Jul 20 Watch 17:32 Yemen is in ‘complete meltdown’ and civilians are paying the price By PBS News Hour The almost three-year conflict in Yemen has killed thousands, and spurred a severe cholera outbreak, plus critical food and medical care shortages. We take a look at the crisis with a documentary excerpt from PBS's Frontline, then Judy Woodruff learns… Continue watching
Jul 14 Judge in Hawaii hands Trump latest defeat on travel ban By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A federal judge in Hawaii has further weakened the travel ban by vastly expanding the list of family relationships with U.S. citizens that visa applicants can use to get into the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 08 Attacks in Syria and Yemen are turning disease into a weapon of war By Homer Venters, STAT The unrelenting attacks on health facilities, workers, and resources in Syria and Yemen have created public health catastrophes that put millions of children at risk for death and illness. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 3:43 Torture alleged in U.S. search for al-Qaida in Yemen By PBS News Hour As the U.S. continues to work with Yemen and the UAE on counter-terrorism operations, an Associated Press investigation has found that hundreds of men captured in the hunt for al-Qaida militants are being detained in prisons run by those countries,… Continue watching
Jun 22 U.S. airstrike in Yemen kills al-Qaida commander, 2 others By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. says the commander was leading efforts to fuel instability in southern Yemen and to plan attacks on civilians. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 7:14 Will one company’s mixed mission in Yemen sow suspicion of aid groups? By PBS News Hour For aid organizations, especially those in conflict zones, remaining politically neutral is crucial for trust. A New York Times investigation found that the conduct of a logistics company could drive suspicion that aid groups in Yemen were somehow acting as… Continue watching
May 25 Block against Trump’s travel ban upheld by appeals court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims. Continue reading
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
Apr 28 In Yemen conflict, preventable diseases are a deadly side effect for children By Larisa Epatko Health workers recently fanned across Yemen to vaccinate millions of children against polio, one of the disease risks in a country immersed in conflict. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:47 Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets? By PBS News Hour On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching