Yemen
UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen
Middle East
July 22, 2020
UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — UN agencies warned Wednesday that food shortages will rise sharply in parts of war-torn Yemen in the…
Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez – UN
Middle East
July 16, 2020
Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez – UN
NEW YORK (Reuters) — If action is not taken to deal with a deteriorating oil tanker stranded off the coast…
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
Middle East
July 14, 2020
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in northwest Yemen killed seven children and two women, the United Nations reported Monday, the…
Saudi-led coalition starts military operation against Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East
July 2, 2020
Saudi-led coalition starts military operation against Yemen’s Houthis
DUBAI (Reuters) — A Saudi-led coalition has started a military operation against Yemen’s Houthi movement after it stepped up cross-border…
Group says hundreds tortured in secret prisons in Yemen
Middle East
June 30, 2020
Group says hundreds tortured in secret prisons in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — A Yemeni rights group on Tuesday accused both sides in the country’s civil war of arbitrary detentions,…
Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs
Middle East
June 29, 2020
Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs
AL-HANABIYA, Yemen (AP) — When Issa Nasser was born late last year in a village in northern Yemen, his weight…
Worst virus fears are realized in poor or war-torn countries
Middle East
June 29, 2020
Worst virus fears are realized in poor or war-torn countries
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems…
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more…
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic
Middle East
June 26, 2020
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic
CAIRO (AP) — Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across…
UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds
Middle East
June 25, 2020
UN aid chief: Yemen will fall off a cliff if no new funds
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN humanitarian chief warned that without massive financial support, Yemen will “fall off the cliff,”…