Yemen's Arab Spring uprisings led to a raging civil war that has inflicted immense suffering on the population for the past seven years. Will the United States' halt on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and a new envoy help bring peace? By Jennifer Holleis
Oman wins bid to host The World Cancer Congress in 2020
May 11, 2017
The Oman Cancer Association announces that Muscat has been selected to host the World Cancer Congress (WCC) in 2020. The World Cancer Congress is a major international cancer control forum which convenes up to 4,000 renowned cancer and health professionals to network and share the latest successful interventions in cancer implementation science including prevention, diagnosis and care, as well as supportive and palliative care. Held every two years, the Congress is hosted by a local member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), and for the first time since the event’s inception in 1933, it will take place in the Arabian Gulf.
Yemen 10 years after the Arab Spring – never lose hope
Yemen s Arab Spring uprisings led to a raging civil war that has inflicted immense suffering on the population for the past seven years. Will the United States halt on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and a new envoy help bring peace? By Jennifer Holleis The first few days were beautiful; we gathered on Tahrir Square and were excited to meet like-minded people, Reem Jarhum said as she remembered the beginning of the revolution in Yemen s capital, Sanaa. It is 10 years since Jarhum, who is now 32, her friends and other young Yemenis took to the streets to demand change.
Yemen's Arab Spring uprisings led to a raging civil war that has inflicted immense suffering on the population for the past seven years. Will the United States' halt on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and a new envoy help bring peace? By Jennifer Holleis