Yemen on Sunday reported 17 new coronavirus cases and one death, raising the total number of infections to 51 and total fatalities to eight, the emergency coronavirus committee of Yemen’s Saudi-backed …
WHO suspends staff activity in Yemen’s Houthi-held areas
War-ravaged Yemen is divided between the internationally recognised government temporarily based in the south and the Houthi movement that ousted it from power in the capital, Sanaa, in the north in …
Saudi to host Yemen donor conference on June 2
Saudi Arabia will host a donor conference to support Yemen on June 2, state media reported on Sunday, as the conflict-torn country faces the threat of coronavirus. The conference will be held …
WHO suspends staff activity in Yemen’s Houthi-held areas – document
Members of Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) man a checkpoint while workers disinfect vehicles at the entrance of Mualla, a district of the southern province …
Unlocking the mysteries of MBS, the presumptive king of Saudi Arabia
The House of Saud has committed countless violations of human rights, it is politically corrupt, and its war on Yemen is one of the world’s biggest humanitarian disasters, but it has suffered few …
Senior rebel commander killed in Yemen amid fierce battles
Yemen’s Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, say one of their senior commanders was killed as fierce battles rage along the front lines in the country’s central provinces …
U.S. Announces $225 Million in Emergency Aid to Yemen
The United States will provide $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen to support food programs, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, as aid groups there are forced to scale down …
Yemen’s Houthis Report First Coronavirus Case With Death in Sanaa Hotel
ADEN (Reuters) – Authorities in Houthi-held north Yemen confirmed their first case of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, a Somali national found dead in a Sanaa hotel, while the government in the south …
Separatist power grab throws Yemen’s south into turmoil
The latest bid for self-rule opens a new front in Yemen’s civil war, deepening tensions between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The fissure comes amid warnings of a coronavirus outbreak.
Yemen rebels report first coronavirus death in capital
Yemen’s Huthi rebels Tuesday announced the first coronavirus death in the capital Sanaa, which they control, stoking new fears of a major outbreak in the war-torn country. Yemen’s healthcare system ha …