by Badr Al-Qahtani | Sep 10, 2017 | Middle East
London- Humanitarian questions arose on Hodeidah not receiving any aid, despite it being closest to a main seaport. On the contrary, images capturing the situation there continued to spread showing dire cases of famine. “We have told them (aid agencies) that you...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 10, 2017 | Middle East
The first shipment drugs donated by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to treat cholera epidemic arrived in Aden as part of the support provided by the Center to the Yemeni people in various areas of life. A number of patients and doctors working...
by Jordan Dakamseh | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East
New York – United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien briefed the UN Security Council on the exasperating humanitarian situation in Syria on Thursday. O’Brien’s speech focused on the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East
Taiz – Yemen’s health ministry condemned the unwarranted confiscation of medical equipment belonging to the dialysis center affiliated with al-Thawra hospital in the Taiz governorate. Iran-aligned Houthis militias had stormed the center, looting its supplies and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East
London- Nearly 1,400 children have been killed during the war in Yemen, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Around 1,400 children were killed and over 2,140 others have been injured. The actual numbers are likely to be much...