Yemen

Country on the Arabian Peninsula

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Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 square kilometres. The coastline stretches for about 2,000 kilometres. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel to the south, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory encompasses more than 200 islands, including the Socotra islands in the Guardafui Channel. Yemen is characterized as a failed state with high necessity of transformation. Yemen's constitutionally stated capital is the city of Sanaa, but the city has been under Houthi rebel control since February 2015 as well as Aden, which is also controlled by the Southern Transitional Council since 2018. Its executive administration resides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Several killed in Yemen floods Storms continue around Gulf of Aden and southern Red Sea, leaving at least 17 dead in the northern Marib region. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:43Published 22 hours ago

Boys raise thousands of pounds for Yemen by selling lemonade Six-year-old best friends raise £37,000 for Yemen by selling homemade lemonade from their driveway in Redbridge. Report by Bassaneseg. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:21Published 2 days ago

UN warns over oil tanker stranded off Yemen coast for years Both the Yemeni government and Houthi fighters lay claim to its valuable cargo and neither side is budging. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:19Published 3 weeks ago

Air strikes kill civilians in Yemen's al-Jawf province Air raids by Saudi-led coalition hit residential homes in northern al-Hazm district, killing women and children. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:13Published 3 weeks ago

UN says migrants in Yemen stranded, abused amid coronavirus fears At least 14,500 African migrants, mostly Ethiopians, blamed for the coronavirus, rounded up and forcibly moved. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:53Published 3 weeks ago

UN slammed for taking Saudi coalition off child rights blacklist HRW denounced Guterres for ignoring the UN's own evidence of continued grave violations against children in Yemen. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:28Published on June 23, 2020

Yemen: UAE-backed separatists take control of Socotra UAE-backed southern separatists in Yemen seize control of the strategic Socotra island from the Saudi Arabian-backed government. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:44Published on June 23, 2020

Clashes erupt between Yemen gov't forces, separatists in Socotra Southern separatists storm security department building in city of Hadibouh, official says. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:13Published on June 23, 2020

Saudi coalition shoots down Houthi ballistic missiles and drones Missiles and 'booby-trapped unmanned aircraft' from Yemen's Houthi rebels intercepted, including one fired on Riyadh. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 06:01Published on June 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Yemen refugees face terrible conditions More than 280,000 refugees are living in Yemen, but many say they no longer feel welcome and are leaving. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:12Published on June 23, 2020

Houthis launch missile, drone attack on Riyadh Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it launched a large missile and drone attack deep in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that struck the defense ministry and a military base in Riyadh, but the kingdom.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published on June 23, 2020

Yemen COVID-19: Fears cases and deaths are being underreported The WHO believes many more people in Yemen are affected by coronavirus than official reporting shows. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:46Published on June 10, 2020

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Boys' lemonade stand raises thousands for Yemen crisis Best friends, Ayaan and Mikaeel, aged six, want to help children suffering in the Yemen crisis. BBC News - Published 5 days ago
Yemen conflict: Southern separatists give up self-rule An agreement aims to heal a rift in the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in the north. BBC News - Published 1 week ago
From Yemen to Wales: 'I thought I would die under that lorry' Forced to flee for his life, Mujahed Aqlan relives his perilous journey across Europe as a teenager. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago

Yemen war: Tortured for supporting the 'wrong' side Disappearances and brutality have become hallmarks of the fighting in Yemen, documented cases show. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Coronavirus: The doctors on Yemen's front line Five years of civil war have left the country's medical system devastated and Covid-19 is spreading largely unchecked. BBC News - Published on July 8, 2020
UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite 'possible' war crimes in Yemen, government says Government says possible war crimes commited by Saudi Arabia are 'isolated incidents' and resumes sales Independent - Published on July 7, 2020

