Yemen
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
World
April 12, 2017
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned the risk that millions of people could starve to death in South Sudan and Somalia and neighboring…
May to raise ‘hard issues’ with Saudi Arabia, stand up for UK interests
World
April 5, 2017
May to raise ‘hard issues’ with Saudi Arabia, stand up for UK interests
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she would raise "hard issues" with Saudi Arabia's leaders on a visit…
After refugee attack near Yemen port, Saudi-led coalition calls for UN supervision
Middle East
March 20, 2017
After refugee attack near Yemen port, Saudi-led coalition calls for UN supervision
Some 42 refugees, who were carrying official UN refugee agency (UNHCR) documents, were killed while travelling by boat from Yemen to…
World Food Program needs US$460 mn for Yemen to prevent famine
Middle East
March 14, 2017
World Food Program needs US$460 mn for Yemen to prevent famine
The head of the World Food Program says the agency is racing against time to prevent famine in war-scarred Yemen.Ertharin…
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official
Middle East
March 11, 2017
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official
At least 22 civilians were killed on Friday and dozens wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a market…
Trump’s new executive order on travel and immigration
World
March 7, 2017
Trump’s new executive order on travel and immigration
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on travel and immigration on Monday, March 6. Importantly, the new executive…
Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage
The leader of al-Qaeda's Yemeni wing has said the United States refused to exchange jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman…
Yemeni rebels recruit fighters as young as 15: Amnesty
Middle East
March 2, 2017
Yemeni rebels recruit fighters as young as 15: Amnesty
Yemen's Houthi rebels are recruiting fighters as young as 15 and using religious schools to lure teenagers into their ranks…
Yemen requests no US ground missions without approval after raid
Middle East
February 12, 2017
Yemen requests no US ground missions without approval after raid
Yemen's government has requested that the United States stop ground operations in the country unless it has the government's full…
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi ship, launch ballistic missile
Middle East
January 31, 2017
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi ship, launch ballistic missile
The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Monday, causing an explosion that…