UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control
2 months, 4 weeks ago

UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council that regrettably Yemen is part of the escalation — and he warned that repeated attacks on international shipping by its Houthi rebels “have significantly increased the risk of an environment disaster” in the Red Sea. Both Grundberg and the U.N.’s acting humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya urged the Iranian-backed Houthis to halt their attacks on international shipping, which the rebel group began to support fellow Iranian-backed militant group Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack in Israel that sparked Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. “Power stations throughout Hodeida city are, however, running at very limited capacity,” Msuya said, and the U.N. is assisting health facilities to continue essential services. She warned the council on Tuesday that despite escalating needs, the arbitrary detentions and “false accusations against them continue to significantly hinder our ability to provide life saving humanitarian assistance in Yemen.” “The humanitarian situation in Yemen continues to worsen, both in scale and severity,” Msuya said, and “hunger continues to rise.” The number of Yemenis without enough to eat “soared to unprecedented levels” in August, and in Houthi-controlled areas severe levels of food deprivation have doubled since last year, she said.

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Iran's Military Support Fuels Houthi Rebel Transformation
2 months, 1 week ago

Iran's Military Support Fuels Houthi Rebel Transformation

Associated Press  

Iran's help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, with support from various regional armed groups. The Houthis have been able to enhance their status in Iran's self-described 'Axis of Resistance' to gain popularity in the region and beyond. Their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden have disrupted global shipping, posing …

Iran’s help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say
2 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say

The Independent  

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Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

China Daily  

SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on a cargo ship named Groton in the Gulf of Aden. "In support of the Palestinians and Hamas, we carried out a military operation targeting the ship Groton in the Gulf of Aden because of its company's dealings with Israel," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a …

Yemen rivals threaten to resume war as hunger and cholera worsen in the poor nation, UN envoy warns
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Yemen rivals threaten to resume war as hunger and cholera worsen in the poor nation, UN envoy warns

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s rival parties are making military preparations and threatening to return to war as hunger and cholera are increasing in the Arab world’s poorest nation, U.N. officials said Thursday. U.N. special representative Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that despite serious efforts to shield Yemen, it has been drawn into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with Houthi …

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hans Grundberg said Yemen’s warring …

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Yemen warned Tuesday that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation” — but he also pointed to a glimmer of hope. Hans Grundberg said Yemen’s warring parties — the internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels – informed him Monday night …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels could free a rival political leader held incommunicado since 2015, UN says
6 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels could free a rival political leader held incommunicado since 2015, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s Houthi rebels could free a political leader with ties to the internationally recognized government who has been detained for nearly a decade, under a preliminary prisoner swap deal announced by the United Nations on Monday. Mohamed Qahtan is the leader of the Sunni Islamist Islah party, which is aligned with the Saudi Arabia-backed government, and he …

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staffers, officials say
7 months, 1 week ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staffers, officials say

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. AP AUDIO: Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say AP correspondent Charles de …

U.N. ‘very concerned’ after 11 of its employees are detained by Houthis
7 months, 1 week ago

U.N. ‘very concerned’ after 11 of its employees are detained by Houthis

LA Times  

Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. The Mayyun Organization for Human Rights, which similarly identified the U.N. staffers held, named other aid groups whose employees were detained by the Houthis across four provinces …

US seeks to block Houthi revenues in possible threat to Yemen truce: Report
7 months, 1 week ago

US seeks to block Houthi revenues in possible threat to Yemen truce: Report

Al Jazeera  

Latest pressure campaign comes as US says peace plan cannot move forward if Red Sea attacks persist, Bloomberg reports. An anonymous State Department official told Bloomberg that agreements tied to the UN plan can only proceed if the Houthis stop their attacks, while adding that the US still supports peace in Yemen. Banks ordered closed in Houthi territory In March …

US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships
8 months ago

US calls on Iran to halt unprecedented weapons transfers to Yemen’s Houthis for attacks on ships

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States called on Iran on Monday to halt its transfer of an “unprecedented” amount of weaponry to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, enabling their fighters to carry out “reckless attacks” on ships in the Red Sea and elsewhere. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told the U.N. Security Council that if it wants to make progress toward ending …

US calls on Iran to halt `unprecedented' weapons transfers to Yemen's Houthis for attacks on ships
8 months ago

US calls on Iran to halt `unprecedented' weapons transfers to Yemen's Houthis for attacks on ships

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told the U.N. Security …

‘Yemen at a crossroads’: Nearly 200 aid groups issue urgent funding appeal
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Yemen at a crossroads’: Nearly 200 aid groups issue urgent funding appeal

