Yemen war
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in…
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015
CAIRO (AP) — A database tracking violence says at least 91,600 people have been killed in Yemen’s civil war, presenting…
French weapons sales to Saudi jumped 50 percent last year
Middle East
June 4, 2019
French weapons sales to Saudi jumped 50 percent last year
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia rose 50 pct in 2018 despite the government calling for an…
Second Saudi ship leaves French port without arms cargo -rights group
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Second Saudi ship leaves French port without arms cargo -rights group
PARIS (Reuters) – A Saudi cargo ship has left the southern French port of Fos-sur-Mer without loading its arms cargo…
French minister Le Drian urges Saudi and UAE to end war in Yemen
Middle East
May 28, 2019
French minister Le Drian urges Saudi and UAE to end war in Yemen
PARIS (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday reiterated calls for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
UN, Huthis say Yemen ports withdrawal to start on Saturday
Middle East
May 11, 2019
UN, Huthis say Yemen ports withdrawal to start on Saturday
GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Huthi group will on Saturday start to unilaterally redeploy forces out of three key ports, the…
Pakistan blames Iran-based separatists for deadly Baluchistan attack
Middle East
April 21, 2019
Pakistan blames Iran-based separatists for deadly Baluchistan attack
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters on Saturday that “terrorist outfits” that carried out a deadly attack against…
Egypt’s Maggie Michael and Nariman El-Mofty win Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Yemen crisis
Egypt
April 17, 2019
Egypt’s Maggie Michael and Nariman El-Mofty win Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Yemen crisis
A team of three Arab journalists — among them Egyptian reporter Maggie Michael and Egyptian photographer Nariman El-Mofty — won…
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac…
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Cholera is surging once again in Yemen, with the U.N. reporting that the number of suspected…