Yemen

Latest Stories

In this May 2020 frame grab from video provided by a Yemeni activist, men in protective gear bury a victim of COVID-19, in the Houthi-controlled city of Ibb, Yemen. An investigation by The Associated Press found that the coronavirus is taking a deadly toll on the war weary population of Yemen. The situation is exacerbated in the Houthi-controlled north where the rebels have suppressed information about the virus, severely punished those who speak out, enforced little mitigation measures, and promoted conspiracies and claims by the Houthi minister of health that scientists are working on developing a cure for covid-19 to present to the world. (Yemeni Activist via AP)

Yemen’s rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Flooding from heavy seasonal rains leaves 16 dead in Yemen

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 12, 2020 file, photo, Yemeni medical workers wearing masks and protective gear stand at the entrance of a hospital in Aden, Yemen. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders has reported a spike of deaths and infections from coronavirus, including health workers at a facility it runs in Aden. Residents of Aden had previously said several hospitals shut their doors as medical staffers feared contracting the virus while lacking protective equipment. (AP Photo/Wail al-Qubaty, File)

UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June

By SAMY MAGDY and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this May 21, 2020, photo, grave diggers bury a body at Radwan Cemetery in Aden, Yemen. At a cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves are a testament to a spike in deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic. The cemetery workers who bury them don’t know what killed the newly deceased. But there’s no denying that there's been an increasing number of people getting sick in the port city of Aden — likely from the coronavirus. (AP Photo)

UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls $1B short amid virus

By AYA BATRAWY and MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

In this May 12, 2020, file photo, a Yemeni man receives treatment as he lies on a bed at a hospital in Aden, Yemen. Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for donations to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen, saying they’ve already been forced to stop some of their work even as the coronavirus rips through the country. The calls for funds come ahead of a UN donor conference, hosted virtually by Saudi Arabia, scheduled to take place Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Wail al-Qubaty, File)

U.N. forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as the coronavirus increases need

By Maggie Michael and Maggie Hyde - Associated Press

In this May 21, 2020, photo, grave diggers bury bodies at Radwan Cemetery in Aden, Yemen. At the cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves are a testament to a spike in deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic. The cemetery workers who bury them don’t know what killed the newly deceased. But there’s no denying that there's been an increasing number of people getting sick in the port city of Aden — likely from the coronavirus. (AP Photo)

UN urges $2.4 billion to help Yemen cope with war and virus

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 12, 2020 file, photo, Yemeni medical workers wearing masks and protective gear stand at the entrance of a hospital in Aden, Yemen. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders has reported a spike of deaths and infections from coronavirus, including health workers at a facility it runs in Aden. Residents of Aden had previously said several hospitals shut their doors as medical staffers feared contracting the virus while lacking protective equipment. (AP Photo/Wail al-Qubaty, File)

Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths

Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, supporters of southern separatists gather with the flags of south Yemen and the United Arab Emirates during a rally to show support for the UAE amid a standoff with the internationally recognized government, in Aden, Yemen. (AP Photo/Wail al-Qubaty, File)

Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Yemeni women work to manufacture protective face masks, that are in high demand worldwide due the outbreak of the coronavirus, at a textile factory in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020. For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) **FILE**

Yemen reports spike in new COVID-19 cases amid fears the virus could be quietly spreading

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Clashes in Yemen UNESCO site threaten rare species

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Shiite Houthi tribesmen hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a tribal gathering showing support for the Houthi movement, in Sanaa, Yemen. On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that its forces would begin a cease-fire starting at midnight, in what could pave the way for the first direct peace talks between the two sides that have been at war for more than five years. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) ** FILE **

Yemen reports first COVID-19 deaths as fears grow that the coronavirus could be spreading undetected

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this March 4, 2020 photo, Samera al-Huri, poses for a portrait in her home near Cairo, Egypt. As they grow more politically active, women are increasingly targeted by the Houthi rebels who rule northern Yemen. Hundreds of women have vanished into secret prisons where they are tortured and sometimes raped, former detainees and other activists say. The Houthis deny the claims, but six women who escaped to Egypt spoke to the Associated Press about their ordeals. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Women who dare dissent targeted for abuse by Yemen’s rebels

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, soldiers allied to Yemen's internationally recognized government fly the South Yemen flag at the port of Aden in Aden, Yemen. A Saudi-led coalition mired in a yearslong war in Yemen on Monday urged Emirati-backed separatists to honor terms of a Riyadh peace deal and return control of Aden to the country's internationally recognized government. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Saudi coalition urges Yemen separatists to honor Riyadh deal

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Yemen’s southern separatists claim sole control of Aden

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

U.S. preparing ‘substantial’ aid package to help Yemen in coronavirus fight

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Fighting in several parts of Yemen kills hundreds in April

By BY AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

NGOs urge UN to blacklist US, Russia for children’s deaths

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Yemen rebels arrest former minister in capital, family says

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 1, 2019 file photo, United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths speaks during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. Griffiths said Thursday, April 16, 2020 that the threat of the new coronavirus has galvanized peace efforts and that he expects the country’s warring sides to agree on a lasting cease-fire and peace talks “in the immediate future.” (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Security Council backs UN chief’s call for Yemen cease-fire

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 photo, men inspect a house destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen. The missile fired by the Saudi-led coalition killed a judge and his entire family in the Nahda neighborhood, security officials said. The judge was a known Houthi supporter. On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that its forces would begin a cease-fire starting at midnight, in what could pave the way for the first direct peace talks between the two sides that have been at war for more than five years. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

UN envoy expects Yemen cease-fire agreement very soon

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press