A projectile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit a village in Saudi Arabia’s southern Jizan province, wounding five civilians, state media reported.The civilians had been rushed to hospital after …
Yemen demands extension of arms embargo against Iran
Al Houthi rebels chant slogans during rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on August 22, 2020. Image Credit: AP Abu Dhabi: The legitimate Yemeni government urged on Saturday the need to extend the arms embargo …
Gulf Countries Have Not Paid the Aid Money They Pledged to Yemen
The UN has named and shamed Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf kingdoms for not fulfilling funding pledges to help Yemen, where the impact of the devastating Saudi-backed war has now led to one of the …
Yemen’s rival sides meet in Geneva for prisoner swap talks
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides on Friday began long-awaited U.N.-brokered peace consultations in Switzerland on the exchange of prisoners, part of a deal aimed at ending a conflict that …
World’s richest urged to do more to keep millions from starving
World Food Programme chief warns famine possible in up to three dozen countries, decries situation in Yemen and DRC.
Saudi Arabia announces more than $200 million in UN aid funding to Yemen
Saudi Arabia has signed a series of deals to provide more than $200 million in funding to United Nations aid agencies operating in Yemen, just days after a CNN investigation highlighted a crisis in …
Saudi Arabia announces more than $200 million in UN aid funding to Yemen
Saudi Arabia has signed a series of deals to provide more than $200 million in funding to United Nations aid agencies operating in Yemen, just days after a CNN investigation highlighted a crisis in …
Donkeys turn into prized asset as Yemen economy sags
Abu Mohammed fusses over the donkeys he is selling in war-torn Yemen, where the animal has become a must-have commodity at a time of biting fuel and currency crises. Yemenis have resorted to using …
UN Antonio Guterres chief urges all parties in Yemen to cease hostilities
General Antonio Guterres urged all parties in Yemen to cease hostilities and pledged that the UN will continue to support them in implementing agreements signed since 2018 …
10 million children facing famine in Yemen with suffering ‘only likely to get worse’
The war in Yemen is one of the world’s most intractable conflicts and its worst humanitarian crisis.The UN says more than 10,000 people have died in the past 18 months – 100,000 since 2015 – and 80% …