• Yemen's spiraling hunger crisis is a man-made disaster

    Yemen's spiraling hunger crisis is a man-made disaster

    Jul 02, 2018 10:40 PM EST

    One of the poorest countries in the Middle East, Yemen's war has pushed it to the brink of famine. A Saudi blockade has slowed the flow of food and helped push prices up. Markets and businesses are ruined from airstrikes. Millions are destitute. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson smuggled herself across front lines to report on...

  • ‘Catastrophic is becoming an understatement,’ aid groups lament as new Yemen battle begins

    ‘Catastrophic is becoming an understatement,’ aid groups lament as new Yemen battle begins

    Jun 13, 2018 10:40 PM EST

    trikes in Yemen. This is more than four times the amount that was carried out in 2016, the last year of the Obama administration. So there's been a rapid uptick of these strikes, largely outside of any oversight or any sort of media attention. Jeffrey Brown: So, just briefly ...

  • Powerful cyclone strikes Oman, Yemen; 5 dead, 30 missing

    Powerful cyclone strikes Oman, Yemen; 5 dead, 30 missing

    May 26, 2018 04:02 PM EST

    ... foam from the churning Arabian Sea. Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, died in Oman, and another two bodies were recovered from the Yemeni island of Socotra. More than 30 people were still missing in Socotra, including Yemeni, Indian and Sudanese nationals. Yemeni officials also reported damage in ...

  • How food became a weapon of war in Yemen

    How food became a weapon of war in Yemen

    May 19, 2018 10:08 PM EST

    ... bad cough and he still looks malnourished. They measure his arms to check his status. MARCIA BIGGS: Severe acute malnutrition. A concept so commonplace in Yemen that it’s known by its acronym. SAM. And back in Aden, we thought we might be witnessing little Malika’s final hours. MARCIA ...

  • Scarred by war, Yemen's children carry burdens beyond their years

    Scarred by war, Yemen's children carry burdens beyond their years

    May 18, 2018 10:40 PM EST

    ... him his new hand say it's their calling to give back to those who suffer during the war, and to show the world what Yemenis can do. SHRAF BIN BREAK, Enabling Aden: We hope that everyone sees that whenever technology is new, something can happen here in Yemen. You ...

  • More than 22 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance every day. Here's how you can help

    More than 22 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance every day. Here's how you can help

    May 18, 2018 05:27 PM EST

    ... and because clean water is at such a premium, supplies water by truck to medical centers that don't have it. Other groups working in Yemen or on behalf of the Yemeni people: Yemen Peace Project Mwatana Organization for Human Rights MonaRelief This list is not exhaustive, but it is ...

  • Survival is a struggle in the rubble of Yemen's war

    Survival is a struggle in the rubble of Yemen's war

    May 17, 2018 10:35 PM EST

    ... January shut down communication. Hanan's husband, Rami, has been detained for over a year-and-a-half. Hanan Mohamed Ali Hasan (through translator): The Yemeni government has no control over Yemen. This is our country, but the coalition treat us like slaves in our country. They are occupying us ...

  • Yemen was poor before, but 'the war just finished us'

    Yemen was poor before, but 'the war just finished us'

    May 16, 2018 10:30 PM EST

    ... it. Marcia Biggs: "We were poor before the war," one woman told me, "but the war just finished us." For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Marcia Biggs in Aden and Lahij, Yemen. Judy Woodruff: And Marcia Biggs will be back tomorrow with the next part of her series, Inside Yemen.

  • 'I don’t think there’s a safe place in Yemen anymore'

    'I don’t think there’s a safe place in Yemen anymore'

    May 04, 2018 08:26 PM EST

    ... Aldukhainah was with her son in Sanaa, right before she was set to board a flight for the U.S. “He looked at me and said, ‘Mommy, go and save Yemen.’” At the end of the day, Aldukhainah said, “Yemenis just want to live a normal life with some dignity."

  • Yemenis 'struggling to live day to day' at third anniversary of conflict with Saudi Arabia

    Yemenis 'struggling to live day to day' at third anniversary of conflict with Saudi Arabia

    Mar 26, 2018 10:20 PM EST

    ... Houthi rebels in Yemen that targeted the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The attack coincided with today's third bloody anniversary of Saudi Arabia's involvement in Yemen's civil war. Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with a journalist who has reported for years on Yemen, its many conflicts, and the people caught ...