Yemen
Inventor aims for healthier Yemen by turning waste into clean fuel
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Inventor aims for healthier Yemen by turning waste into clean fuel
Growing up in Al-Harrah, a small village in west-central Yemen, Omer Badokhon watched his mother cooking for hours at a…
Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered the transfer of $2 billion to Yemen on Wednesday, a day after Yemen’s Saudi-backed prime…
Saudi Arabia shoots down Yemeni missile: Ekhbariya TV
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia shoots down Yemeni missile: Ekhbariya TV
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s armed Houthi group towards Saudi Arabia’s southern Jizan region was shot down by Saudi…
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
Middle East
January 16, 2018
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday heralded as a “breakthrough” the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen’s authorization of four US-funded…
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
Middle East
December 29, 2017
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
A cholera epidemic in Yemen, one of the worst ever recorded, is likely to surge again around March, giving global…
More civilians killed in Yemen’s ‘absurd, futile’ war: UN
Middle East
December 28, 2017
More civilians killed in Yemen’s ‘absurd, futile’ war: UN
The top UN official in Yemen said air strikes have killed scores of civilians in the past 10 days, in what…
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit 1 million – ICRC
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit 1 million – ICRC
The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has hit 1 million with more than 80 percent of the population…
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Food security in the Middle East and North Africa is quickly deteriorating because of conflict in several countries in the…
Saudi-led coalition says to keep port open, air strikes kill at least 9 Yemenis
Middle East
December 20, 2017
Saudi-led coalition says to keep port open, air strikes kill at least 9 Yemenis
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it would keep Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port open for a month,…
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile Tuesday over Riyadh fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels who…