Yemen
Attacks on Yemen could open Middle East’s pandora’s box
The US and UK strikes in Yemen have only aggravated the possibility of large-scale conflict in the already volatile Middle East.
Analysis / Yemen attacks not seen drawing Iran directly into war
Iraqi militias responded with new threats against US interests, while Washington declared the Gulf state Bahrain among allies that supported the operation, risking the ire of the Houthis who have a powerful arsenal of drones and missiles.
'7 killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital'
A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said.
Suspected cholera cases spikes in Yemen in 2019: UN
Nearly 110,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported in war-hit Yemen since the beginning of January, including 190 related deaths, the UN says.
29 kids killed in Yemen air strike
A strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen killed at least 29 children yesterday, the Red Cross said, as the Saudi-led coalition faced a growing outcry over the attack.
39 combatants killed outside Yemen's Hodeida
Heavy clashes kill 39 combatants outside Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida, as a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub entered its second day.
5 dead, 40 missing in Yemen's Socotra after cyclone
Five people are killed and at least 40 missing on the Yemeni island of Socotra as Cyclone Mekunu pummelled the area before making its way to the Arabian Peninsula's southern coast.
Rebels kill Yemen’s strongman Saleh as alliance collapses
Yemeni rebels have killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president and strongman, as their forces battled for control of the capital, Sanaa, officials say. The collapse of their alliance throws Yemen’s nearly 3-year-old civil war into unpredictable new chaos.
UN warns if no Yemen aid access, world will see largest famine in decades
United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warns that if a Saudi-led military coalition did not allow humanitarian aid access to Yemen then it would cause "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades with millions of victims."
At least 13 killed, 38 wounded in Yemen wedding bombing: medic
At least 13 people were killed and 38 others wounded in the bombing of a wedding in a rebel-held Yemeni town, a medical source said on Thursday.
At least 27 dead in air strike on Yemen wedding party: local official, residents
At least 27 people, most of them women and children, were killed in an air strike on a wedding party in southwestern Yemen, a local official and residents say.
Yemen mosque bombing kills 25 during Eid prayers
A suicide bomber strikes a mosque in Yemen's rebel-held capital in an attack targeting Shiites killing at least 25 people and wounded dozens during Eid prayers.
Muslim pilgrims start hajj pilgrimage
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.
Mortar attack from Yemen kills 2 Bangladeshis in KSA
Two Bangladeshis were killed and several others injured in a mortar attack launched from Yemen on a hospital in Saudi Arabia early today.
Obama reassures Saudis on Iran deal
Saudi Arabia says it is happy with President Obama's assurances that the recent nuclear deal with Iran will not imperil the Gulf states.
22 Emirati troops in Saudi-led coalition killed in Yemen
Twenty-two members of the United Arab Emirates' military were killed while taking part in Saudi-led operations in Yemen against Shiite rebels.
Middle East wars deprive 13m children of education: UN
The UN has said that conflicts in the Middle East are depriving more than 13 million children of an education.
WHO calls to protect health workers in conflict zones
The World Health Organization is calling for "intensified action" to protect health workers treating people in crisis and conflict zone.
Yemen conflict: 43 killed in Aden heavy shelling
At least 43 people have been killed in shelling by Yemeni Houthi rebels in the southern city of Aden, officials say.
