2,000 dead, over 530,000 suspected cholera cases in Yemen: WHO
The epidemic has spread rapidly because of the deterioration in hygienic and sanitary conditions and the disruption of water supply in the country, which has suffered an armed conflict since 2014, the WHO said.
Aug 22, 2017, 11:02 AM IST
Yemen cholera outbreak eases but alert continues: UNICEF
The cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has killed over 2,000 people, has started to recede but there was still no grounds for complacency regarding the health situation in the country, according to the Unicef.
Aug 18, 2017, 23:32 PM IST
17 Yemeni civilians killed in roadside bomb blast
The impoverished Arab country is also suffering the world's largest cholera outbreak, where about 5,000 cases are reported every day.
Aug 14, 2017, 22:58 PM IST
Cholera cases in war-ravaged Yemen soar past half-million: WHO
Cholera is believed to have affected more than 500,000 people and killed nearly 2,000 since late April, WHO said.
Aug 14, 2017, 15:38 PM IST
17 killed in clashes near Yemeni-Saudi border
At least 17 fighters were killed from both pro and anti-government forces in a fierce battle that erupted on Friday evening in northern Yemen.
Aug 12, 2017, 07:59 AM IST
50 migrants 'deliberately drowned' off Yemen coast
During a routine patrol, IOM staff found the bodies of 29 migrants in shallow graves on a beach in Shabwa.
Aug 10, 2017, 09:39 AM IST
20 million face war-linked famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria: United Nations
According to the UN`s humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, only $2.5 billion have so far been paid up by donors to tackle the crisis, out of a total of $4.9 billion urgently needed.
Aug 09, 2017, 21:29 PM IST
Over 200 children killed in Yemen war in 2017: UNICEF
A top United Nations official in Yemen said on Monday that a total of 201 children have been killed in the Yemeni ongoing civil war since the beginning of 2017.
Aug 08, 2017, 08:34 AM IST
Twelve including four children killed in airstrikes in Yemen's Houthi
An official news agency controlled by Yemen's Houthi rebels says 12 civilians have been killed in two airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in a northern province.
Aug 04, 2017, 19:39 PM IST
Iran Revolutionary Guards find new route to arm Yemen rebels
In backing the Houthis against a coalition led by its Sunni enemy Saudi Arabia, Iran is stepping up support for a Shi`ite ally in a war whose outcome could sway the balance of power in the Middle East.
Aug 01, 2017, 22:45 PM IST
Yemen cholera toll rises to 1,992: WHO
The International Committee of the Red Cross has expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach 600,000 by the end of 2017.
Jul 30, 2017, 11:07 AM IST
Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca
The coalition blamed a lack of control over the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah and misuse of permits for aid shipments for the continued smuggling of missiles into Yemen.
Jul 28, 2017, 15:04 PM IST
Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition
A ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels was shot down late Thursday close to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, just a month before the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Islam`s holiest site, the Arab military coalition fighting in Yemen said.
Jul 28, 2017, 07:22 AM IST
'600,000 to contract cholera in Yemen by year end'
Maurer warned that the unprecedented outbreak of cholera was "alarming and growing".
Jul 24, 2017, 10:58 AM IST
UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season
Malnutrition is one of the main challenges in containing the disease.
Jul 22, 2017, 09:36 AM IST
Arab League urges world to save Yemen from cholera outbreak
The Arab League (AL) warned on Thursday against the growing cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen, urging the international community to respond to the pleas of UN organisations to control the epidemic.
Jul 20, 2017, 23:02 PM IST
US top court rejects Donald Trump's bid to include grandparents in travel ban
The US Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday a bid by President Donald Trump to include grandparents and other relatives in his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries.
Jul 20, 2017, 00:26 AM IST
US puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program
The US government said it was targeting 18 entities and people for supporting what is said was "illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity."
Jul 18, 2017, 23:21 PM IST
Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling
In a court filing, the administration asked the justices to overturn Thursday's decision by a US district judge in Hawaii, which limited the scope of the administration's temporary ban on refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries.
Jul 15, 2017, 09:52 AM IST
India bringing back bodies of 11 workers killed in Saudi city
The 11 migrant labourers died of asphyxiation in Najran on Wednesday in a fire that engulfed the windowless house they shared.
Jul 13, 2017, 20:49 PM IST
