• War-ravaged Yemen facing deadly new threat in COVID-19

    War-ravaged Yemen facing deadly new threat in COVID-19

    Jun 23, 2020 10:30 PM EST

    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 ...

  • Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread

    Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread

    Jun 09, 2020 12:56 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June, U.N. says

    Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June, U.N. says

    Jun 03, 2020 05:23 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need

    UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need

    Jun 01, 2020 02:00 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • In Libya and Yemen war zones, COVID-19 adds a 2nd front

    In Libya and Yemen war zones, COVID-19 adds a 2nd front

    May 06, 2020 10:25 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • Yemen's south in turmoil after separatists' self-rule bid

    Yemen's south in turmoil after separatists' self-rule bid

    May 05, 2020 12:30 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • Yemen's southern separatists claim sole control of Aden

    Yemen's southern separatists claim sole control of Aden

    Apr 26, 2020 02:55 PM EST

    SANAA, YemenYemen'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 ...

  • Saudi officials announce Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic

    Saudi officials announce Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic

    Apr 08, 2020 10:12 PM EST

    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 ...

  • Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks

    Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks

    Feb 19, 2020 03:00 PM EST

    ... 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.

  • UN programs in Yemen blocked as Houthi rebels impede aid flow

    UN programs in Yemen blocked as Houthi rebels impede aid flow

    Feb 19, 2020 01:40 PM EST

    ... 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 ...