Jan 10 Rebel drone strikes Yemen military parade, killing several By Ahmed El-Haj, Associated Press The bombing outside of the southern port city of Aden killed at least six troops and threatens U.N.-brokered peace efforts. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 6:11 Yemen’s ongoing civil war creates a life of loss for children By Jane Ferguson As the civil war in Yemen enters its sixth year, tens of thousands have died in the fighting, while disease and hunger have killed thousands more. The many children who have lost or been abandoned by parents have suffered the… Continue watching
Jan 03 Saudi Arabia says 5 suspects face death penalty in Jamal Khashoggi killing By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The killing of Khashoggi, who wrote columns critical of Prince Mohammed, has strained the decades-long ties the kingdom enjoys with the United States. It also has added to a renewed international push to end the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Continue reading
Dec 31 AP report: Yemen’s food donations are being snatched from the starving By Maggie Michael, Associated Press Documents reviewed by The Associated Press and interviews show that thousands of families in the city of Taiz are not getting international food aid intended for them — often because it has been seized by armed units that are allied… Continue reading
Dec 29 2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued U.S. to see him has died By Associated Press Abdullah Hassan died Friday in UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, where his father Ali Hassan brought him in the fall to get treatment for a genetic brain disorder. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 9:03 Fighting, starvation and disease yield grim crisis in Yemen By Jane Ferguson The United Nations calls Yemen the site of the worst humanitarian suffering in the world. Years of war have caused widespread starvation and disease; supply routes are blocked by fighting, and fuel and food prices have spiked. With the economy… Continue watching
Dec 25 Pope Francis calls for ‘fraternity’ in Christmas message Addressing tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis says Tuesday that the universal message of Christmas is that "God is a good Father and we are all brothers and sisters."… Continue reading
Dec 22 UN team arrives in Yemen to monitor port city cease-fire By Associated Press A U.N. team led by a Dutch officer has arrived in Yemen to monitor a cease-fire that went into force in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, where the country’s civil war rivals have fought for months. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Supreme Court rules against Trump’s asylum ban In our Friday news wrap, the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump’s ban on granting asylum to people who enter the U.S. illegally. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four more liberal justices in the 5 to 4 decision,… Continue watching
Dec 18 Cease-fire in Yemen takes effect, but peace could prove elusive By Ahmed Al-Haj, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A cease-fire on Tuesday halted months of heavy fighting in Yemen's port city of Hodeida, raising hopes that the latest U.N.-led peace efforts can end the civil war and alleviate the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Continue reading