Al Jazeera  

Only a fraction of funds needed to provide aid to millions in the war-torn country is secured, the groups say. Dozens of aid groups have called for more donor funding to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of Yemen, warning that inaction would lead to “catastrophic consequences” for people in the war-ravaged country. “Underfunding poses a challenge to the continuity of …

UN envoy warns Gaza war and Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels risk propelling Yemen back into war
10 months ago

UN envoy warns Gaza war and Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels risk propelling Yemen back into war

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The longer the war in Gaza goes on and Yemen’s Houthi rebels keep attacking ships in the Red Sea the greater the risk that Yemen could be propelled back into war, the U.N. special envoy for the poorest Arab nation warned Thursday. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council it has been impossible to shield his promising …

Attacks on ships and US drones show Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Attacks on ships and US drones show Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikes

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels remain capable of launching significant attacks. The continued assaults by the Houthis on shipping through the crucial Red Sea corridor — the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — against the backdrop of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip underscore the challenges in trying to stop …

Russia and China clash with US and UK over attacks on Yemen rebels for strikes on Red Sea ships
11 months ago

Russia and China clash with US and UK over attacks on Yemen rebels for strikes on Red Sea ships

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China on Wednesday accused the United States and Britain of illegally attacking military sites used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea, disrupting global shipping. Woodward said the Houthi attacks are “driving up the costs of global shipping, including the costs of food supplies and humanitarian aid in …

UN envoy warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation cycle in war-wracked Yemen
11 months ago

UN envoy warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation cycle in war-wracked Yemen

Al Jazeera  

A separate UN official expresses fears over how the US designating the Houthis a ‘terrorist’ group may affect Yemen’s economy. The United Nations special envoy for Yemen has called for immediate action to end the “dangerous escalatory cycle” in the war-wracked country, as Houthi rebels continue their attacks in the Red Sea and Western powers retaliate with strikes on Yemen. …

US and UK sanction four Yemeni Houthi leaders over Red Sea shipping attacks
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US and UK sanction four Yemeni Houthi leaders over Red Sea shipping attacks

The Independent  

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US and UK sanction four Yemeni Houthi leaders over Red Sea shipping attacks
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US and UK sanction four Yemeni Houthi leaders over Red Sea shipping attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed sanctions on four leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebel group who have supported the militant group’s recent attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Houthis have repeatedly launched attacks on ships in the Red Sea since November over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, though …

Biden redesignating Houthis as ‘terrorists’ deepens Yemen’s humanitarian crisis?
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden redesignating Houthis as ‘terrorists’ deepens Yemen’s humanitarian crisis?

Live Mint  

Joe Biden-led United States on Wednesday launched a round of strikes at 14 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight as the militant group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea continue. However, a deeper crisis may have been unraveled when US President Joe Biden re-designated the Houthis as “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” group. When Biden had lifted the two ‘terrorist’ designation …

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen’s hungry millions
11 months, 4 weeks ago

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen’s hungry millions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top of American military strikes in the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop the militants’ attacks on global shipping. Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdul-Salam, meanwhile, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the militant group …

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions
11 months, 4 weeks ago

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions

New Indian Express  

The Houthis are one in a network of Iran- and Hamas-allied militant groups around the Middle East that have escalated attacks on Israel, the U.S. and others since Israel's military offensive in Gaza, in response to Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said in a statement that the U.S. would roll out “unprecedented" exemptions …

US to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
11 months, 4 weeks ago

US to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as specially designated global terrorists, according to two people familiar with the White House decision and a U.S. official. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delisted the Houthis as both a foreign terrorist organization and as specially designated global terrorists in February 2021 …

Houthi official warns of Yemen becoming a "graveyard" for US forces
1 year ago

Houthi official warns of Yemen becoming a "graveyard" for US forces

Firstpost  

In an interview with the Iranian state news agency IRNA, Ali al-Qahoum, a senior Houthi official, issued a stern warning, stating that Yemen will become a “graveyard” for US forces. This statement follows two waves of strikes by US and British forces against Houthi-controlled sites, targeting over 60 locations in response to weeks of attacks by the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel …

Any US attack on Yemen’s Houthis will ‘not go without response’
1 year ago

Any US attack on Yemen’s Houthis will ‘not go without response’

Al Jazeera  

The Houthis’ leader says any US attack will trigger a greater response as the group steps up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza. Any attack on Yemen’s Houthis on the part of the United States will not go without a response, the group’s leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi has said in a televised …

