Policing the oceans: Somali pirates’ return adds to crisis for global shipping companies
GIULIA PARAVICINI, JONATHAN SAUL and ABDIQANI HASSAN, of Reuters, report on a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia…
In Yemen, medical shortages compound suffering of cancer patients
Sana’a, Yemen Reuters Ali Jabri cradles his sobbing son Ayoub ahead of chemotherapy treatment at Yemen’s largest cancer hospital in the capital Sana’a where an eight-year war has led to shortages in life-saving medicine and equipment. The 12-year-old is one of 81,000 patients registered with the National Oncology Center from across Yemen seeking free treatment, […]
Around 20 killed in deadliest coalition strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa since 2019
Aden, Yemen Reuters Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi group on the capital Sanaa killed at least 20 people overnight, including civilians, Houthi media and residents said, in one of its deadliest attacks since 2019. Around 14 people were killed when coalition planes struck the home of a high-ranking Houthi military official, […]
UN bodies urge Yemen’s Houthis to release two staff members
Geneva, Switzerland/Aden, YemenReuters Yemen’s Houthi movement has detained two staff members of UNESCO and UN Human Rights since early November, the UN bodies said in a joint statement on Tuesday, calling for their immediate release. The statement gave no details on the two individuals, but a Yemeni government official told Reuters they were Yemeni staff […]
US to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as foreign terror group as soon as Monday – sources
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/Washington DC, USReuters The United States plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, three sources familiar with the matter said, a move that diplomats and aid groups worry could threaten peace talks and complicate efforts to combat the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The decision to blacklist the Iran-aligned group, […]
Quick facts: Deadly anniversary – eight facts as Yemen’s war enters fifth year
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation Bombs from air raids have killed or injured an average of 37 children every month for the last 12 months, Save the Children said on Monday, as Yemen’s brutal war enters its fifth year this week with no end in sight. Air strikes have been the leading cause of war-related deaths […]
Parties on all sides of Yemen have perpetrated human rights violations, say UN appointed investigators
Parties on both side in Yemen’s ongoing civil war have perpetrated human rights violations and possibly war crimes, according to UN appointed human rights investigators. Speaking on Tuesday, Charles Garraway, a member of the International and Regional Group of Eminent Experts in Yemen, said they had found “reasonable grounds” to believe the forces of both Yemen’s […]
Cholera cases in Yemen top 200,000 in world’s worst outbreak
The number of cholera cases in Yemen has reached more than 200,000 and is increasing at the rate of 5,000 new cases a day, according to UN agencies. In a joint statement released late last week, UNICEF and the World Health Organization said that 1,300 people have already died in what is the world’s worst […]
Almost 19 million people in Yemen need humanitarian assistance, says UN
Almost 19 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance after years of violent conflict and “deliberate war tactics” to accelerate the collapse of key institutions and the country’s economy, according to the UN. Launching an unprecedented international appeal for $US2.1 billion to provide assistance to some 12 million people in Yemen this […]