• U.S. airstrike in Yemen kills al-Qaida commander, 2 others

    U.S. airstrike in Yemen kills al-Qaida commander, 2 others

    Jun 22, 2017 09:05 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says an American airstrike in Yemen has killed a top commander for the al-Qaida affiliate there and two of his associates. U.S. Central Command says the strike in Shabwa province killed Abu Khattab al Awlaqi, the emir of al-Qaida in the Arabian ...

  • Will one company’s mixed mission in Yemen sow suspicion of aid groups?

    Will one company’s mixed mission in Yemen sow suspicion of aid groups?

    Jun 06, 2017 11:21 PM EST

    ... new here is that it turned out that Transoceanic and Mr. Darden were also working on secret contracts involving shipping similar types of materials into Yemen for the military, specifically for the very specialized special operations forces, the commandos, who are operating in Yemen today. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: And just for ...

  • Protests erupt in Yemen as Trump visits Saudi Arabia

    Protests erupt in Yemen as Trump visits Saudi Arabia

    May 20, 2017 08:47 PM EST

    ... a food shortage. Well, the WHO, the World Health Organization, estimates that the cholera epidemic itself will probably infect some 200,000 to 300,000 Yemenis. Right now, the count is about 14,000 and about 200 to 300 people have died. UNICEF estimates 70 percent of all Yemenis are ...

  • In Yemen conflict, preventable diseases are a deadly side effect for children

    In Yemen conflict, preventable diseases are a deadly side effect for children

    Apr 28, 2017 11:56 AM EST

    Health workers recently fanned across Yemen to vaccinate millions of children against polio, one of the disease risks in a country immersed in conflict. In Yemen, forces loyal to the internationally backed Yemeni government are battling Houthi rebels and their supporters. The conflict is making the already poor country even ...

  • U.S. warplanes bombard al-Qaida in Yemen

    U.S. warplanes bombard al-Qaida in Yemen

    Mar 04, 2017 10:04 PM EST

    ... raid on the group in Yemen that killed Navy SEAL Ryan Owens and several dozen Yemenis. For more analysis of the U.S. role in Yemen, I am joined from Washington by Gordon Lubold, a reporter for "The Wall Street Journal". So, why this sudden interest in Yemen? GORDON LUBOLD ...

  • On Yemen raid planning, where did the Obama administration leave off for Trump to pick up?

    On Yemen raid planning, where did the Obama administration leave off for Trump to pick up?

    Mar 02, 2017 01:01 AM EST

    What level of planning did the Obama administration take on ahead of a deadly U.S. military raid in Yemen carried out under President Trump? Hari Sreenivasan talks to former Defense Department official Andrew Exum and Colin Kahl, former national security advisor to the vice president, two men with intimate knowledge of the Obama administration’s process...

  • Questions persist about deadly Yemen raid and its results

    Questions persist about deadly Yemen raid and its results

    Mar 02, 2017 01:00 AM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: More than a month after a controversial special operations raid was launched on a moonless night in Yemen, questions persist about how that mission was authorized, what it accomplished, and how it's been explained by the White House and by the president. Margaret Warner begins our ...

  • News Wrap: Trump followed generals' advice on Yemen raid

    News Wrap: Trump followed generals' advice on Yemen raid

    Mar 01, 2017 01:22 AM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: President Trump said he followed the advice of his generals and defense secretary in ordering a U.S. military raid in Yemen that left a Navy SEAL dead. He was asked about it in his FOX News interview. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ...

  • Photo: Preventing polio in Yemen

    Photo: Preventing polio in Yemen

    Feb 20, 2017 10:34 PM EST

    A Yemeni child receives a polio vaccination Feb. 20 during an immunization campaign at a health center in the capital of Sanaa.

  • UN: Yemen fighting displaced tens of thousands more people

    UN: Yemen fighting displaced tens of thousands more people

    Feb 10, 2017 07:37 PM EST

    SANAA, Yemen — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday that tens of thousands of people have been displaced amid the latest escalation of fighting along Yemen's western coastline. The stark warning came as the leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels announced that his forces have built drones and missiles ...