Yemen conflict
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,”…
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
Middle East
June 24, 2020
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN chief called for more pressure to be applied to Yemen’s warring parties to come…
Award-winning Yemeni author has one hope: an end to the war
Features/Interviews
June 22, 2020
Award-winning Yemeni author has one hope: an end to the war
Bushra al-Maqtari has faced heady challenges on the front line of Yemen’s war and as a woman in a patriarchal…
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
The last of three large shipments of medical supplies landed in Yemen on Friday, organizers of the cargo flights said,…
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
Middle East
June 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies…
Saudi-led coalition cut from UN blacklist of warring parties killing children
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Saudi-led coalition cut from UN blacklist of warring parties killing children
NEW YORK (Reuters) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition from a United Nations…
Yemen’s qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat
Middle East
June 11, 2020
Yemen’s qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat
SANAA (Reuters) — Yemeni qat seller Hamdan Hussein’s customers still come daily to the crowded market to buy the addictive…
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
Middle East
June 3, 2020
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations warned Wednesday that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have…
UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus
Middle East
June 3, 2020
UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations appeal Tuesday for countries to fund emergency aid in Yemen, where…