Despite warnings over the potentially devastating humanitarian consequences, the Saudi-led coalition is trying to capture the port city in what is shaping up to be the biggest battle of the now-three-year-old war, causing an acute shortage of vital supplies and putting millions of Yemenis at risk.
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
The UAE’s rise to power is no accident, as it stems in large part from the UAE’s great success in wooing the United States prior to the war in Yemen.
HODEIDAH, YEMEN – In defiance of pleas from the United Nations, aid groups and others, the Saudi-led coalition has begun its offensive on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, an offensive that is likely to result in mass civilian
Mainstream media outlets have spent the last month or so hyping up the importance of Hodeidah in Yemen. Forces backed by the U.S.-Saudi-U.A.E. coalition have an intense offensive planned to take territory from Yemen’s Army and Popular Committees, Ansarullah.
Hodeidah (GPA) – Mainstream media outlets have spent the last month or so hyping up the importance of Hodeidah in Yemen. Forces backed by the U.S.-Saudi-U.A.E. coalition have an intense offensive planned to take territory from Yemen’s Army and Popular Committees, Ansarullah. But what’s the big deal about Hodeidah? Well, a whole
UNICEF called the attack “one of the deadliest attacks on children since the conflict in Yemen escalated in March 2015.”
Warplanes belonging to the U.S.-Saudi coalition carried out a series of airstrikes on a camp for displaced people in Yemen’s Hodeidah province on Monday. Out of the 14 fatalities, seven of which were children — some appear to be infants. The crime also killed three women and injured an additional nine civilians. Rescuers struggled to retrieve
