The Valley of Death: the Saudi Coalition is Creating a Living Nightmare for African Migrants in Yemen

Ahmed AbdulKareem recounts the story of Heramala and thousands of African migrants like him who make the harrowing journey across wartorn Yemen in hopes of a better life in Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen African Migrants Feature photo

YEMEN-SAUDI BORDER -- Hoping for a better life, 32-year-old Hermala left Jimma, a poor farming district in Ethiopia's Oromia region, and set out towards Saudi Arabia. He faced unspeakable dangers along the journey, including death at sea, torture, and abuse in chasing what would ultimately remain an unfulfilled dream. Over the course of the

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Yemen Continues Military Progress as Native Mercenaries Abandon Saudi Coalition

Native Yemeni mercenaries, including officers and sheiks, have abandoned the Saudi Coalition and returned to their homes after being offered general amnesty by the Houthi-allied Yemeni army.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen | Coalition mercenaries

AL-DALI, YEMEN -- Throughout Yemen, drivers are queuing up for hours hoping to get a can of fuel from overcrowded petrol stations. The fuel shortage comes as the Saudi-led Coalition and its allied mercenaries in Aden are preventing tankers laden with oil from entering Hodeida port, Yemen’s largest entry point. Nine tankers have been prevented from

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Yemen Protests Trump Veto of Congressional Resolution to Stop Supporting Saudi War

“My message is only to the American people: is spilling more Yemeni blood acceptable to you?” asked a man in his seventies. “There is no difference between the vampires and Donald Trump. Trump is a real character who insists on sucking more Yemeni blood,” a young protester told MintPress.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen | Trump protest

SANA'A, YEMEN -- Tens of thousands of Yemenis held demonstrations in the country’s capital, Sana`a, Hodeida, Sada`a and others provinces on Friday to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump's veto of a U.S. congressional resolution directing him to end support for the Saudi-led Coalition’s war against Yemen. In what can only be described as boost to

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Historically Huge Anti-Saudi Rallies Across Yemen on War’s Fourth Anniversary

Unprecedented numbers of Yemenis took part in the anti-Saudi demonstrations on the fourth anniversary of the war in Yemen this year, indicating a growing opposition to the Saudi-led presence in their country.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen | fourth anniversary

SANA’A, YEMEN -- Massive demonstrations took place across Yemen’s major cities on Tuesday to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led war on the country. The war ostensibly began on March 26, 2015, when Saudi Arabia, backed by the U.S. and other regional allies, launched a large-scale attack on Yemen under the pretext of reinstating

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Yemen’s Rabid Dogs Eat the Dead and Bite the Living, with Treatment Often Out of Reach

What’s driving the feral dogs to attack is an acquired taste for human flesh. One of the most gruesome scenes you see after every massacre is hungry dogs roaming around a place to eat corpses or what remains of them.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen | Rabid Dogs

SANA’A, YEMEN -- While cleaning a superficial gash with hydrogen peroxide, Dr. Ali tries to calm a distressed nine-year-old named Mason. Mason had just arrived at the al Jomhouri Hospital emergency room after being bitten by a dog while she was playing next to her home in Sana’a on Tuesday. Al Jomhouri receives more than 60 patients a day with

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