Yemen

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided life-saving protection and reproductive health services to nearly 20,000 women and girls in remote and displaced areas of Yemen since the start of 2024. This effort addresses the critical need for reproductive…

Israeli airstrikes targeted the Yemeni port city of Hodeida on Sunday (Sept 29), according to reports from Houthi media, who confirmed that four people were killed and over 30 injured. The airstrikes came a day after the group claimed responsibility…

Elon Musk announced that Starlink satellite internet is now available in Yemen, marking the country as the first in the Middle East to receive the service, Arab News reported yesterday. This development follows a deal between Yemen’s internationally recognized government…

Yemen is facing a humanitarian crisis as unprecedented flooding and windstorms have severely impacted over half a million people, according to the UN migration agency (IOM). Since early August, relentless storms have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and damaged…

Torrential rains triggered a landslide in Al-Jaref village, located in Yemen’s Dhamar province, on Friday night, resulting in the deaths of at least 27 people and leaving two others missing, according to local media reports on Saturday. This marks the…

Severe landslides and torrential rains in Yemen’s Melhan district, Mahweet province, have resulted in the deaths of at least 33 people, Arab News reported yesterday. The National Center of Meteorology warned of ongoing severe weather, particularly in central highlands and…

At least 13 people have died and 14 remain missing after a migrant boat sank off Yemen’s Taiz governorate, Arab News reported yesterday citing the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The vessel, carrying 25 Ethiopian migrants and two Yemeni nationals,…

A suicide bomber attacked a military post in Yemen’s Abyan province on August 16, killing 16 pro-government soldiers and injuring 18 others, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The Southern Transitional Council (STC) reported that the attacker drove a booby-trapped vehicle into…

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have stormed the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture, and vehicles, Arab News reported yesterday citing the UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk. This incident, which occurred on August 3, marks a significant…

Severe flooding in Yemen has claimed 61 lives since late July, with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reporting significant damage, Arab News reported yesterday. Between July 28 and August 9, 31 fatalities were recorded, affecting over…