ADEN, May 18 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Saudi-backed government accused its Houthi foes of covering up a big outbreak of coronavirus in areas they hold and the United Nations warned that the country could …
Coronavirus: Oman bans all Eid Al Fitr activities to control spread
Health workers enter the Al Kubi Hospital in Yemen’s southern coastal city of Aden. AFP Oman on Monday banned all gathering and other activities for Eid Al Fitr to prevent the spread of coronavirus in …
Coronavirus ‘could lead to eased MidEast tensions’ – UAE
As far back as late January, he says, the UAE’s national security advisor warned that the coming pandemic was going to completely overshadow concerns about the ongoing war in Yemen, where the UAE …
Coronavirus will ‘delete Yemen from maps all over the world’
The impact of coronavirus on Yemen will be devastating after years of civil war, the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency in the country has told Sky News.
China Virus Cluster, Yemen, Cirque du Soleil: Your Monday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering a new lockdown in China, a power-sharing deal in Afghanistan and the fate of Cirque du Soleil. The authorities reintroduced lockdown measures in northeastern China, even …
Pirates fire at tanker off Yemen, shipping company says
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 …