Yemen
UN agency warns of another cholera outbreak in Yemen
Middle East
August 1, 2018
UN agency warns of another cholera outbreak in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency is warning of another cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen after airstrikes hit water…
Yemen officials: Bombing in Aden wounds politician, 3 others
Middle East
July 31, 2018
Yemen officials: Bombing in Aden wounds politician, 3 others
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say a roadside bombing in the southern city of Aden has wounded a prominent…
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting along Yemen’s west coast between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels in recent days has…
Saudi Arabia suspends oil exports through Red Sea lane after Houthi attack
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Saudi Arabia suspends oil exports through Red Sea lane after Houthi attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was “temporarily halting” all oil shipments through the…
Officials: 30 civilians dead in recent clashes in Yemen city
Middle East
July 18, 2018
Officials: 30 civilians dead in recent clashes in Yemen city
Heavy fighting over the last two weeks along Yemen’s western coast between pro-government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition,…
Saudi-led coalition faces stalemate in Yemen’s main port city
Middle East
July 9, 2018
Saudi-led coalition faces stalemate in Yemen’s main port city
A Saudi-led coalition has made no major gains in its offensive to wrest control of Yemen’s Hodeidah port from…
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
Middle East
July 4, 2018
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
Yemen’s warring parties have offered “concrete ideas” to achieve peace, U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday after meeting Iran-aligned…
UN envoy due in Yemen as strains escalate with Houthi missile launch
Middle East
June 25, 2018
UN envoy due in Yemen as strains escalate with Houthi missile launch
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement fired missiles at the Saudi capital Riyadh late on Sunday, escalating tensions ahead of a…
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
Middle East
June 21, 2018
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
Fears of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen’s main port city Hodeidah grew as fighting spilled into residential districts on…
Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition
Middle East
June 20, 2018
Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition
Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeida airport from Huthi rebels on Wednesday, the coalition said, in a major step…