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Yemeni children return to school amid war and pandemic

As the new academic year begins, dozens of students sit on the ground of a house that has been converted into a school in war-torn Taiz, Yemen. In this poverty-stricken country, millions of children rarely get to sit in a chair or at a desk, or even go to school.

01/09/2021

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia says it foiled an attack by a boat off its Yanbu port

A remotely-piloted boat laden with explosives targeted a Saudi port on Tuesday, according to reports from the state-run Saudi press agency.

27/04/2021

Yemen

Yemen faces famine as deadly as Ethiopia's in 1980s, says NGO chief

Jan Egeland called on the nations that had fought in Yemen, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to join Europe and the United States in funding the humanitarian response.

01/03/2021

USA

President Biden ends support for Yemen offensive in diplomacy reset

US President Joe Biden said he would withdraw US support for the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen in his first major foreign policy speech.

04/02/2021

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Footage emerges of deadly blast at airport in Yemen

The blast happened just moments after a plane carrying a newly formed government cabinet landed in Aden, security officials said.

30/12/2020

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Yemenis light candles on Christmas Day to shine light on ongoing war

Yemeni citizens of Al-Jahmiliya neighbourhood, the most destroyed neighbourhood in Taez, light hundreds of candles on Christmas Day to draw the world's attention to end the war in their city.

26/12/2020

Travel News

"The treasure of Yemen" International Coffee Day celebrated in Sana'a

Mired in civil war since 2014 and one of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest nations, Yemen was once best known for its coffee industry

02/10/2020

Yemen

UN: Yemen's warring sides to swap more than 1,000 prisoners

This marks the first phase of a prisoner-release plan reached earlier this year.

27/09/2020

Yemen

97 medics die from COVID-19 as humanitarian crisis worsens in Yemen

The healthcare system of the war-ravaged country has been left in tatters. Even before coronavirus struck, Yemen had just 10 doctors for every 10,000 people.

25/07/2020

World News

Euroviews. Without continued aid, the next migrant crisis will be people fleeing coronavirus not war ǀ View

Coronavirus is currently tearing its way through the Western world. But the loss of life, destruction of the economy and paralysis of infrastructure will be exponentially worse in the developing world - and it could lead to a migrant crisis the likes of which Europe has never seen before.

31/03/2020

World

How is a Yemeni school using music to help children in wartime?

A school in the southwest of Yemen is implementing music lessons, in the hope of easing the stress of children living within the community.

17/01/2020

The Cube

Can Saudi-brokered ‘peace deal’ really help end Yemen war?

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and southern separatists signed a deal. But what change will the agreement actually bring?

07/11/2019

World News

Why haven't European countries halted arm exports to Saudi Arabia?

European countries halted arm exports to Turkey but why haven't they done the same for Saudi Arabia?

19/10/2019

Saudi Arabia

Euroviews. Trump finally deserves credit for something: Making the Middle East worse ǀ View

The dangerous downward spiral in the Middle East stems from the U.S. scrapping the Iran nuclear deal without a strategy in place.

19/09/2019

World News

EU asylum applications jumped 10% in first six months of 2019

Overall, just over a third of decisions (34%) issued in the first six months of 2019 were granted EU-regulated protection

12/08/2019

World

WHO calls for greater action to fight diabetes & obesity in the Middle East

The World Health Organization’s regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari, is calling for united action to strengthen health systems in the the Levant.

12/07/2019

Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one expat

Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one expat, Saudi-led coalition says

23/06/2019

United Kingdom

UK government suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia after court ruling

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has announced a temporary suspension of export licences to the kingdom

20/06/2019

Yemen

Yemen's Houthis target two Saudi airports with multiple drone attacks

Yemen's Houthis target two Saudi airports with multiple drone attacks

16/06/2019

Yemen

Houthi's begin withdrawing from Yemen ports

Yemen's Houthi movement has begun withdrawing forces from the country’s port of Saleef in Hodeidah province, finally invoking the terms of a United Nations-sponsored peace deal five months after the agreement was made.

12/05/2019