World Feb 28 UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world’s poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous…
World Feb 21 Libyan interior minister survives attack on motorcade The interior minister of Libya’s U.N.-backed government survived an ambush by gunmen on his motorcade on Sunday, a brazen attack highlighting the towering challenges that remain for the newly appointed government that is trying to unite the country before elections…
World Feb 16 U.S. urges Yemen's rebels to halt attack on central province The U.S. has urged Yemen's rebels to halt their attack on the central province of Marib, warning against exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the Arab world's poorest country.
World Feb 11 Despite Biden's push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen Yemenis have suffered six years of bloodshed, destruction and humanitarian catastrophe, and they say it is too early to raise hopes in the new peace bid.
World Jan 06 Sudan says it signs pact on normalizing ties with Israel Sudan's Finance Ministry also said it had signed a "memorandum of understanding" with the U.S. for Washington to facilitate the payment of Sudan's debt to the World Bank.
World Dec 30 Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110 Security officials say a large explosion has struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there.
World Nov 20 In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder Dire U.N. warnings of a growing hunger crisis are becoming reality in multiple countries. The coronavirus pandemic is adding a further burden on families already struggling to feed themselves amid collapsing economies and war.
World Nov 09 Ethiopian military official says fighting continues in Tigray region An Ethiopian military official says the air force is “pounding targets with precision” as the federal government continues its offensive against the defiant northern region of Tigray and no clear route to peace is yet seen.
World Nov 04 Libya's rivals urge U.N. Security Council to back cease-fire Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the U.N. Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to implement a cease-fire deal inked last month, the U.N. said.
Politics Oct 19 Trump says Sudan will be removed from U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism President Donald Trump says Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that would open the door for the African country to get the international loans and aid that are essential for reviving…