Yemen president cedes powers to council as Saudi Arabia pushes to end war Yemen's president delegated power to a presidential council and dismissed his deputy on Thursday in a move aimed at supporting U.N.-led efforts to revive negotiations to end the bitter seven-year war in the country. World 07 Apr, 2022
Blast at Aden airport kills 16, wounds 60 SANAA: A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 16 people were killed and 60 were wounded in the... Women 30 Dec, 2020
Child labour, marriages on rise in Yemen as COVID spreads: UN agency GENEVA: The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday its work in Yemen was near a “potential breaking point” as coronavirus spreads in the war-damaged country, with rising numbers of families resorting to begging, child labour and marrying of... Women 26 May, 2020
Yemen could face 'catastrophic' food situation as pandemic worsens: FAO DUBAI: Yemen, already pushed to the brink of famine by a five-year war, could see a “catastrophic” food security situation due to the coronavirus pandemic and lower remittances from the Gulf, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said... Women 18 May, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases over 4.37 million, death toll reaches 295,923 More than 4.37 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 295,923 have died, according to Reuters tally, as of Thursday. It has been reported that the US has a total of 1,396,732 cases and 83,720 people... Women 14 May, 2020
Yemen reports first two deaths from coronavirus ADEN: Yemen reported multiple coronavirus infections and deaths linked to the disease for the first time on Wednesday and an official in the southern port of Aden said the number of cases was very likely to increase in the coming days. The United... Women 30 Apr, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen calls for end to escalation in south RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen on Monday urged a main separatist group that declared self-rule in the south to rescind its move, saying it was an "escalatory action" at a time all parties should focus on confronting the novel... Women 27 Apr, 2020
Separatist group in Yemen announces self-rule in country's south ADEN: Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) early on Sunday announced it would establish self-rule in regions under their control, which the Saudi-backed government warned would have "catastrophic consequences". The move threatens... Women 26 Apr, 2020
UN urges Yemen Houthi court to review 30 death sentences GENEVA: Thirty men were sentenced to death by Houthi authorities in Yemen this week amid credible allegations that many were tortured during three years of politically-motivated detention, the UN human rights office said on Friday. It urged the... Women 12 Jul, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera raged in Yemen ADEN, YEMEN: In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million doses of cholera vaccine to Yemen. Amid the... Women 08 Apr, 2019
Six suspected al Qaeda militants killed in�Yemen�drone strike ADEN: Six suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen on Sunday, local security officials and residents said. The strike hit a suspected al Qaeda site in al-Bayda province, killing two people believed to be... Women 26 Nov, 2018
Rebels kill Yemen's strongman Saleh as alliance collapses SANAA, YEMEN: Yemeni rebels on Monday killed their onetime ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country's former president, as they gained the upper hand in days of fighting with his forces for control of the capital, Sanaa. The tumult threw the country's... Women 05 Dec, 2017
