By Peter Salisbury and Louise Redvers | (IRIN) – AMMAN / DUBAI (IRIN) – The conflict in Yemen is worsening the country’s food insecurity, according to a new report, which predicts that the parts of Arab state may enter an emergency phase by the end of the year. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) […]
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Yemen: Fierce fighting in Lead-up to Saudi Ceasefire, Children at risk of Starvation
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Heavy fighting continued in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday, despite the agreement reached between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia that a five-day ceasefire would begin on Tuesday at midnight. Humanitarian organizations have high hopes in the ceasefire as a time when aid can be gotten to the […]
Now Yemen’s Houthi Rebels are forcing Children Into Battle
Human Rights Watch | – (Beirut) – The Houthi armed group in Yemen has intensified its recruitment, training, and deployment of children in violation of international law. Since September 2014, when the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, took control of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, they have increasingly used children as scouts, guards, runners, and fighters, […]
Beyond the Headlines: The New Arabs (Juan Cole Interview)
Jack Segal | International Affairs Forum (Traverse City) | – “For three decades, Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan has sought to put the relationship of the West and the Muslim world in historical context. This conversation will add to that endeavor. Beyond the Headlines is hosted […]
115 Children Killed: Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen by the Numbers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Since the beginning of the Saudi air campaign against the Houthi movement in Yemen on March 26 until April 22, these are the UN statistics on its human cost: 500 civilians killed since March 26 150 children killed 1,185 non-combatant civilians injured 150,000 have fled their homes 23 […]
Blood Money? After Bombing Yemen, Saudis offer $274 mn. in Humanitarian Aid
By Thalif Deen | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Saudi Arabia’s right hand does not know what its left foot is up to, belittles an Asian diplomat, mixing his metaphors to describe the political paradox in the ongoing military conflict in Yemen. The Saudis, who are leading a coalition of Arab states, have been accused […]
How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen
CNN | – “CNN’s Tom Foreman uses virtual reality to show how the U.S. intends to monitor Iranian ships off the coast of Yemen.” CNN: “How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen”
Yemen: U.N. calls for Ceasefire, denounces War Crimes
By Thalif Deen | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The United Nations, which is providing humanitarian aid to over 50 million refugees worldwide, is struggling to cope with a new crisis in hand: death and destruction in Yemen. In an urgent appeal for 274 million dollars in international aid to meet the needs of some […]
With 311 Civilians dead in Yemen Strikes, Saudis & US must Investigate War Crimes
Human Rights Watch | – (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia, other coalition members, and the United States should ensure that coalition forces take necessary steps to minimize harm to civilians during military operations in Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing letters to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Sa`ud of Saudi Arabia and US Secretary of Defense […]