The Latest Breaking News from Yemen

Scramble for transport as Yemen fuel shortage worsens

Yemenis are riding on the roof or hanging out the sides of taxi vans as severe fuel shortages in the capital Sanaa and other Houthi-held areas raise demand for public transportation, with people queuing for days to fill the tanks of their cars.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

UN Silent, Yemen Govt Skeptical of Houthi Claims of Deal over Safer Tanker

The Iran-backed Houthi militias claimed they have signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the war-torn country's coast. The UN has yet to confirm the deal and the legitimate government expressed its skepticism…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2022

UN Envoy Angelina Jolie in Yemen Ahead of Fundraising Summit

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited war-wrecked Yemen to show solidarity with displaced families in hopes of mobilizing support for an incoming fundraising conference, the United Nations said. Jolie, who is special envoy for the UN on refugee issues, landed in the southern coastal city of Aden to meet…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022

US Delegation Visits Yemen For Talks on Economy, Terrorism

A US delegation discussed in Yemen the country’s security, economic and development needs, as well as efforts to combat terrorism and illegal smuggling. US Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking and Chargé d’Affaires for the US Embassy in the country Cathy Westley conducted a visit to the governorates of Shabwa, Hadramaut…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2022

Yemen: GPEI Warns of Polio Outbreak in Areas under Houthi Control

Yemen is currently experiencing twin outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 and type 2, warned the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPSI). GPSI issued a statement stating that the two poliovirus strains emerge in populations with low immunity, and both can result in lifelong paralysis and even death. Since 2019,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2022

All wars horrify us, but it seems not equally so

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Nesrine Malik about how the invasion of Ukraine has been viewed differently to other conflicts across the globe

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Yemeni Authorities Destroy Large Quantities of Illicit Drugs Linked to Houthis in Hajjah

Security officials in Yemen on Thursday destroyed a large quantity of hashish and thousands of narcotic pills, which were seized from smugglers linked to Houthi criminal gangs in the past four months, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The National Army forces in the Fifth Military Region destroyed 1,158 kilograms of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022

UNESCO, EU Launch Youth Employment through Heritage, Culture Project in Yemen

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Union (EU) signed a new €20 million agreement to further support the cultural sector in Yemen. The Youth Employment through Heritage and Culture in Yemen project will create employment opportunities for 8,000 young women and men and safeguard…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022

‘Horrifying’: Yemeni students flee war in Ukraine

Yemeni students caught up in Russia’s invasion face arduous journeys and racial profiling as they try to escape Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022

Ukraine conflict could hit food supplies, worsening Yemen hunger crisis

Potential disruption to global wheat supplies after Russia's invasion of Ukraine is raising concerns that war-torn Yemen's hunger crisis and food price inflation could deepen, with some Yemenis rushing to buy flour.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2022