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2018

The ‘Worst Famine in 100 Years’ Could be in Yemen: UN

The United Nations is warning that 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. It’s calling on the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to halt air strikes which are killing civilians, and contributing to what the UN says could…

Millions of Yemeni Children Deprived of Education

The new school year began in Yemen, under difficult and harsh conditions, because of the suspension of salaries of employees in the government sector, including teachers for nearly two years, following the decision to transfer the central…

Saudi Arabia Deliberately Targeting Yemen’s Food Supply

Saudi Arabia has deliberately impaired Yemen’s food supply by systematically targeting the war-torn country’s fishing installations, fishermen, agricultural sites and other food related infrastructure, according to a report. The…

Iran, Sweden diplomats discuss ways to settle Yemen Crisis

Y.A In a meeting in Tehran on Sunday, talks were held between Iranian Foreign Minister’s Special Assistant for Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Sweden’s special envoy for Libya and Yemen Peter Semneby on the latest developments…

OCHA: About 31% of Yemeni Girls are Out of School

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that 31% of Yemeni girls are out of school, according to a tweet of OCHA in Yemen on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl, which falls on…

Improving Healthcare Services in Conflict-Torn Yemen

With only 50 percent of health facilities fully functional, the war in Yemen has led to a large and dramatic increase of people who need medical care from 5 million prior to the war to 16.4 million putting a lot of pressure on…