In once flourishing Aden, Yemeni matriarch recalls British Queen’s visit
Aden, Yemen Reuters Kulthoom Muhammad Saeed was 12-years-old when a young Queen Elizabeth II visited Aden, then one of the world’s busiest fuelling ports and a strategic piece of Britain’s crumbling global empire. Nearly seven decades later, Yemen’s long years of war and neglect have taken a devastating toll on Aden, and the death of the Queen […]
Postcards: Yemeni city looks to ancient past to survive climate change
MAYA GEBEILY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Yemen where officials say that, as global warming fuels extreme weather in climate-vulnerable Yemen, restoring the Tawila Cisterns could help avert future disasters…
Twin threats: Weakened by war and floods, Yemen’s health system pushed to the brink
SAEED AL-BATATI reports for the Thomson Reuters Foundation…
“I have witnessed the power of prayer” – priest held captive for 18 months in Yemen
World Watch Monitor The Indian priest who was held hostage for 18 months in Yemen says his experiences taught him about “the power of prayer”. Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in March, 2016, and freed in September, 2017, told Catholic news agency ACI Prensa his ability to persevere during his captivity was “thanks to the prayers of everyone who […]
India’s church rejoices after release of Fr Tom Uzhunnalil
World Watch Monitor India’s church, government and politicians from across the political landscape have all expressed relief and joy over the release of Salesian Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, kidnapped in Yemen in March, 2016. Statements hailing the release of the Indian priest have poured in – from India’s foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, to the president of the […]
Kidnapped Indian priest appeals for greater efforts to secure his release; suggests he has been ignored because he is not European
A video believed to show kidnapped Indian Catholic priest, Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, has been released by his captors on Boxing Day. In the five minute video, the Salesian priest appeals for greater efforts to help facilitate his release, appealing to Pope Francis directly and saying that his situation would have been taken more seriously if […]