Yemen
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Blaming the “inability or indifference” of the international community, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief warned that Yemen is spiraling toward…
Yemen rebels reject ‘biased’ UN envoy as mediator in conflict
Middle East
June 6, 2017
Yemen rebels reject ‘biased’ UN envoy as mediator in conflict
Yemen’s Shi’a rebels and their allies said Monday they have rejected the UN special envoy to the country as a peace…
Yemen, Libya follow four Arab countries in cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar
Middle East
June 5, 2017
Yemen, Libya follow four Arab countries in cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar
Yemen and Libya have brought the number of Arab nations that decided to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar to six.…
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Nasrine’s husband was once a happy, optimistic man. He made good money from a restaurant and butcher shop he owned.…
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
Egypt
May 20, 2017
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to Saudi Arabia, along with a high-level Egyptian delegation, on Saturday to participate in the…
Cairo Airport quarantine authorities declare emergency over Yemen cholera epidemic
Egypt
May 17, 2017
Cairo Airport quarantine authorities declare emergency over Yemen cholera epidemic
Quarantine authorities at Cairo Airport declared a state of emergency after news of the cholera epidemic in Yemen. The declaration…
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
World
May 16, 2017
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
Sexual violence is increasingly being used as “a tactic of terrorism” from Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the Middle East…
Deadly cholera outbreak sweeps across Yemen
Middle East
May 15, 2017
Deadly cholera outbreak sweeps across Yemen
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday said 115 people have been killed over the past two…
Arab League chief says region’s civil wars hamper development efforts
Middle East
May 14, 2017
Arab League chief says region’s civil wars hamper development efforts
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed abul Gheit blamed hampered economic growth and humanitarian development efforts in some countries on the…
Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead
Middle East
May 4, 2017
Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead
Famine and disease haunt the living, but not even the dead are spared the calamities of Yemen's two-year-old civil war.Ancient…