Pirates attacked a tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to the ship’s operators. Stolt Tankers reported that the Stolt Apal was 75 nautical miles off Yemen’s coast when the attack unfolded. The …
Pirates Attack British-flagged Tanker off Yemen
Pirates attacked a British-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Yemen Sunday, causing some minor damage but no injuries. Operators of the Stolt Apel say six gunmen in two separate speedboats sped …
Yemen has seen many outbreaks during war – but COVID-19 is uniquely scary
Ongoing conflict in Yemen has resulted in the nation being highlighted even prior to the pandemic as suffering the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
Clashes between separatists, pro-gov’t forces kill 14 in Yemen
More than a dozen people have reportedly been killed as fighting between pro-government forces and southern separatists in Yemen’s Abyan province entered a sixth consecutive day. “Fourteen fighters, …
COVID-19, other illnesses kill hundreds in Yemen
In this May 12, 2020 photo, Yemeni medical workers wearing masks and protective gear talk to patients at hospital in Aden, Yemen. Short Url AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s internationally recognized government …
Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen
President Trump sees arms deals as jobs generators for firms like Raytheon, which has made billions in sales to the Saudi coalition. The Obama administration initially backed the Saudis too, but later …
Hundreds die in Yemen of suspected coronavirus outbreak
More than 500 people have died over the past eight days in southern Yemen’s main city, Aden, many with breathing difficulties, city officials say, raising fears the coronavirus is spreading out of …
Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles
The Associated Press has learned that more than 500 people died over the past eight days in southern Yemen’s main city, Aden, many with breathing difficulties …
Cash crisis forces UN to close down Yemen aid programmes
The United Nations is to start closing most of its aid programmes in Yemen for lack of money just as coronavirus starts to spread unchecked through the country.Yemen is in the middle of two civil wars …
Fears of mass death in Yemen as maternity funds run out
The United Nations’ sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has run out of funds and must scale back its maternity services in Yemen. The coronavirus pandemic has made an already precarious …