Yemen
Cash crisis exposes rift within Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Middle East
August 15, 2017
Cash crisis exposes rift within Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Yemen’s Central Bank says the Saudi-led coalition is “strangling” the economy by preventing planes from flying in newly-minted cash, reflecting…
Four UAE soldiers die after helicopter crash in Yemen: agency
Middle East
August 12, 2017
Four UAE soldiers die after helicopter crash in Yemen: agency
The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that four of its soldiers died after their helicopter crashed during a routine…
Airstrikes kill 12 civilians northern Yemen
Middle East
August 5, 2017
Airstrikes kill 12 civilians northern Yemen
An official news agency controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels says 12 civilians have been killed in two airstrikes by the…
Private sector still faces “risks” after EGP devaluation: Financial Times
Business
August 1, 2017
Private sector still faces “risks” after EGP devaluation: Financial Times
Factories and entrepreneurs in Egypt are still facing tremendous “risks” after the flotation of the Egyptian pound in November 2016, the…
Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child
Middle East
July 31, 2017
Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child
A man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl was executed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday in…
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
The chief of the international Red Cross made a rare visit to the front lines in Yemen Monday, taking a…
UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season
Middle East
July 22, 2017
UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season
The UN health agency and an international aid organization warned on Friday that Yemen’s cholera epidemic, the world’s worst since…
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 Yemeni civilians: officials
Middle East
July 19, 2017
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 Yemeni civilians: officials
At least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and many others were wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south
Middle East
July 12, 2017
Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south
Activists behind a women’s rally in southern Yemen say female security forces descended on the demonstration, beating the women and…