World Apr 14 U.N. envoy hopeful that there’s a ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for Yemen’s war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Oct 07 U.N. says 10,000 displaced as clashes escalate over key Yemen city Clashes have escalated as the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels intensified their push to take the provincial capital from the internationally recognized government. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Mar 15 Watch 10:49 In Yemen’s brutal ongoing war, ‘the weakest no longer survive’ What began as a civil war in 2015 between Yemen’s government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels has evolved into a brutal proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with U.S. involvement. Jane Ferguson updates us from Yemen on the war's terrible… By Jane Ferguson, Nick Schifrin
World Mar 03 Yemen’s rebels say latest U.S. sanctions will prolong the war Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels Wednesday warned that the U.S. sanctions imposed the previous day on two of their military leaders would only prolong the conflict in the impoverished Arab country. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Mar 01 U.N. chief says appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7 billion U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for countries to "consider again what they can do to help stave off the worst famine the world has seen in decades."… By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
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
Feb 05 AP Report: Biden to revoke terrorist designation for Yemen’s Houthis By Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration had branded the Iranian-backed Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, a move that limited the provision of aid to the beleaguered Yemeni people, who have suffered under a yearslong civil war and famine. Continue reading
Feb 04 Biden to end U.S. support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Joe Biden will announce an end Thursday to U.S. support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 4:48 In Libya and Yemen war zones, COVID-19 adds a 2nd front By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin In Yemen, Houthi rebels have been battling a government in exile, backed by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, for years. The fighting has resulted in a catastrophic humanitarian crisis that the coronavirus pandemic is making even more grim. Meanwhile, similar… Continue watching
May 05 Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid By Maggie Michael, Associated Press A bid by separatists funded by the United Arab Emirates to assert control over southern Yemen has reopened a dangerous new front in Yemen's civil war and pushed it closer to fragmentation at a time when the coronavirus pandemic poses… Continue reading