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UN Alert: Yemen’s Highlands Brace for Deadlier Floods Next Week

Much of Yemen’s Highlands should brace for deadlier downpours and floods in the coming week, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said in a agrometeorological early warning bulletin it released Monday. FAO also said the return of the Saif rainy season was with a rough start as storms flooded…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023

International Report: Yemen Ranks the Lowest in Mental Health

Yemen is lagging in mental health, as the streets of Sanaa and major cities are filled with homeless and mentally disturbed people, according to a recent international report. Sapien Labs issued its third annual report on the mental state of the world, ranking Yemen 46th out of 57 countries. Sapien…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2023

Yemen: Houthis Hike Prices of Vegetables, Fruits

Yemenis in the capital Sanaa and other cities under Houthi control, condemned the militias for imposing high royalties and illegal levies, hiking the prices of fruits and vegetables. Residents affirmed that prices for many food commodities continued to rise, accusing the militias of imposing more tariffs in the name of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2023

Yemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they are imposing severe restrictions on U.N. and other humanitarian flights arriving in the capital, Sanaa

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023

Ramadan begins in Mideast amid high costs, hopes for peace

The first daily fast of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2023

Measles, Smallpox on the Rise in Houthi-Controlled Areas

Yemeni medical sources in Houthi-controlled areas warned on Saturday of a health catastrophe facing the country as the militias continue to prevent vaccinations for deadly childhood diseases. The sources said that medical facilities, including in Sanaa, recorded hundreds of polio, measles, and smallpox cases. Medical sources in Sanaa told Asharq…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2023

Mystery Shrouds Fate of UN Plan for Unloading FSO Safer

Mystery shrouds the fate of FSO Safer, an aging oil tanker moored off the west coast of Yemen, after a UN plan to transfer around 1.1 million barrels of crude oil onboard the derelict vessel to a new tanker faltered due to a lack of funding. The FSO Safer, owned…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Twelve years after Yemen uprising, people’s dreams are shattered

How the 2011 uprising turned sour.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2023

Yemen's Insurgents Tighten Restrictions on Civilians Traveling for Work

The Houthi militia in Yemen has tightened restrictions on civilians traveling to work abroad, forcing them to pay fees and register relatives' data, according to informed sources in Sanaa. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the coup is targeting Yemenis traveling abroad for work, which would enable them to support…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2023