Headlines
  • Iranian authorities have accused the United States of firing at one of Iran's commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman in violation of the two countries' ceasefire agreement.
  • US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the US Navy fired an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman and seized control of it.
  • Hours after US President Donald Trump announced he was sending negotiators to Islamabad, Iranian state media stated Tehran did not currently plan to participate in new talks with the United States.
  • In an effort to try to reach an agreement with Iran ahead of another round of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz backed President Donald Trump's renewed threat to eliminate Iran's electrical infrastructure and bridges.

Tag: Yemen Conflict

December 14, 2018

WFP welcomed the UN Secretary General’s...

The warring parties have committed to an immediate ceasefire in the port city of Hodeidah and its surrounding governorate at the end of a week of peace talks in Sweden

December 11, 2018

UN: 20 Million Yemenis are Hungry,...

Lowcock, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said those 250,000 Yemenis facing “catastrophe” are overwhelmingly concentrated in four provinces “where the conflict is raging quite intensely” — Taiz, Saada, Hajja and Hodeida

December 8, 2018

Yemen Update

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said this meant an average of 123 civilian deaths and injuries every week during this period

December 6, 2018

Yemen Hunger

The World Food Programme (WFP) said its food assistance was the only this preventing massive famine in the country, but fighting, high prices and a failing economy are pushing people to the brink

Living Conditions of Millions of Children...

The UNICEF Regional Director said seven million children in Yemen go to sleep hungry every night and some 400,000 face life threatening severe acute malnutrition

December 3, 2018

Yemen Famine Risk Fueled by War,...

Around seventy-five percent of Yemen’s population needs assistance as food prices have shot up due to inflation fueled by fighting around the country’s seaports

November 29, 2018

UN Chief Appeals to G20 Leaders...

The U.N. General Assembly adopted the SDGs in 2015. The 17 global goals provide a framework for ending extreme poverty and hunger, improving health and education, and protecting the planet, all by 2030

November 27, 2018

Worsen Food Situation in Yemen

Some 20 million people out of Yemen’s population of 29 million are dependent on the commercial market to feed their families

November 23, 2018

UN Yemen Envoy Pushes Rebel Chief...

The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate has increased scrutiny of Western support for the coalition and ramped up pressure on Riyadh0

November 20, 2018

Some 220,000 people facing severe acute...

The most complicated cases are children who are not only severely malnourished but who also are suffering from cholera

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