Yemen
UAE calls for dialogue between warring Yemeni parties in Aden
Middle East
August 13, 2019
UAE calls for dialogue between warring Yemeni parties in Aden
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Monday urged UAE-backed Yemeni southern separatists that took control of Aden, seat…
Saudi rallies around exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden
Middle East
August 12, 2019
Saudi rallies around exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden
ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia threw its weight behind Yemen’s exiled president, as UAE-backed southern separatists who took over the…
As many as 40 killed and 260 injured in Yemen’s Aden: U.N. statement
Middle East
August 11, 2019
As many as 40 killed and 260 injured in Yemen’s Aden: U.N. statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – As many as 40 people have been killed and 260 injured in Yemen’s southern port city of…
Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj
MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil…
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
A Saudi-led coalition launched Sunday a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second…
World Food Programme to resume food aid in Yemen’s Sanaa
Middle East
August 10, 2019
World Food Programme to resume food aid in Yemen’s Sanaa
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it would resume the distribution of food to 850,000…
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
ADEN (Reuters) – Fierce clashes resumed on Saturday in Yemen’s southern port of Aden between nominally allied forces that have…
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen
Middle East
August 9, 2019
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The World Health Organization says it follows “a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption” amid calls…
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war
Middle East
August 9, 2019
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war
MOREYS, Yemen (AP) — The militiamen pointed out across the hills, a landscape of nothing but stone and brush in…
Yemeni Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi aiports, airbase
Middle East
August 5, 2019
Yemeni Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi aiports, airbase
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni Houthi forces launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid airbase and Abha and Najran airports,…