UN says air strikes on Yemen port could worsen aid crisis UNITED NATIONS: United Nations aid chief Stephen O'Brien said on Wednesday that air strikes by Saudi-led coalition airplanes on Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeida were unacceptable and could worsen the country's humanitarian crisis. Hodeida,... Women 20 Aug, 2015
More than 1,000 children killed, injured in "brutal" Yemen conflict - U.N. LONDON: Months of brutal conflict in Yemen have killed or injured more than 1,000 children, and the number of young people recruited or used as fighters has soared, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Wednesday. Some 400 children... Women 19 Aug, 2015
Pakistan, Afghanistan must step up fight against polio: WHO * Warns that air travellers in Afghanistan not screened * Kandahar a "major source of concern" after vaccines halted * Madagascar has separate outbreak of vaccine-derived polio GENEVA: Pakistan and Afghanistan must intensify efforts... Environment 18 Aug, 2015
Anti-Houthi fighters poised to seize key central Yemen city SANAA: Militia forces loyal to Yemen's exiled government fought their way deep into the central city of Taiz on Sunday, local officials said, largely pushing out Houthi militiamen from the country's third largest city. The tribal fighters seized... Women 16 Aug, 2015
Libya's government urges Arab air strikes against Islamic State in Sirte BENGHAZI: Libya's internationally recognised government has asked fellow Arab states to conduct air strikes against Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, a cabinet statement said on Saturday. In the past few days, Islamic State has crushed a... Women 16 Aug, 2015
Suspected US drone strike kills 5 al-Qaida members in Yemen SANAA: A suspected US drone strike in Yemen on Wednesday killed five suspected al-Qaida militants traveling in a vehicle near an extremist-held coastal city, military and security officials said. The attack happened east of the city of Mukalla,... Women 12 Aug, 2015
No automatic return of sanctions if Iran breaks arms embargo - Kerry NEW YORK: Violations of an arms embargo by Iran or restrictions on its missile programme would not force an automatic reinstatement or "snapback" of United Nations sanctions under a landmark nuclear deal, although other options would be available,... Women 12 Aug, 2015
Saudi-led friendly fire in Yemen kills 20 SANAA: Yemeni security officials and pro-government fighters say a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit allied fighters in a friendly fire incident, killing at least 20. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized... Women 09 Aug, 2015
UAE says 3 soldiers killed in Yemen campaign DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates says three of its soldiers have been killed while taking part in a Saudi-led campaign against Shiite rebels in Yemen. The statement carried by the official news agency WAM on Saturday did not say how the soldiers were... Women 09 Aug, 2015
French government: Woman kidnapped in Yemen set free PARIS: A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February along with her translator has been freed, France announced Friday. Isabelle Prime, 31, had been working in Yemen for the World Bank for about a year when she was kidnapped. She is... Women 07 Aug, 2015
Anti-Houthi fighters score more gains in south Yemen ADEN: Fighters loyal to Yemen's deposed president seized about 10 southern villages from Houthi forces on Tuesday, pursuing their offensive a day after capturing the country's biggest air base, residents and loyalist sources said. Clashes took... Women 05 Aug, 2015
Yemen pro-government troops retake rebel-held base in south SANAA: Yemen's pro-government troops fought pockets of resistance outside a key military base in the country's south Tuesday, a day after they seized it from Shiite rebels, military officials said. The capture of the Al-Anad base — once the site... Women 04 Aug, 2015
