HISTORICAL FACTS: 7 - Caught on Camera

‘Swarms of people’: Witnesses recall Yemen stampede tragedy

Locals blame merchants, authorities for the stampede, which left at least 78 people gathered to receive donations dead.

Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2023

At least 78 killed in aid stampede in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa

At least 78 people have been killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as residents gathered at a school to receive cash donations.

The New Daily · Apr 20, 2023

At least 78 dead in stampede at school in Yemen

Tragedy in Sanaa’s Old City believed to be one of the deadliest seen in years

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78, officials say

A crowd stampeding at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has left at least 78 people dead and 73 injured, according to Houthi officials and witnesses

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

At least 78 killed in crush at Ramadan charity event in Yemen

The tragedy happened as hundreds crowded into a school in the hope of receiving aid at a charity event in Sanaa.

Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2023

Yemen stampede: At least 78 killed in surge for Ramadan donations

At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as residents gathered at a school to receive cash donations distributed by merchants during Ramadan, witnesses and the Houthi administration said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2023

Peace may finally be returning to Yemen, but can a fractured nation be put back together?

Last month, China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, a landmark deal that restored full diplomatic ties between the two bitter rivals.

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2023

Grundberg Sees ‘Rare Opportunity’ for Ceasefire, Peace in Yemen

Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy to Yemen, described the current opportunity for peace between Yemenis as “delicate and rare,” pledging to intensify efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire and revive the political process. Grundberg praised the “constructive dialogue” recently held by Saudi officials in Sanaa and their “productive discussions”…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2023

Saudi Team Briefs Yemen's Presidential Council on Outcomes of Sanaa Meetings

Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi met on Sunday with Saudi ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber. During the meeting, Al-Jaber conveyed the greetings of the Saudi leadership and its wishes that the current talks with all Yemeni parties would lead to reviving the political process, and achieve…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2023

Saudi unilaterally releases detainees to Yemen amid peace push

Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous detainee exchanges between Yemen's warring parties.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023