Yemen

Yemen Expands UNESCO Tentative List with Key Cultural and Natural Sites ……………… UNESCO has added 26 cultural and natural sites in Yemen to its World Heritage Tentative List, expanding the country’s total entries to 35, according to a report by…

US Offers $10 Million Reward for al-Qaeda Leader ———————————- The U.S. State Department has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the whereabouts or activities of Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, the leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen, Khaama Press…

UN Reports 39,000 Child Deaths in Yemen in One Year Due to Vaccine-Preventable Diseases …………………. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that over 39,000 children in Yemen died last year from diseases preventable by routine vaccinations, equating to…

WHO and UNICEF Launch Polio Vaccination Campaign in Yemen ————————————- A new polio vaccination campaign targeting over 1.3 million children has commenced this week in areas controlled by the Government of Yemen, Reliefweb.int reported. The three-day campaign, running from July…

Five Yemeni Children Killed by Explosive Device While Playing Soccer ………………… Five children were killed when an explosive device detonated in a residential area of Al-Hashmah subdistrict in Taiz province, southwestern Yemen, according to a report published Saturday by the…

The humanitarian situation in Yemen has reached alarming levels, with over 17 million people currently facing hunger, Arab News reported quoting the United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher. Speaking before the UN Security Council, Fletcher highlighted that more than one…

Yemen Tops Global Danger Rankings Amid Rising Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis …………………… Yemen has been named the world’s most dangerous country in 2025, as conflict, foreign airstrikes, and a worsening humanitarian emergency drive the nation deeper into instability, according to…

UN Warns Over 5.3 Million in Yemen Face Acute Food Insecurity …………… Three United Nations agencies have issued a stark warning about a looming deterioration in food security across parts of Yemen, projecting that over 5.3 million people could face…

UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen as millions face hunger ………………. The United Nations has raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen, warning that nearly half of the population—about 17 million people—are suffering from acute hunger.…

A recent wave of airstrikes in Yemen has intensified an already dire humanitarian situation, with civilian areas struck in and around the capital, Sana’a, leading to significant casualties and infrastructure damage, local and global reports said. Multiple families were killed…