Nov 19 Yemeni rebels say they will halt rocket fire at Saudi Arabia By Ahmed Al-Haj, Brian Rohan, Associated Press Yemen's Shiite rebels said Monday that they will halt rocket fire into Saudi Arabia for the sake of peace efforts, answering a key Saudi demand in the latest push to stop the civil war in the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 25:01 October 28, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 28, grief and prayers in Pittsburgh after this weekend's deadly rampage at a Jewish synagogue, and the catastrophic human cost of the ongoing war in Yemen. Also, poverty on Skid Row of Los Angeles… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 3:00 Yemen on brink of catastrophic famine orchestrated by Saudis By PBS News Hour In addition to thousands of civilians in Yemen who have already died in a war between a Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels, less documented war tactics may also push the poorest Arab country into a catastrophic famine. Declan Walsh… Continue watching
Sep 02 Rights group says strike on bus in Yemen is ‘apparent war crime’ By Samy Magdy, Associated Press An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen that killed dozens of people last month is an "apparent war crime," an international rights group said Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:02 U.S.-backed coalition in Yemen accused of ‘unlawful’ conduct In Yemen, a Saudi-led coalition has been fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels since 2015, with U.S. support. Today, carnage from the conflict is worsening, and both the Houthis and the UN blame the coalition for dozens of civilian casualties. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 7:02 Houthis deny U.S., Saudi claim that they are Iran’s puppets By Jane Ferguson In the streets of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, chants of “Death to America” are loud and clear. Houthi rebels, tied to Iran, seized the city and much of the north in 2014, causing Saudi Arabia to form a coalition, backed by… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 9:54 How food became a weapon of war in Yemen By Marcia Biggs Three years into its civil war, Yemen has become the site of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. A proxy war between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi Arabia-led coalition has led to starvation and blocked supplies to the… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:42 Will the killing of a former leader be a turning point in the Yemen crisis? By PBS News Hour The civil war in Yemen has claimed the life of a man who had been central to Yemen's recent history. Ali Abdullah Saleh spent more than 30 years as the country's president, was ousted in 2012, then joined the Houthi… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 2:48 Protests erupt in Yemen as Trump visits Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour Demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saudi Kingdom. For two years, Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war between the country’s Saudi-backed government and the Houthi… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 4:10 Breaking down U.S.’s role in Yemen’s civil war By PBS News Hour The U.S. military is investigating a possible third missile launch against U.S. navy ships patrolling the Red Sea within a week. The Pentagon said two previous missile launches came from Shiite rebels at war with Yemen's exiled, internationally-recognized government. Barbara… Continue watching