• Critical Yemeni port city clings to fragile truce

    Critical Yemeni port city clings to fragile truce

    Dec 18, 2018 11:30 PM EDT

    ... my father came to check on me, and he told me, "I am your father standing next to you, and I will be your leg." Jane Ferguson: The fighting here doesn't just risk the lives of those inside the city. Hodeidah's port is a lifeline for millions across ...

  • Senate takes aim at Yemen, bin Salman as UN peace talks progress

    Senate takes aim at Yemen, bin Salman as UN peace talks progress

    Dec 13, 2018 11:45 PM EDT

    ... actions continue, and Yemen is already starving. The United Nations says over half of Yemenis face severe acute food insecurity. For years, special correspondent Jane Ferguson has covered Yemen, and this summer smuggled herself into Houthi-controlled areas. Today, she said the humanitarian crisis is even more dire. Jane Ferguson ...

  • Will pressure on the Saudi crown prince impact the humanitarian crisis in Yemen?

    Will pressure on the Saudi crown prince impact the humanitarian crisis in Yemen?

    Oct 22, 2018 10:40 PM EDT

    Jane Ferguson: Every day, she says she sees these sorts of cases. People have lost work. Therefore, they have no money. Therefore, there's just no food in the house. You were never supposed to see these images of Maimona. A blockade of rebel-held Northern Yemen stops reporters from ...

  • Nobel Peace Prize winners fight rape as ‘a weapon of war’

    Nobel Peace Prize winners fight rape as ‘a weapon of war’

    Oct 05, 2018 10:35 PM EDT

    Now, at the age of 25, Murad has said she hopes to be -- quote -- "the last girl with a story like mine." Last year, "NewsHour" special correspondent Jane Ferguson traveled to Iraq for a closer look at the plight of women like Murad in the Yazidi community. Ferguson spoke with ...

  • Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nadia Murad, Denis Mukwege for fight against sexual violence

    Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nadia Murad, Denis Mukwege for fight against sexual violence

    Oct 05, 2018 11:26 AM EDT

    ... is the world in all this? Where is humanity?” she asks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWkW51ziiGA In 2015, PBS NewsHour special correspondent Marcia Biggs reported from northern Iraq on the continuing trauma and stigma some Yazidi women have endured. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson provided an update in 2017.

  • Are U.S. and al-Qaida fighting on the same side in Yemen?

    Are U.S. and al-Qaida fighting on the same side in Yemen?

    Aug 07, 2018 10:35 PM EDT

    ... is a huge escalation in just a matter of days between the two countries. It's also a reflection of how sensitive the Saudis are at the moment to international criticism about human rights. Nick Schifrin: Jane Ferguson, joining us from Beirut, thank you very much. Jane Ferguson: Thank you.

  • 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Supreme Court fight

    5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Supreme Court fight

    Jul 10, 2018 09:43 PM EDT

    ... while the U.S-backed campaign “has brought the country to its knees,” it “hasn’t pushed back the Houthis,” said PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson, who smuggled herself across rebel lines to report on what has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. She found a country frustrated ...

  • News Wrap: British couple in critical condition after 'unbelievable' nerve agent run-in

    News Wrap: British couple in critical condition after 'unbelievable' nerve agent run-in

    Jul 05, 2018 10:45 PM EDT

    ... war. The 18-month extension applies to some 1,250 people who left Yemen since 2015, but no new applicants will be accepted. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson has our third and final report on the war in Yemen later in the program.Former FOX News executive Bill Shine has a ...

  • Houthis deny U.S., Saudi claim that they are Iran's puppets

    Houthis deny U.S., Saudi claim that they are Iran's puppets

    Jul 05, 2018 10:30 PM EDT

    ... clear. It's the United States Congress that declares war. The president cannot do what he wants unilaterally. The president doesn't have the authority. JANE FERGUSON: President Trump enjoys warm relations with the Saudis, especially the country's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. The White House is currently ...

  • American-made bombs in Yemen are killing civilians, destroying infrastructure and fueling anger at the U.S.

    American-made bombs in Yemen are killing civilians, destroying infrastructure and fueling anger at the U.S.

    Jul 03, 2018 10:35 PM EDT

    ... Every bomb that falls on a hospital, office building or home causes more unease about where they come from. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Sanaa, Yemen.Judy Woodruff: Jane's final story airs later this week. And you can watch all of her reporting and read ...