Rebel shelling of a residential neighbourhood of Yemen's third-largest city Taez killed four boys aged between seven and 15, a local official said on Tuesday.
The city is largely in the hands of the Saudi-backed government but has been a key battlefield in the conflict that has gripped Yemen since March 2015 as the rebels hold much of the surroundingRead more
The number of air strikes on Yemen in the first half of 2017 has already exceeded the total for 12 months last year, according to a UN report released Monday.
Since 2015, Yemen has been the site of a devastating war between the Saudi-backed government and Huthi rebels allied with Iran.
The country is also regularly targeted by US droneRead more
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said on Saturday it agreed to a two-point plan advanced by the UN to ease suffering in the country’s civil war, but the Iran-aligned Houthi movement remained skeptical.
On Thursday, the UN Security Council urged the warring parties to agree on a UN-brokered plan to keep the Houthi-held port of Hodeidah out of the fighting and toRead more