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Arab World Houthis repeatedly target ambulances in Taiz (AFP)

Nearly 10,000 Casualties in Yemen Escalation as Taiz Health System Struggles to Survive

Nearly 10,000 people have been killed or wounded in Yemen's latest military escalation, pushing the country's battered health system to the brink of collapse…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Arab World A cargo truck overturns on a road between Lahj and Taiz after the Houthis blocked the main route (X)

Yemen’s Houthis Blow Up Roads, Loot Homes in Rural Taiz

Houthi militias are tightening their grip on rural communities in southwestern Yemen, blowing up roads, erecting military barricades and digging trenches as…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Arab World Houthi militia members returning from Mokha to Sanaa escort a convoy believed to be carrying looted goods and detainees (AP) 

Mokha after Houthi Takeover: Looting, Poverty, Fear and Displacement

Since the Houthis seized the western Yemeni coastal city of Mokha a week ago, widespread looting has targeted homes, private property, government facilities…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Arab World Othman Mujalli, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, inspects forces in Hajjah. (government media)

Yemeni Government Forces Regroup to Shift the Momentum

Yemen’s army and allied forces have raised their state of alert on the Taiz and Hajjah fronts as they move to reorganize their military positions to shift the…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Features The Houthi escalation has forced thousands of Yemeni families to flee their homes. (AFP)

Fall of Mokha Leaves Humanitarian Crisis in Its Wake, Threatens Shipping

Those who had not fled the southwestern Yemeni coastal city of Mokha awoke Thursday to a grim military and humanitarian reality after the Houthi group seized…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden) Mohammed Nasser (Aden)
Arab World A view of Aden International Airport earlier this year (Reuters)

Yemen Transport Minister Says Two Arabian Sea Ports Planned

The Yemeni government is betting that rebuilding the transport sector can help revive an economy battered by more than a decade of war that has left airports,…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Arab World Funding shortfall in Yemen has increased the risk of food insecurity (EPA) 

International, Local Bodies Warn of Impending Famine in Yemen

A number of UN, international and local bodies said Yemen is again on the brink of widespread humanitarian disaster, characterized by accelerated hunger,…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Arab World A Yemeni man in Taiz prepares coffee from the beans harvested on his farm. (United Nations)

UN Project Supports Thousands of Coffee Farmers in Yemen's Taiz

A UN-backed food security project in Yemen has become a model for creating jobs, helping farmers confront food insecurity, and developing coffee farming as a…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)