Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
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Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘Hunger Ward’ Chronicles Child...
The Oscar-nominated documentary “Hunger Ward,” by award-winning filmmaker Skye Fitzgerald, chronicles doctors’ struggle to save lives of starving children in conflict-ridden Yemen
Childhood Malneutration In Yemen
Nearly 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies warned
When Home is Not an Option:...
Roughly 280,000 refugees from Africa live in Yemen, and they are among the poorest, most vulnerable people in the world. Aid organizations say during this pandemic, international resources to support them have dwindled to almost nothing. And families say they are barely surviving, choosing to potentially expose themselves to the virus rather than to starve
WFP Began a Partial Suspension of...
WFP has in recent months been providing food assistance to more than 10 million people, making the Yemen emergency response the agency’s largest anywhere in the world. The agency aims to feed 12 million of the most vulnerable and food-insecure people a month – effectively doubling the 2018 targets
Yemen’s War: Children Paying the Price
The war in Yemen is between the Houthis, who currently hold the north, including the capital Sana’a, and forces loyal to the government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who was forced from the capital in 2015 and is recognized as the Yemeni president by the United Nations
WHO: 264 Dead in Weeks of...
The U.N.’s health agency said large numbers of civilians are seeking shelter from the fighting in medical clinics. But it says its immediate concern is for the thousands of people trapped inside government-run detention centers close to the fighting
UN Security Council Considers Situation in...
Muna Luqman, Chairperson for Food for Humanity, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen)
Yemen Crisis-Reactions from the Twittersphere
Twittersphere abuzz with Yemen conflict and it’s consiquencies on Civilians specially children who continue to pay higher prices for the conflict.Hundrends of thousands died and injured during the conflict
Yemeni Children Victimized by ‘World’s Worst...
March 26 marked the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition campaign to oust the Houthi rebels from parts of Yemen they had occupied. The fighting has caused what the UN calls “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”. It’s undermining children’s development
Yemeni Children Victimized by ‘World’s Worst...
March 26 will mark the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition campaign to oust the Houthi rebels from parts of Yemen they had occupied. The fighting has caused what the United Nations calls “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” displacing people from their homes