Two former German soldiers have gone on trial accused of attempting to form a paramilitary group to fight in Yemen’s civil war after being inspired by a psychic. Achim Allweyer, 52, and Arend-Adolf Gräss, 60, took steps to set up… Read More »Ex-soldiers ‘inspired by psychic to fight in Yemen’ go on trial in Germany
Ministers have been accused of choosing the “worst moment in history” to slash the foreign aid budget, as provisional figures showed that UK overseas humanitarian funding was cut by more than half last year. MPs and charity campaigners say the… Read More »Britain slashes humanitarian aid by 51% despite global food crisis
The UN is to stage a rare donor conference on Wednesday in a bid to raise the $80m (£65m) necessary to prevent an ageing oil tanker off the west coast of Yemen exploding and causing an environmental disaster potentially four… Read More »UN leads £65m plan to stop huge oil spill off Yemen during first ceasefire in six years
A British man who was held captive in Yemen without charge or trial for five years has been released from jail. In 2017, Luke Symons, 30, was detained by Houthi rebels at a security checkpoint on suspicion of espionage. On… Read More »British man held for five years in Yemen without charge is freed
UN chief António Guterres on Saturday condemned an exchange of attacks between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition, calling for “restraint” on all sides in the seven-year conflict. “The secretary-general strongly condemns the recent escalation of the conflict in… Read More »UN condemns attacks by Yemen rebels and Saudi-led coalition
A fire has erupted at an oil depot in Jeddah days ahead of a Formula One race in the Saudi city after what Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed was an attack by the group. The blaze – not immediately acknowledged by… Read More »Fire breaks out at Jeddah oil depot ahead of Saudi Arabia grand prix
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put huge pressure on an already shrinking pot of international aid. Aid agencies working in countries with the most pressing emergencies, including Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, are facing difficult decisions on how to… Read More »‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: aid agencies face awful dilemma
Concerns are growing across the Middle East and north Africa that the war in Ukraine will send prices of staple foods soaring as wheat supplies are hit, potentially fuelling unrest. Russia and Ukraine supply a quarter of the world’s wheat… Read More »‘We need bread’: fears in Middle East as Ukraine war hits wheat imports
Suspected al-Qaida militants have abducted five UN workers in southern Yemen, Yemeni officials said on Saturday. The officials said the workers were abducted in the southern province of Abyan late on Friday and taken to an unknown location. They include… Read More »Five UN workers abducted by suspected al-Qaida militants in Yemen
The UN has condemned an airstrike on a detention centre in northern Yemen as the death toll rose to more than 80. The airstrike in the rebel-held Sa’ada province on Friday morning followed a Houthi drone attack on the United… Read More »UN condemns airstrike in Yemen that leaves more than 80 dead