For the fourth consecutive year, Eid al-Fitr has done little to bring quiet to Yemen’s war-weary residents. In Hodeida, airstrikes have been replaced with a new norm: snipers, artillery shells, and missiles.
Under siege and with little to celebrate, Yemenis have found a new way to mark the end of Ramadan holiday.
SANA’A, YEMEN -- "My mom said we don’t have enough money to buy new clothes this Eid because of the war," proclaims Nassem, a young Yemeni girl. Instead, her hands are adorned with hena’a -- a black liquid applied to form intricate designs to the skin. "I want dad to see my hands, he’ll like it, Nassem says. But Nassem’s father likely won’t be
Ramadan this year was the deadliest since 2007, with over 670 people dead, mainly from suicide bombings and car bombs.
An al-Qaida affiliate has claimed responsibility for attacks that killed scores of people across Iraq on Saturday during the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Ramadan. Nearly a dozen bomb attacks targeted mainly Shias in markets, cafes and restaurants and killed
