A health worker administers the polio vaccine to children in Yemen. Photo: Reuters
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 13, 2016 | Middle East
Aden- UNICEF has warned that malnutrition among children in Yemen has reached unprecedented levels. “Nearly 2.2 million children in Yemen are acutely malnourished and require urgent care. At least 462,000 children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a drastic...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 13, 2016 | Features
Mingora, Pakistan- When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim’s phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior militant commander demanding protection money from him and his fellow traders in the Swat Valley. The menacing call was taken...