World Aug 31 Houthi forces raid UN food and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detain at least 11 staffers By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Aug 30 Israeli airstrike killed Houthi prime minister in Sanaa, rebel group confirms Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike in Sanaa along with a number of ministers, the rebels said in a statement. Other ministers and officials were wounded, the statement added without providing further details. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Aug 24 Israeli strikes hit Yemen’s capital, days after Houthi rebels fired cluster munitions at Israel Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, just days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had fired at it since 2023. By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Sam Metz, Associated Press
World Jul 24 Flash flooding leaves at least 9 dead in Yemen including several children The casualties were reported in the capital of Sanaa and the southwestern province of Dhamar, where it began raining late last week, the Houthi-run Sanaa Radio said. By Associated Press
World May 04 Watch 9:01 Stalked by death: How rising food insecurity is killing war-torn Yemen’s children Nearly seven years of war in Yemen have produced the world's most dire humanitarian catastrophe. Millions are starving and have little in the way of medical care. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson has spent years traveling in and out of the…
Feb 16 U.S. urges Yemen’s rebels to halt attack on central province By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. has urged Yemen's rebels to halt their attack on the central province of Marib, warning against exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Oct 16 U.S., others hope for Yemen cease-fire in next days By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The United States and Britain are expressing hope that a cease-fire can be reached in Yemen in the coming days. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 6:40 Deadly Saudi airstrike in Yemen alters conflict’s outlook By PBS News Hour Fighting in Yemen struck a new chord over the weekend, when a Saudi Arabian airstrike on a funeral gathering killed more than 140 people. Saudi forces have been bombing the country for months, with logistical help from the U.S. in… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch News Wrap: Western countries evacuate embassies in Yemen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the United Kingdom and France joined the U.S. in closing their embassies in Yemen. Also, U.S. intelligence leaders testified at a House hearing that some 20,000 foreign fighters have joined the Islamic State militants despite… Continue watching
Feb 06 Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim takeover of country By Larisa Epatko In a televised announcement Friday from Yemen’s capital Sanaa, the powerful Houthi Shiite rebel group claimed to have dissolved parliament and taken over the country. Continue reading