Yemen crisis: Five years of hunger, five years of war Yemen's humanitarian crisis is worsening as coronavirus compounds the impact of the conflict. BBC News - Published on June 27, 2020
Yemen crisis: Separatists take over 'Galapagos of Indian Ocean' Socotra, prized for its flora and fauna, falls to separatists further complicating the Yemen crisis. BBC News - Published on June 21, 2020
Coronavirus: Five reasons why it is so bad in Yemen Five reasons why Yemen could be the worst place for coronavirus in the world. BBC News - Published on June 20, 2020
Saudi proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen: sources Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies under a Saudi-led coalition, three sources said, as violence escalates with the Iran-aligned.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen denies killing civilians in Saada air strike The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Wednesday denied that an air strike it carried out earlier this week in Saada province had killed civilians, as alleged by Houthi authorities. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Saudi-led coalition asks U.N. to share details of child deaths in Yemen A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting in Yemen asked the United Nations on Tuesday to share details of its accusations that the coalition was responsible for 222 child deaths or injuries last.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Yemen war: UN takes Saudi-led coalition off child rights blacklist Human rights groups accuse the secretary general of ignoring evidence of grave violations in Yemen. BBC News - Published on June 16, 2020	Violence surges in Yemen after coronavirus truce expires The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards the south of the kingdom on Tuesday after intercepting.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Saudi-led coalition cut from U.N. blacklist of warring parties killing children U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition from a United Nations blacklist, several years after it was first named and shamed for killing and.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Separatists in south Yemen seize convoy with billions of riyals for central bank Southern separatists in Yemen seized a consignment of billions of riyals intended for the central bank in Aden on Saturday, in a further attempt to wrench control from the Saudi-backed government since.. Reuters - Published on June 14, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it destroyed missile targeting Saudi Arabia The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Saturday it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile targeting the Saudi Arabian border city of Najran. Reuters - Published on June 13, 2020	Yemen's qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat Yemeni qat seller Hamdan Hussein's customers still come daily to the crowded market to buy the addictive green stimulant, despite doctors' concerns that chewing in groups and spitting it could spread.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
Yemen aid operations at risk after fundraiser falls $1bn short Donors pledge $1bn less than the UN says it needs to stop cuts to the world's largest aid operation. BBC News - Published on June 3, 2020	Donors promise Yemen $1.35 billion, falling short of U.N. target to save aid operations International donors raised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen on Tuesday but the amount fell short of the United Nations' target of $2.4 billion needed to save the world's biggest aid.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
U.N. says donors have promised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid to Yemen: aid chief International donors promised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid to Yemen on Tuesday, U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock told a pledging conference to help the war-torn country. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020	Britain announces 160 million pounds in humanitarian aid to Yemen: minister Britain announced on Tuesday 160 million pounds ($201 million) in humanitarian aid to Yemen, James Cleverly, the Foreign Office minister for the Middle East and North Africa, told a pledging conference.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
Yemen pledging drive hopes to raise $2.4 billion to save aid ops as virus spreads The United Nations and Saudi Arabia host a pledging conference for war-ravaged Yemen on Tuesday to help raise some $2.4 billion as funding shortages imperil the world's biggest aid operation. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020	Factbox: U.N. programmes in Yemen at risk of going broke The United Nations said ahead of a pledging conference for Yemen on Tuesday that 30 of 41 major aid programmes in the war-torn country would close in the next few weeks without funding. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
Saudi-led coalition says shot down two drones launched by Yemen's Houthis: agency The Saudi-led coalition has shot down two drones launched by Yemen's Houthi group in the direction of Saudi Arabia, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said, citing a coalition spokesman. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020	Saudi Arabia confirms virtual donors conference for Yemen with U.N. Saudi Arabia confirmed it will host a virtual donors conference next week for Yemen together with the United Nations which said the conflict-riven nation risked being overwhelmed by the coronavirus. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
U.N. seeks $2.4 billion for Yemen, warns aid operation nearly broke U.N. agencies trying to help the millions at risk from the conflict in Yemen are nearly broke, U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday, announcing a drive to raise some $2.4 billion next week to.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020	Six killed in Saudi Arabia in shooting incident: state news agency Saudi Arabian police in Assir, a region close to the Yemeni border, are investigating after a shooting incident in which six citizens died on Tuesday, state-run news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Missile attack on Yemen army base in Marib kills seven: sources Houthi fighters in Yemen fired missiles at a military base of the Saudi-backed government in Marib province, northeast of the capital Sanaa, on Tuesday, killing seven people including relatives of the.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020	Child labour, marriages on rise in Yemen as COVID spreads: U.N. agency The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday its work in Yemen was near a "potential breaking point" as coronavirus spreads in the war-damaged country, with rising numbers of families resorting to begging,.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020
Migrants stuck in Hungary can take walks after 'transit zones' shut Pale, thin but in high spirits, Yemeni engineering student Wesam Al-Hadrami emerged from the unlocked gate of a new migrant centre in Hungary on Friday to take his first walk after nine months of.. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020	Coronavirus: Yemen's healthcare system 'in effect collapsed' A UN humanitarian agency warns that infections are spreading fast across the war-torn country. BBC News - Published on May 22, 2020
Yemen's health system 'has in effect collapsed' as COVID spreads: U.N. The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen where the health care system "has in effect collapsed", the United Nations said on Friday, appealing for urgent funding. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020	Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen: medical charity MSF The main coronavirus treatment centre in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over two weeks, the medical charity running the site said on Thursday, more than double the toll.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
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Vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden: Britain's UKMTO A vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, offshore of Yemen's port of Mukalla, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, without giving further details. Reuters - Published on May 17, 2020	Yemen reports 21 new coronavirus cases including three deaths Yemen's Saudi-backed government reported on Friday 21 new coronavirus cases, including three deaths, the coronavirus committee said on Twitter. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020
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Yemen

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