Tensions between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and their ally deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh have reached boiling point in recent hours threatening to erupt into armed conflict between the two sides Tensions between Yemen’s Houthi rebels [ More … ]
The Yemeni people are suffering a “triple tragedy” as the country is ravaged by a brutal conflict, a cholera outbreak, and the threat of famine, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Friday. The “vicious and [ More … ]
Red Cross says more than 7,000 new suspected cases diagnosed a day in country hit by war and economic collapse A 10-week cholera epidemic has now infected more than 300,000 people in Yemen, the International [ More … ]
U.S. Embassy in Sudan Thursday has warned its American nationals against a cholera outbreak in the east African country including its capital Khartoum. “The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum informs U.S. citizens that there are confirmed [ More … ]
More than 17 million people desperately need food in Yemen, including 6.8 million who are ‘one step’ away from famine. Civil war is causing Yemen to spiral toward total collapse with the threat of famine [ More … ]
The bacterial infection was at large instigated by the Houthi-run Sana’a government’s neglect of environmental hygiene, experts say. The number of deaths from the cholera epidemic in Yemen has surpassed 470, according to figures released [ More … ]
The Saudi King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief (KSRelief) has launched rapid response efforts to combat and contain cholera in Yemen, initiating a number of activities in this regard. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, adviser [ More … ]
Houthi shells targeting residential areas in Taiz have killed and injured dozens in the span of three days, as the city struggles with a salary crisis and a cholera epidemic. Houthi militias heavily shelled residential [ More … ]
A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of patients. A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and [ More … ]
According to local reports, the number of cholera cases in Sana’a has risen to 218 across various districts and four deaths have been recorded. The health of civilians are being put at risk in Sana’a [ More … ]
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