Yemen
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
The chief of the international Red Cross made a rare visit to the front lines in Yemen Monday, taking a…
UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season
Middle East
July 22, 2017
UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season
The UN health agency and an international aid organization warned on Friday that Yemen’s cholera epidemic, the world’s worst since…
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 Yemeni civilians: officials
Middle East
July 19, 2017
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 Yemeni civilians: officials
At least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and many others were wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south
Middle East
July 12, 2017
Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south
Activists behind a women’s rally in southern Yemen say female security forces descended on the demonstration, beating the women and…
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Blaming the “inability or indifference” of the international community, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief warned that Yemen is spiraling toward…
Yemen rebels reject ‘biased’ UN envoy as mediator in conflict
Middle East
June 6, 2017
Yemen rebels reject ‘biased’ UN envoy as mediator in conflict
Yemen’s Shi’a rebels and their allies said Monday they have rejected the UN special envoy to the country as a peace…
Yemen, Libya follow four Arab countries in cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar
Middle East
June 5, 2017
Yemen, Libya follow four Arab countries in cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar
Yemen and Libya have brought the number of Arab nations that decided to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar to six.…
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Nasrine’s husband was once a happy, optimistic man. He made good money from a restaurant and butcher shop he owned.…
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
Egypt
May 20, 2017
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to Saudi Arabia, along with a high-level Egyptian delegation, on Saturday to participate in the…