As the World Food Program was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday for its work to eliminate hunger, its chief urged the world to prevent famine. For Yemen, time is running out. “My tragic duty …
Life “a waking nightmare” for 12 mln children in Yemen: UNICEF chief
Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Thursday that life is “a waking nightmare” for 12 million children in Yemen. “Yemen is teetering on the edge …
U.S. Blacklists Chechen Leader, Others in Russia, Haiti, Yemen for Rights Abuses
The United States on Thursday sanctioned alleged human rights abusers in Russia, Yemen and Haiti including Ramzan Kadyrov, who is the leader of Russia’s Muslim-majority Chechnya region and a close …
In Yemen, journalism can be a capital offence
Journalism should never be a crime, much less lead to the death penalty. To halt this potential tragedy, key international actors such as the United States and European countries, as well as countries …
A Nobel prize for feeding the world can’t erase the shame of Yemen’s starving children
I feel pride, but can’t shake my sense of failure that the World Food Programme’s media moment comes as hunger rages …
Iran sanctions US envoy to Yemen in retaliation for US blacklisting
Iran on Wednesday slapped sanctions on the US envoy to Yemen, a largely symbolic gesture that followed the Trump administration’s sanctioning of the Iranian ambassador to the Houthi rebels. Iran’s …
In Yemen, don’t make a tragedy worse
Iran Blacklists US Envoy to Yemen
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs imposed sanctions on US Ambassador to Yemen Christopher Henzel for his key role in the Arab country’s humanitarian crisis.
Iran blacklists US envoy to Yemen in tit-for-tat move
Iran and the US blacklisted each other’s envoys to war-torn Yemen where the two countries support opposing factions.
Iran Blacklists U.S. Envoy in Yemen, Reciprocating U.S. Move
Attendees hold flags from Iran and the United States as Iranian Americans from across California converge in Los Angeles to participate in the California Convention for a Free Iran and to express …