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New York: Violence in Yemen continues to escalate, raising casualties and spilling across the war-torn country’s borders, the Special Envoy for the country and the Humanitarian Coordinator warned on Tuesday. more
Drone strike kills 3 allegedly linked to Al-Qaida in Yemen: Source

Sanna/UNI/Xinhua: Three people suspected of being members of the Yemen-based Al-Qaida branch were killed by an airstrike in Yemen on Sunday, a military official told Xinhua.

Eight injured in Saudi airport bombing

Eight people were injured and an airplane was damaged in an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia in the latest assault on the kingdom as it continues to be involved in a war in neighbouri ...

UN officials fear US terrorist designation will hasten famine in Yemen

Senior UN officials have expressed concern over the potential impact of the decision by the United States to designate Yemen’s Ansar Allah, more commonly known as the Houthi movemen ...

Serious repercussions likely to follow US plan to designate Yemen combatants terrorists, UN warns

New York: The United States government’s decision to designate Ansar Allah, more commonly known as the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, as terrorists, is likely to have “serious h ...

‘Tens of millions of Yemenis’ devastated by unabated war and COVID-19

New York: More than five years of war have “devastated the lives of tens of millions of Yemenis”, with experts estimating that up to one million may have been affected by COVI ...

Yemen can’t survive war on two fronts, top UN envoy tells Security Council, as coronavirus outbreak looms

New York : With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to deepen suffering in Yemen, now is the time for rival parties to commit to ending their conflict, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths tol ...

Yemen resilient and ‘unscathed’ in face of latest Gulf crisis

New York : Despite the threat posed by recent tensions in the Gulf, Yemen was able to weather the crisis thanks in part to restraint exercised by its political leaders, the UN Special Env ...

Yemen conflict: 'Fragile' hopes rise, as violence decreases and life-saving humanitarian funding surges

New York: There are “small signs” of hope for Yemeni civilians caught up in fighting, following a reduction in violence, coupled with a 20 per cent increase in funding for the ...

Nowhere is safe to hide in war-torn Yemen, say UN-appointed rights experts

New York, Sept 4 (JEN): The people of Yemen have been subject to “numerous” possible war crimes in recent years including forced recruitment of children and sexual abuse in de ...