AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s government officials, human rights activists, religious figures and journalists have warned families living in Houthi-held areas against sending their children to the militia’s summer camps, and have accused the Iran-backed group of wanting to recruit these young people for their army. This comes in the wake of the movement’s leader, Abdul Malik Al-Houthi,
Social Media Corner Many Yemeni activists say the international media is covering the Ukrainian war extensively and this reminds them of how unfair these same outlets
Social Media Corner Many Yemeni activists say the international media is covering the Ukrainian war extensively and this reminds them of how unfair these same outlets were in underreporting the war in Yemen. The fact of the matter is Yemen has drawn way more attention than Ukraine. In the p
AL-MUKALLA: Yemenis, including human rights activists, journalists and government officials, have organized a campaign on social media to call attention to continuing Houthi crimes against children in Yemen. Coinciding with World Children’s Day, campaigners said that the Iran-backed Houthis had recruited large numbers of children into the war and indoctrinated many others,
ALEXANDRIA: Tim Lenderking, US special envoy to Yemen, on Wednesday condemned “brutal” Houthi attacks on civilian targets in the central province of Marib, including Saturday’s missile strike on a gas station.
During a meeting with Philippe Etienne, French ambassador to the US, Lenderking called for an immediate nationwide ceasefire and a halt to deadly Houthi attacks on civilians, mainly in Marib.
“#USEnvoyYemen Lenderking met w/French ambassador to the US @Ph Etienne to discuss the need for an immediate, nationwide cease-fire & our concerns about brutal Houthi attacks on civilians, including in Marib this past weekend,” Lenderking tweeted.
On Saturday, 21 people, including a five-year-old girl, were killed when a ballistic missile and an explosives-rigged drone ripped through a gas station in a densely populated district in Marib city.