Yemen
Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe
Islam World
February 12, 2017
Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe
The number of food insecure people in Yemen has risen by three million in seven months, with an estimated 17.1…
UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
World
February 9, 2017
UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12…
Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court
World
February 8, 2017
Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs sent to Saudi Arabia have been used in war…
UNICEF: Yemen war erases decade of health gains, many children starving
Islam World
February 2, 2017
UNICEF: Yemen war erases decade of health gains, many children starving
Yemen has lost a decade’s worth of gains in public health as a result of war and economic crisis, with…
U.N. experts warn Saudi-led coalition allies over war crimes in Yemen
World
January 30, 2017
U.N. experts warn Saudi-led coalition allies over war crimes in Yemen
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition has carried out attacks in Yemen that “may amount to war crimes,” U.N. sanctions monitors…
Yemen could face famine this year, UN warns
World
January 30, 2017
Yemen could face famine this year, UN warns
Yemen is sliding deeper into humanitarian crisis and could face famine this year, the United Nations aid chief has warned.…
Billions in profits from Saudi war crimes
World
January 24, 2017
Billions in profits from Saudi war crimes
In two weeks’ time, the High Court in Britain will consider a case that could set a vital precedent and…
Nearly 70 people killed in 24 hours of intense Yemen fighting
Islam World
January 23, 2017
Nearly 70 people killed in 24 hours of intense Yemen fighting
Clashes in Yemen killed at least 66 people in 24 hours, medics and security sources said on Sunday, as Saudi…
UN updates death toll from Saudi war
World
January 18, 2017
UN updates death toll from Saudi war
The United Nations (UN) humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, says the nearly two-year conflict in the impoverished Arab country…
Saudi vessels target southwestern Yemen, kill 10
Islam World
January 18, 2017
Saudi vessels target southwestern Yemen, kill 10
Ten people have been killed in rocket attacks by Saudi military vessels against a residential neighborhood in Yemen’s southwestern coastal…