US sanctions money lending network to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, looks to boost maritime protections
1 year, 1 month ago

US sanctions money lending network to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, looks to boost maritime protections

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Responding to increased attacks on ships in the southern Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the U.S. announced sanctions against 13 people and firms alleged to be providing tens of millions of dollars from the sale and shipment of Iranian commodities to the Houthis in Yemen. In the new sanctions announced Thursday, Treasury said that previously sanctioned Houthi …

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal
1 year, 4 months ago

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United Nations’ top official in Yemen warned Monday that the Arab world’s poorest country will remain a powder keg for renewed war unless its rival factions work out a new cease-fire deal. Speaking after meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Grundberg noted Yemen’s warring parties have separately been involved in peace efforts in recent …

Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says
1 year, 4 months ago

Threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Threats to return to war in Yemen are hindering efforts to start peace talks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces an increasingly dire economic situation, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Grundberg said his recent talks with both sides showed “general willingness to seek solutions, but this still needs to translate into concrete steps, in particular, …

Yemen’s rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports
1 year, 6 months ago

Yemen’s rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Sporadic armed clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and government forces are straining peace efforts, and the rivals are now also battling over revenue from ports, trade, banking and natural resources, the country’s U.N. envoy said Monday. Special Representative Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council that the fight over economic wealth “has become inseparable from the political …

The long road to finding true peace in Yemen
1 year, 6 months ago

The long road to finding true peace in Yemen

The Hindu  

In April this year, just as the Saudi-led war in Yemen completed eight years, a diplomatic delegation from the kingdom reached Sanaa airport for talks with its Houthi enemies. Death and destruction in Yemen Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of some Arab forces, had initiated military operations on March 26, 2015, to prevent the Houthis, a Shia militia representing the …

UN envoy cautiously optimistic Yemen’s warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations
1 year, 7 months ago

UN envoy cautiously optimistic Yemen’s warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Yemen expressed “cautious optimism” Wednesday that the country’s warring parties will return to U.N.-led negotiations to end their deadly eight-year conflict. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council he is confident last month’s prisoner releases agreed to by the government and rival Houthi rebels will “build further confidence between the parties” and support …

Houthis try to reassure skeptics they won’t seek full control of Yemen, as Saudis eye exit
1 year, 9 months ago

Houthis try to reassure skeptics they won’t seek full control of Yemen, as Saudis eye exit

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “We do not want to tyrannize anything,” he said, adding that it is keen to speak to other Yemeni factions and work with them to achieve what is in their interests and “in the interest …

Saudi-led coalition lifts import restrictions in south Yemen
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudi-led coalition lifts import restrictions in south Yemen

Al Jazeera  

Saudi-backed government says commercial ships will be allowed to dock directly in southern ports, including Aden. A Saudi Arabian-led military coalition has lifted eight-year-old restrictions on imports headed for Yemen’s southern ports as moves towards peace continue. The announcement signals progress in peace talks with the Houthi rebel group in the north and follows the easing of restrictions on commercial …

United Nations seeks $4.3 billion to cover Yemen 2023 humanitarian needs
1 year, 10 months ago

United Nations seeks $4.3 billion to cover Yemen 2023 humanitarian needs

The Hindu  

The United Nations is seeking $4.3 billion at a pledging conference on February 27 to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in Yemen, where an eight-year civil war has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than 21 million people in Yemen, or two-thirds of the country's population, need help and protection, according to the U.N. Office …

Amid countries that need humanitarian aid, U.N. worries Yemen will be forgotten
1 year, 10 months ago

Amid countries that need humanitarian aid, U.N. worries Yemen will be forgotten

NPR  

Amid countries that need humanitarian aid, U.N. worries Yemen will be forgotten Yemen has been one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: The World Food Programme runs one of the largest aid operations in the world in Yemen, feeding millions of people trapped in a complicated war that has devastated the country. The WFP's Richard Ragan says …

Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank
1 year, 10 months ago

Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank

Al Jazeera  

The deposit comes as the Saudi-backed administration struggles to handle weak currency and high fuel and commodity prices. Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to deposit $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank, state-run SPA news agency has reported, a move aimed at boosting the war-torn country’s economy. Riyadh intervened militarily in March 2015, months after the internationally recognised government was …

UN votes unanimously to extend sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis
1 year, 10 months ago

UN votes unanimously to extend sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels and an asset freeze and travel ban on Houthi leaders and top officials until Nov. 15. After Wednesday’s vote, the council met behind closed doors to hear briefings by Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, and Joyce Msuya, the …

