Yemenis

22 million Yemenis now in need of aid: UN

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its fourth year, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Some 8.4 million people are at risk of famine, up from 6.8 million in 2017, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said. A total of 22.2 million people, or 76 percentRead more

Thousands protest in Yemen against Saudi-led blockade

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

Young and old, desk clerks and activists, Yemenis from all walks of life took to the streets Monday to protest a Saudi-led blockade that has left thousands struggling to survive. "This siege is oppressive, and the whole world is sleeping!" people chanted as thousands gathered outside the UN offices in the rebel-held capital Sanaa. Their faces painted the colours ofRead more

Millions of Yemenis in 'desperate'

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Millions of Yemenis face a "desperate" health situation on top of the ravages of war, the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Monday. "Thirty months of war, high prices for consumer goods and unemployment have had a massive impact on people,"MSF said, adding that a "great number of children" suffer from malnutrition. "Millions of Yemenis who cannot access primaryRead more

Malaysia says foiled attack on 'Arab royalties' ahead of Saudi king's visit

KUALA LUMPUR - Arab today

Malaysia on Tuesday said suspected militants from Yemen arrested late last month ahead of a visit by Saudi King Salman were planning an attack on "Arab royalties". A senior police source said the four Yemenis who were arrested belonged to Al Houthi militants fighting governments forces in Yemen. The Saudi king arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 26 with aRead more

Oman provides sanctuary for Yemenis fleeing conflict

Muscat - ArabToday

Freij Al Hadhrami wipes the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand before walking into his caravan office which he shares with five other people. The 36-year-old, one of many Yemenis in Oman who escaped his war-torn country, is an engineer working for an international construction company in Muscat. Mr Al Hadhrami supervises labourers in a gruellingRead more

Yemen refugees work gruelling hours in Oman to send money home

Muscat - Arab Today

International navies searching for missing Yemenis

Al Mukalla - Arab today

Warships of the international counter-piracy operation and the Saudi-led coalition have taken part in the ongoing search process for dozens of Yemenis who went missing since Monday after their vessel sank off the Yemen’s remote island of Socotra. The governor of Socotra told Gulf News on Thursday that the international warships rescued two passengers and now combing the sea lookingRead more

Yemenis mark six-year anniversary of uprising

Reuters - ArabToday

Yemenis have marked the sixth anniversary of the start of an uprising that ended three decades of rule by President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The internationally recognised government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday declared February 11 the country's National Day, marking the beginning of the Youth Revolution against Saleh's rule. A statement issued by the civil service ministry saidRead more

Protesting Yemenis shut hundreds of shops in New York

New York - Arab Today

Hundreds of New York City bodegas, grocery stores and restaurants owned by Yemeni Americans closed for hours on Thursday in protest of US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, organisers said. Loyal patrons who rely on the stores for staples of daily life had to look elsewhere for lunch after more than 1,000 locations shut their doors from noon to 8pmRead more

Sudan security forces abort smuggling of 64 foreigners

Khartoum - ArabToday

Sudan's security forces announced on Tuesday the abortion of an attempt to smuggle 64 foreigners across North Darfur State to Libya, Sudan's Ashorooq Net reported. The arrested 64 foreigners included Ethiopians, Somalis, Eritreans and Yemenis, with six children among them, Mohamed Braima Hassab el-Nabi, deputy governor of North Darfur State, was quoted as saying. Primary investigation indicated that they wereRead more