World Dec 19 Why the human toll of the battle for Mosul may never be known More than a year has passed since the brutal battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS ended. But parts of the city, which was pummeled by both sides in the conflict, remain in shambles, marked by booby…
World Dec 18 Critical Yemeni port city clings to fragile truce Houthi rebels control the critical Yemeni port of Hodeidah, but they are now encircled by fighters loyal to the country’s internationally recognized government. In the ravaged city, fighting between the two sides continued up until a UN-brokered cease-fire took effect…
World Jul 05 Houthis deny U.S., Saudi claim that they are Iran’s puppets In the streets of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, chants of “Death to America” are loud and clear. Houthi rebels, tied to Iran, seized the city and much of the north in 2014, causing Saudi Arabia to form a coalition, backed by…
World Jul 05 Behind Rebel Lines: Watch our series Special correspondent Jane Ferguson smuggled herself across front lines to report on what’s happening inside the world’s worst humanitarian disaster.
World Jul 03 American-made bombs in Yemen are killing civilians, destroying infrastructure and fueling anger at the U.S. War rains down from the sky in Yemen, where an aerial bombing campaign by Saudi-led and American-backed coalition hammers much of the north. The U.S. military supports the campaign against the Houthi rebels with logistics and intelligence, and sells the…
World Jul 03 How we got the images you weren’t meant to see in Yemen Jane Ferguson describes reporting from Yemen, the city that’s fallen off a cliff.
World Jul 02 Yemen’s spiraling hunger crisis is a man-made disaster One of the poorest countries in the Middle East, Yemen's war has pushed it to the brink of famine. A Saudi blockade has slowed the flow of food and helped push prices up. Markets and businesses are ruined from airstrikes.
World May 15 Harsh living conditions in Gaza fuel little-to-lose mentality Palestinians have been protesting for weeks for the right to leave Gaza; in the last two days, tens of thousands have joined in. Under an 11-year blockade by Israel and Egypt, life there has become a painful struggle. Unemployment stands…
World May 14 Carnage and celebration mark U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem As the United States opened its new embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli security forces shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters in Gaza, and reportedly wounded more than 2,000 others. Blanket denunciations are sweeping across the Arab and Muslim world, blasting both…
World May 10 Israel answers Iranian rockets with airstrikes, raising escalation fears Long-simmering hostility flared to life overnight as Israel blasted Iranian fighters in Syria with their largest air strikes since the 1973 war. The Israeli military said the overnight operation was a response to rockets that they claim Iranian forces fired…