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UN sponsor campaign to prevent child recruitment in Aden
The Yemeni government launched a campaign in Adem to prevent child recruitment in cooperation with UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.
During the press conference for he…
Aden Measles Outbreak Threatens Children
Measles disease is rapidly spreading in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden due to the country’s poor healthcare system and decline in immunization coverage.
Medical sources said the city’s hospitals’ received hundreds of Measles cases,…
Southern Transitional Council commemorated southern secession in Aden
The Southern Transitional Council organized a ceremony in Aden attended by the council’s leaders and community-based organizations, to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the southern secession from northern Yemen that took place in 1994.…
Residents of Al-Hodeidah struggle to fetch water
Residents of several areas in Al-Hodeidah, western Yemen, travel long distances to fetch water, using a rope and bucket to draw water from the deep well.
With the start of summer and rising temperatures, the need for water doubles,…
Yemeni woman starts a start-up to overcome hardship of Taiz siege
The siege of Taiz and the aftereffects of war in Yemen have led to deteriorating economic conditions and a high unemployment rate, which exacerbated citizens’ suffering.
In order to overcome these hardships, young woman Mervat Amin…
Taiz protests and demands end to Houthi siege
Yemenis in Taiz held a protest near the closed eastern crossing, to demand an end to the Houthi siege imposed on the city for nearly 7 years. The protesters called on the United Nations and the Security Council to open the crossings and…
Sana’a International Airport reopens for commercial flights after six years
Earlier in the day, a plane of Yemen’s flag carrier Yemenia Airlines took off from Sanaa International Airport to Queen Alia Airport, Amman, Jordan, in the first commercial flight after six years.
The plane carried 127 passengers, most…
Car bombing near Al-Mualla police station in Aden
There was a car bombing today morning in the Al-Mualla district in Aden south of Yemen. Security sources said the car bombing targeted the convoy of the Chief of Joint Operations of the Fourth Military Region, Brigadier-General Salih…
Attempt of assassination of the commander of joint operations in Aden causes extensive damage
There was a car bombing today morning in Al-Mualla district in Aden south of Yemen. Security sources said the car bombing targeted the convoy of the Chief of Joint Operations of the Fourth Military Region, Brigadier-General Salih Al-Yafei.…
Yemenis in Taiz protest against targeting civilians
Residents of Al-Dhabab area, west of the Yemeni city of Taiz, staged a sit-in to protest the Houthi shelling of the area. The sit-in followed the last incident of killing a child and fatally wounding his parents in Al-Saila village, despite…