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 …
Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid
A bid by separatists funded by the United Arab Emirates to assert control over southern Yemen has reopened a dangerous front in the country’s civil war and pushed it closer to fragmentation …
“The virus is now in Yemen,” and there’s little left in the war-torn country to stop it.
“The virus is now in Yemen,” and health officials warn there’s little left in the desperately poor, war-ravaged country to stop it.