War-torn Yemen faces worsening currency clash
SANAA, Yemen: Yemen’s government and the Houthi rebels are locked in battle on another front, besides a seven-year military conflict – a currency war that...
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Traumatised and broken: the plight of children in conflict zones
“I feel a lot of terror, and now that terror is getting bigger. We started to sleep in the hallway because I’m so afraid… I’m...
Grossly understated: US army admits to ‘unintentionally’ killing 23 civilians in 2020
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The US military has admitted responsibility for “unintentionally” killing at least 23 civilians in foreign war zones in 2020. The figure is...
NGOs call for urgent aid as millions on brink of starvation in war-torn regions
NAIROBI, Kenya: More than 250 NGOs have urgently called on international governments to increase aid and save more than 34 million people on the brink...
Yemen receives first batch of Covid vaccines
SANA’A, Yemen: Yemen has received its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines, the United Nations children’s agency said, a week after the country’s coronavirus committee warned...
Senior Houthi leader killed in Arab coalition airstrike
AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: Arab coalition airstrike has killed a senior military leader of the Iran-backed Houthi militia last week in the central province of Marib, a...
Yemen military court continues prosecution of Houthi leaders
SANA’A, Yemen: Yemen’s military court held its 14th session in the prosecution of Houthi figurehead Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi and other leaders of the Iran-backed militia for...
Biden raises Yemen, human rights issues in call with Saudi King Salman
WASHINGTON DC, USA: United States President Joe Biden spoke for the first time since becoming president with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...
Passenger plane damaged in Houthi’s drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: A passenger plane was damaged as the Houthi militia in Yemen attacked Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport with explosive drones on Wednesday. No...
US to review Houthis ‘terrorist’ label
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States has temporarily stayed a ban on transactions involving Yemen’s Houthi movement as it reviews a decision by former President...