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Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fiery clashes convulsed Yemen’s remote Socotra archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Friday as an…
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths
Middle East
May 25, 2020
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — At a cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves were a testament to…
Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen: medical charity MSF
Middle East
May 21, 2020
Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen: medical charity MSF
DUBAI (Reuters) – The main coronavirus treatment center in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over…
UN reports Yemen cease-fire progress, COVID-19 cases rising
Middle East
May 16, 2020
UN reports Yemen cease-fire progress, COVID-19 cases rising
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen reported “significant progress” in negotiations toward a nationwide cease-fire in the…
Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles
Middle East
May 16, 2020
Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles
CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of people in Aden, southern Yemen’s main city, have died in the past week with symptoms…
Yemen reports nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, two more deaths
Middle East
May 9, 2020
Yemen reports nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, two more deaths
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen on Friday reported nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, the interim headquarters of the government, including…
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
Middle East
May 2, 2020
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in a third province late on Friday, raising…
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country’s south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a…
Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition on Friday said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month…
UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals
Middle East
April 11, 2020
UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Yemen gave the warring parties in the Arab world’s poorest country…