Yemen
The world has forgotten the Yemen war, says senior UN humanitarian official
The world is ignoring the worsening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen, the senior UN humanitarian official in the country has warned. Nearly two years of war between a Saudi-led Arab coalition and the Iran-allied Houthi movement has worsened the plight of millions of Yemenis. Even before the start of the conflict in March...
Both sides ‘will respect’ Yemen truce
The Saudi-led coalition supporting government forces in Yemen has said it will respect a UN-backed ceasefire which came into force on Monday. Iranian-allied Houthi rebels who are trying to overthrow the government have said they will also respect the truce. More than 6,000 people have been killed and 2m displaced in more than a...
Saudi-led raids on schools, medical facilities, mosques and markets have violated international humanitarian laws
UN says Saudi-led raids on schools, medical facilities, mosques and markets have violated international humanitarian laws Saudi Arabia’s potentially illegal bombing of civilian targets in Yemen, currently being investigated by the United Nations, is helping to grow sales of fighter aircraft made by BAE Systems, according...
Powerful blast outside presidential residence in Aden, Yemen
A powerful explosion has been reported outside the residence of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Rabbu Hadi in the southern city of Aden. The blast in Aden “targeted a security checkpoint that leads to the entrance of the presidential palace," the official told Reuters by telephone. Al Arabiya cited reports of six...
MSF paramedic, civilian first responders killed in Saudi double-tap airstrike in Yemen (GRAPHIC)
Almost two dozen people, including civilian rescuers and an ambulance driver from an MSF-affiliated hospital, have reportedly been killed after Saudi-led coalition planes carried out repeated airstrikes on the same target in Sa’ada province, Yemen.Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirmed the fatal air raids...
British and US military ‘in command room’ for Saudi strikes on Yemen
Saudi Arabian foreign minister also reveals UK and American officials have access to lists of targets, but do not choose them. British and American military officials are in the command and control centre for Saudi airstrikes on Yemen, and have access to lists of targets, although they do not play any role in choosing them, the...
Hospital in Yemen hit by Saudi-led airstrike — report
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a hospital in central Yemen on Monday, a state news agency reported. The alleged incident comes a day after Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said a missile killed four people at one of its clinics in the country. The clinic which came under fire is in the Swadi district of Yemen’s...
Hospital in Yemen hit by Saudi-led airstrike — report
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a hospital in central Yemen on Monday, a state news agency reported. The alleged incident comes a day after Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said a missile killed four people at one of its clinics in the country. The clinic which came under fire is in the Swadi district of...
4 killed in missile strike on Medicins Sans Frontieres clinic in Yemen
At least four people have been killed in a missile strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres medical facility in Yemen, a spokesman has confirmed. The organization “strongly condemns this,” while adding that 10 people have been injured in the attack. The facility, which was hit by a rocket on Sunday, is in Razeh in the...