General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock on Tuesday warned that the humanitarian crisis in Yemen has never been worse. “Famine is again on the horizon. Conflict is again escalating. The economy …
Yemen Faces New Famine Threat
The United Nations warned Tuesday that its humanitarian operation in Yemen is vastly underfunded and “on the verge of collapse,” as COVID-19 ramps up and millions of people face extreme hunger in a …
Saudi Arabia presents to Yemeni government, STC resolution to implement Riyadh agreement
Saudi Arabia presented a resolution to accelerate implementation of the Riyadh agreement, the Saudi state news agency said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement added that, under the resolution, …
Saudi Arabia: Yemen government, STC agree to resolution implementing Riyadh Agreement
The resolution presented by Saudi Arabia, in coordination with the UAE, stipulates that the STC rescind its self-rule and appoint a governor for Aden, the formation of a new government which will …
Saudi Arabia ‘to jail and deport’ Yemeni over pro-LGBT video
A Saudi court has sentenced a Yemeni national to prison and deportation over an online video supporting LGBT rights, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. According to the New York-based group, Yemeni …
Agencies fear hidden cholera deaths in Yemen as Covid-19 overwhelms clinics
Aid agencies are warning that thousands of people in Yemen could be dying undetected from cholera as people are too frightened to seek treatment in health facilities overwhelmed by coronavirus.
U.N. moves last grain from frontline store symbolic of Yemen’s aid struggle
A U.N. grain store that symbolised aid agencies’ struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemen’s war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving population almost two years after fighting …
Torrential rains wreak destruction in Yemen, killing dozens
Flash floods have ravaged swaths of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens dead and destroying thousands of homes, security officials and an aid group said Monday. At a time when Yemen is already mired in …
Group: Yemen rebels should be sanctioned over moored tanker
A leading international rights group on Monday urged the U.N. Security Council to impose additional sanctions on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels unless they provide U.N. experts access to an oil …
US envoy Hook says Iran backs terrorists in Yemen, Gulf, Lebanon
US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook has stressed that Tehran authorities pose a threat not only to countries in the Gulf region, but also to their people. In an interview with Asharq Al …