Abeer, one of the main subjects of Skye Fitzgerald’s short documentary Hunger Ward, is as pretty as a fairytale princess, with eloquent brown eyes and a smile—when it appears—to melt the heart. But …
The UAE’s unprecedented role in helping reunite Jewish family is symbolic
The UAE reunited one family of 15 members in Abu Dhabi after the government helped fly some from Yemen and London. A second family, the Salem family, was reunited after 15 years apart.
‘A famine not seen in 40 years’: US Yemen decision will lead to disaster, predicts UN
The US designation of the Houthi movement in Yemen as a terrorist organisation is likely to lead to a famine on a scale not seen for 40 years, the UN’s most senior humanitarian official said on …
Aid chief: US naming Yemen rebels terrorists a famine threat
The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging the United States to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist group, warning that the designation will …
Exclusive: Iran Positions ‘Suicide Drones’ in Yemen As Red Sea Tensions Rise
“The Iranians have delivered to their Houthi proxies in Yemen advanced UAVs,” an expert told Newsweek. “They are forward deploying or prepositioning these drones in order to stage an attack against a …
U.N. Aid Chief to Urge U.S. to Reverse Plan to Blacklist Yemen’s Houthis
U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock will on Thursday urge the United States to reverse its plan to designate Yemen’s Houthi group as a foreign terrorist organization, warning the move would push the country …
Aid groups warn U.S. terror designation “a worst-case scenario” for Yemen
Mike Pompeo says designating Houthis, who control most of Yemen’s population, a terror group will hold them accountable, but many believe it’s civilians who will suffer.
Protests in Yemen’s Aden as currency value slashes
Scores of Yemeni people take to the streets in the country’s southern port city of Aden on Jan. 13, 2021 protesting against the sharp deterioration of their national currency. (Xinhua/Murad Abdo) …
UK spent £2.4m to help Saudi Arabia comply with international law
Over the last four years, the Gulf state has been accused of bombing and killing Yemeni civilians …
Yemen: Faction Satisfaction
January 13, 2021: About a quarter of 28 million Yemenis depend on food aid to avoid malnutrition or starvation. Most of the food aid comes in via the Red Sea port of Hodeida. The Shia rebels are still …