• UN envoy says risk of war in Yemen is 'real'

    UN envoy says risk of war in Yemen is 'real'

    Sep 28, 2022 06:27 PM EST

    ... peace in Yemen before the implementation of these urgent humanitarian issues,” he said on Twitter. The truce has been the longest lull in fighting in Yemen’s war, now in its eighth year. Though both sides reported violations, the cease-fire has brought relief for Yemenis who have suffered from ...

  • In Yemen, Queen Elizabeth's death recalls memories of Britain's colonial rule

    In Yemen, Queen Elizabeth's death recalls memories of Britain's colonial rule

    Sep 17, 2022 09:24 PM EST

    ... British were finally forced to withdraw. When the last batch of British troops left Aden in late November 1967, the People’s Republic of South Yemen was born, with Aden its capital. It would be the only Marxist country to ever exist in the Arab world, lasting until unification with ...

  • Flash flooding leaves at least 9 dead in Yemen including several children

    Flash flooding leaves at least 9 dead in Yemen including several children

    Jul 24, 2022 04:12 PM EST

    SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy seasonal rains drove flash floods through Yemen and left at least nine people dead, official media reported Sunday. The casualties were reported in the capital of Sanaa and the southwestern province of Dhamar, where it began raining late last week, the Houthi-run Sanaa Radio said ...

  • U.N. says Yemen's Houthi rebels have agreed to stop using child soldiers

    U.N. says Yemen's Houthi rebels have agreed to stop using child soldiers

    Apr 19, 2022 12:43 AM EST

    ... agreement. Representatives from the U.N.’s children’s agency posed with Houthi officials for the media at a ceremony to mark the agreement in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. The Houthis called it a plan to protect children. Yemen's internationally recognized government, which is operating in exile, made similar ...

  • U.N. envoy hopeful that there's a 'light at the end of the tunnel' for Yemen's war

    U.N. envoy hopeful that there's a 'light at the end of the tunnel' for Yemen's war

    Apr 14, 2022 07:44 PM EST

    ... of the regional Gulf Cooperation Council, “is extraordinarily welcomed.” He said it includes fuel support, development assistance, “and crucially a new $2 billion deposit in Yemen’s central bank,” which will help stabilize the country. Since the announcement of the truce, Griffiths said the value of Yemen’s currency, the ...

  • Yemen's president steps aside amid efforts to end long-running civil war

    Yemen's president steps aside amid efforts to end long-running civil war

    Apr 07, 2022 09:50 PM EST

    ... the suffering of the Yemeni people." France also hailed the appointment of the new council as "important step toward restoring a state that serves all Yemenis."At the United Nations, spokesman Stephane Dujarric thanked Saudi Arabia and the UAE for their $3 billion in aid to Yemen and expressed U ...

  • U.N. raises $1.3 billion for Yemen, less than a third requested, in effort shadowed by Ukraine war

    U.N. raises $1.3 billion for Yemen, less than a third requested, in effort shadowed by Ukraine war

    Mar 16, 2022 06:54 PM EST

    ... did Ukraine President Zelensky ask for during his call with Congress? It said that half of the country's health facilities are shuttered or destroyed. Yemeni currency, the rial, lost 57% of its value in 2021 in government-run areas, while persistent fuel shortages drove up the prices of food ...

  • WATCH: The U.N. Security Council discusses South Sudan and Yemen

    WATCH: The U.N. Security Council discusses South Sudan and Yemen

    Mar 15, 2022 02:12 PM EST

    The United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss South Sudan and Yemen. Watch the report in the player above. The United States, alongside other nations, spoke at the meeting in an effort to support South Sudan in their quest for peace. “The United States also supports this resolution ...

  • Saudi-led airstrike killed 70 people, Yemeni rebels say

    Saudi-led airstrike killed 70 people, Yemeni rebels say

    Jan 21, 2022 06:56 PM EST

    ... The undersea FALCON cable carries internet into Yemen through the Hodeida port along the Red Sea for TeleYemen. The FALCON cable has another landing in Yemen's far eastern port of Ghaydah as well, but the majority of Yemen's population lives in its west along the Red Sea. A ...

  • Yemen economy is collapsing, humanitarian crisis rising

    Yemen economy is collapsing, humanitarian crisis rising

    Oct 14, 2021 08:10 PM EST

    ... the economic collapse on one hand, and the time needed to devise and consult on a feasible way forward, on the other.” Rajasingham reiterated that Yemen’s economic collapse “is driving most needs in the country — including the risk of famine.” Yemen imports almost everything, he said, and the Yemeni ...