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UN: Yemen's warring sides to swap more than 1,000 prisoners

This marks the first phase of a prisoner-release plan reached earlier this year.

Yemen

97 medics die from COVID-19 as humanitarian crisis worsens in Yemen

The healthcare system of the war-ravaged country has been left in tatters. Even before coronavirus struck, Yemen had just 10 doctors for every 10,000 people.

United Kingdom

'Rank hypocrisy': UK's green light to restart Saudi arms sales slammed

Trade minister Liz Truss made the announcement on Tuesday saying the government had complied with a court order that came about after a legal challenge from campaigners and reviewed how the arms were used.

Yemen

'This virus makes it a double burden' for children in Middle East

The UN children's agency has called for an extra €85 million to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa. Euronews spoke to Juliette Touma, the Regional Chief of Communication for UNICEF, in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Yemen

Euroviews. The EU must push for peace in Yemen to avoid a decade of humanitarian disaster ǀ View

As we enter 2020, if the openings for peace are to set Yemen on a path to stability, the EU must be at the forefront of efforts to make the next ten years the decade of delivery, not the decade of disaster. For Yemen, that will require peace.

Yemen

Yemeni tanker threatens oil spill ‘four times worse than Exxon Valdez’

Yemeni tanker threatens oil spill ‘four times worse than Exxon Valdez’

Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one expat

Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one expat, Saudi-led coalition says

Italy

Italian unions refuse to load Saudi ship carrying weapons to Yemen

The ship was previously prevented by protestors from being loaded in a French port.

United Arab Emirates

UAE & Saudi Arabia to give $200m in aid to Yemenis of all backgrounds

UAE and Saudi Arabia to give $200m in aid to Yemenis of all backgrounds

World News

EU divided over Saudi arms sales six months after Khashoggi killing

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered six months ago. Some EU countries continue to sell arms to Saudi Arabia despite the global outcry.

World

Hospital airstrike marks four years of Yemen Civil War

At least seven people have died in an airstrike on a hospital in Yemen, marking the end of the fourth year of the country's conflict.

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: the road to Hell is paved with good intentions

Our weekly round-up of all the opinions driving debate across Europe and beyond over the last seven days.

Yemen

Euroviews. Ceasefire hasn't stopped bullets and starvation claiming Yemeni lives

When a ceasefire in Hodeida came into force in December last year, there was hope for people living through the nightmare of Yemen's civil war. But hope has been short-lived as stray bullets and starvation continue to claim lives.

Yemen

Yemen crisis: How the battle at Hodeida port played out over 2018

The lifeline port of Hodeida has been at the centre of the ongoing Yemeni war this year — here are the key events.

Sweden

Yemen ceasefire in vital port agreed in Sweden talks

Yemen's warring factions have agreed a ceasefire for the vital Red Sea port of Hodeida

Sweden

Yemeni government team heads to Sweden for talks with Houthi rebels

The conflict has left over 8 million Yemenis facing famine, although the United Nations has warned this could rise to 14 million.

Yemen

Euroviews. How to Stop the War in Yemen | View

The Houthi threat has not been given due attention in Western capitals. They are not proscribed as a terrorist group by the US State Department, NATO, or the EU. This means it is perfectly legal to support, or even fundraise for them.

Yemen

UN food body to double aid as government pushes to seize Hodeidah

The WFP will double food aid to Yemen as the government announces a new push to seize key port.

Yemen

Civilian casualties soar in Yemen’s Hodeidah

The monthly death toll in the strategic port city was up 164% in June-August from the first five months of the year.

Yemen

5 million Yemeni children face starvation, warns aid group

Renewed fighting in the coastal city of Hodeidah threatens its vital port.