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Samah Hadid: Well, the U.S. government that is involved in Yemen to a certain degree needs to actually back these efforts for a cease-fire and not block them. Jane Ferguson: Samah Hadid is the spokesperson for British charity Oxfam, a major provider of aid on the ground in ...
... who spoke was interrogated and suspended from his job, the activist said. The AP could not independently verify his account. In several cemeteries in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, burials occur almost daily, according to local residents and doctors. Deaths from suspected coronavirus cases have surged to the point that, at ...
... more than $6 billion in aid to Yemen since the start of the war. In May, the UAE sent 87 tons of medical supplies to Yemen, including 65 ventilators. A key factor contributing to dwindling international funds is obstruction by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who control the capital, Sanaa, and ...
... air embargo on Yemen. The air war and fighting on the ground has killed more than 100,000 people, shut down or destroyed half of Yemen’s health facilities, and driven 4 million Yemenis from their homes. Cholera epidemics and severe malnutrition among children have led to thousands of additional ...
... since 2016, widespread flooding that destroyed vital infrastructure. A coronavirus outbreak could be disastrous, says World Health Organization representative Altaf Musani. Altaf Musani: Millions of Yemenis depend on humanitarian assistance every month. And so the virus, such as COVID-19, coming to Yemen is catastrophic. Nick Schifrin: For Yemen and ...
... down all efforts for a comprehensive and just peace deal," he said. It's unclear if Saudi Arabia has the stamina for more maneuvering in Yemen. The Saudis are already embroiled in an international oil price war and a coronavirus outbreak of their own. Consolidating Yemen's south to only ...
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's southern separatists on Sunday broke a peace deal with the country's internationally recognized government and claimed sole control of the regional capital of Aden, threatening to resume fighting between the two ostensible allies. In a statement, the separatists' Southern Transitional Council, which is backed by ...
Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest nation, has been convulsed by civil war since 2014. That’s when the Houthis took control of the country’s north, including the capital Sanaa. A Saudi-led military coalition intervened against the Houthis the following year. Despite relentless Saudi airstrikes and a blockade ...
... well-established supply lines," he said. "There's another research question that would be drilling down to, you know, who are the parties involved in actually trafficking these items into Yemen. That we have less information on." Associated Press writer Ahmed al-Haj in Sanaa, Yemen, contributed to this report.
... rebels even greater power to steer aid to their supporters, aid workers fear. Other demands seemed aimed at monitoring and intimidating, such as ordering local Yemeni staffers to get Houthi permission to take U.N. training courses abroad and then to report back the content of those workshops. Houthis officials ...
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