Yemen
Report: Saudi intelligence agency brought weapons into Iran
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Report: Saudi intelligence agency brought weapons into Iran
An official news agency reports that Iran’s intelligence agency has confiscated large amounts of weapons and ammunition including bombs and…
Yemen’s forgotten war: Locals tell their stories
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Yemen’s forgotten war: Locals tell their stories
The third anniversary of the war in Yemen is approaching, and there are few signs that the conflict, which is…
Top UN mediator for Yemen steps down
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Top UN mediator for Yemen steps down
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Monday said that the international body’s top mediator for the conflict in Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh…
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would commit $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for…
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…