Amman, Jordan — Yemen’s raging civil war has created a ticking time bomb just off the country’s Red Sea coast. The FSO Safer, a 45-year-old supertanker loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude …
Pope Francis draws the world’s attention to humanitarian crises in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen
Both prayers and economic assistance, Pope Francis stressed, are needed to ameliorate the ongoing humanitarian catastrophes in Syria, Yemen and Lebanon.
Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs
When Issa Nasser was born late last year in a village in northern Yemen, his weight was about 3 kilograms, or 6.6 pounds. Now, the 7-month-old infant weighs nearly …
African Migrants in Yemen Scapegoated for Coronavirus Outbreak
Migrants say Houthi militias that control northern Yemen are brutally forcing them out of their territory and into dangerous situations.
Abandoned oil tanker off Yemen coast at risk of exploding
CAIRO — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive …
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
Houthi rebels are blocking the United Nations from inspecting an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil.
Abandoned oil tanker off Yemen in danger of exploding, U.N. warns
Houthi rebels are blocking the U.N. from inspecting an abandoned oil tanker off the coast of Yemen laden with more than 1 million barrels of oil.
Yemen asks for help as seawater seeps into abandoned tanker
The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing …
Clashes between Yemen’s gov’t, separatists mar ceasefire
Yemeni officials say fierce fighting continues in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the country’s internationally recognized government, a blow to the Saudi-led coalition’s declare …
UN: Yemen will ‘fall off the cliff’ without financial support
The United Nations humanitarian chief has warned that Yemen will ” fall off the cliff” without massive financial support. Mark Lowcock told a closed Security Council meeting on We …