war as pressure builds on Saudi Arabia
Middle East
November 10, 2018
US ends refueling support in Yemen war as pressure builds on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and the United States have agreed to end US refueling of aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition battling…
14 million ‘on brink of famine’ in Yemen: charities
Middle East
November 8, 2018
14 million ‘on brink of famine’ in Yemen: charities
Thirty-five Yemeni and international NGOs called Wednesday for an “immediate cessation of hostilities” in Yemen, where they warned 14 million…
Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
Middle East
November 8, 2018
Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
Amnesty International has warned Houthi rebels not to use hospital patients as human shields. The call came as fighting in…
Yemeni teacher turns his home into school for 700 students
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Yemeni teacher turns his home into school for 700 students
TAIZ, Yemen (Reuters) – Outside the home of Yemeni teacher Adel al-Shorbagy the queue of children lining up for education…
Saudi coalition in Yemen attacks Sanaa sites, clashes in Hodeidah
Middle East
November 2, 2018
Saudi coalition in Yemen attacks Sanaa sites, clashes in Hodeidah
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it attacked Sanaa International Airport and an adjoining airbase being…
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
Middle East
November 1, 2018
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, local…
US calls for end to fighting in Yemen amid famine fears
Middle East
October 31, 2018
US calls for end to fighting in Yemen amid famine fears
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen, which has been…
Concern for Khashoggi
Opinion
October 24, 2018
Concern for Khashoggi
Some have questioned the global attention surrounding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul.…
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
Middle East
October 24, 2018
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief sounded the alarm at the Security Council on Tuesday that…