UN says $4.3B required for Yemen humanitarian needs in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

UN says $4.3B required for Yemen humanitarian needs in 2023

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United Nations said Wednesday it needs $4.3 billion to fund its humanitarian activities in war-torn Yemen this year. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the funds are required to help 17.3 million most vulnerable people in Yemen. In total, 21.6 million — two thirds of the country’s population — would need humanitarian assistance …

UN: Cost is new obstacle to oil transfer from Yemen tanker
1 year, 11 months ago

UN: Cost is new obstacle to oil transfer from Yemen tanker

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The rising cost of purchasing or leasing a vessel that can hold more than 1 million barrels of crude oil now in a rusting old tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen is the latest obstacle to resolving the grave threat of massive environmental damage from a possible oil spill or explosion, the U.N. said Tuesday. U.N. …

UN envoy encouraged by intensified efforts to end Yemen war
1 year, 11 months ago

UN envoy encouraged by intensified efforts to end Yemen war

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Monday he is encouraged by intensified regional and international diplomatic activity to end the country’s eight-year conflict. Hans Grundberg expressed appreciation for the diplomatic efforts by Saudi Arabia and Oman, telling the U.N. Security Council, “We are witnessing a potential step change in the trajectory of this eight-year-conflict.” He said …

US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen
2 years, 1 month ago

US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen

Al Jazeera  

US Navy says the boat was carrying more than one million rounds of ammunition and was intercepted along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. The United States Navy says it has intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tonnes of ammunition — including more than 1 million bullet rounds, thousands of rocket fuses, and a large amount of …

UN envoy seeking renewed truce and path to peace in Yemen
2 years, 1 month ago

UN envoy seeking renewed truce and path to peace in Yemen

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Tuesday he is not only trying to renew and expand the truce that expired last month but to get the warring parties to initiate talks on a path toward a settlement of the eight-year conflict. Pressed on what the obstacles are, he refused to elaborate, stressing the need for discreet …

UN chief urges Yemen’s warring parties to extend truce
2 years, 3 months ago

UN chief urges Yemen’s warring parties to extend truce

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Thursday blamed Houthi rebels for the failure to renew a six-month-long truce and called on the warring parties to demonstrate “leadership, compromise and flexibility.” Hans Grundberg urged them to quickly renew and expand the truce deal that brought the longest period of calm to Yemen since its devastating civil war …

UN chief urges Yemen's warring parties to extend truce
2 years, 3 months ago

UN chief urges Yemen's warring parties to extend truce

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council that after …

UN chief urges Yemen rivals: No new violence and renew truce
2 years, 3 months ago

UN chief urges Yemen rivals: No new violence and renew truce

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general is disappointed that the internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels didn’t reach an agreement before the Oct. 2 deadline. Dujarric said U.N. special envoy Hans Grundberg is still in negotiations with …

Yemen truce extension in the balance a day before end date
2 years, 7 months ago

Yemen truce extension in the balance a day before end date

Al Jazeera  

No breakthrough in UN-backed talks, despite two-month truce bringing much needed breathing room for Yemeni civilians. Questions loom over the fate of a fragile truce between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebel forces that is set to expire in a day, with aid agencies and Western governments urging warring parties to extend it. The head of Yemen’s presidential leadership council, Rashad …

UN says Yemen warring sides meet on reopening Taiz roads
2 years, 7 months ago

UN says Yemen warring sides meet on reopening Taiz roads

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s warring sides began talks Wednesday on reopening roads in Taiz and other provinces as the United Nations pushes to extend a two-month cease-fire ahead of a looming deadline, the U.N. mission said. Hans Grundberg, the U.N. envoy in Yemen, said the aim is to reach an agreement to ease the suffering of Yemenis in Taiz and …

Yemen: A glimmer of hope in a devastating war
2 years, 7 months ago

Yemen: A glimmer of hope in a devastating war

Al Jazeera  

Al Mahrah, Yemen – A two-month truce has brought some hope to Yemen. The United Nations-brokered deal between a Saudi-led coalition and the Yemeni government on one side, and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, is a significant step towards ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and pushed millions into hunger. Although the bombs have stopped falling, seven years …

Yemen: Why is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis ignored?
2 years, 9 months ago

Yemen: Why is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis ignored?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, March 28 at 19:30 GMT: Afflicted by widespread hunger, disease and displacement, Yemen’s dire humanitarian crisis is expected to worsen in the coming months, international aid organisations say. Caught between a protracted war and economic collapse, at least 17.4 million people – more than half of the country’s population – are in need of food assistance. Though the …

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