Yemen warring parties agree to extend truce for two months – UN
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaReuters Yemen’s warring parties agreed to extend a UN-brokered truce for another two months under the same terms as the original deal that was due to expire on Thursday, the UN envoy to Yemen said. Delegations from the Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement are expected to return to the Jordanian capital […]
UN: Yemen’s Houthi rebels agree to stop using child soldiers
United NationsAP Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to rid their ranks of child soldiers, who have fought by the thousands during the country’s seven years of civil war, the United Nations said Monday. The Houthis signed what the UN described as an “action plan” to end and prevent recruiting or using children in armed conflict, […]
A “never-ending nightmare” for Yemenis one year since blockade
Thomson Reuters Foundation One year after a Saudi coalition imposed a blockade on Yemeni ports temporarily halting life-saving supplies, Yemenis are still living a “never-ending nightmare”, low on food and fuel, a senior aid official said this week. Yemen, one of the poorest Arab countries, is locked in a nearly four-year-old war that pits Iran-aligned […]