Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in a ...
Tag: Yemen
More Than 20 US Strikes Targeted Al-Qaeda In Yemen
US forces on Tuesday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon ...
Trump ‘helping Gut Rights In Arab World’
US President Donald Trump's attacks on Muslims and his support for strongman leaders are exacerbating an already dramatic rights decline ...
48,000 Displaced By Battles Around Yemen’s Mokha
Fighting around the historic Yemeni port of Mokha has forced more than 48,000 people from their homes, a UN official ...
Yemen’s Displaced Families Struggle To Survive
Wrapping their children in plastic sheets to stave off the winter cold, Yemeni families driven out of the historic port ...
Emotional Ovation As Trump Honors US Soldier’s Widow
Republican and Democratic US lawmakers had plenty to disagree over in President Donald Trump's maiden speech to Congress Tuesday, but ...
New Trump Travel Order Will Aim To Short Circuit Legal Challenges
In formulating a new executive order limiting travel to the United States, President Donald Trump has promised to make the ...
How Could the Pentagon Spend Extra Billions? Easily
President Donald Trump has outlined a goal to hike American military spending by nearly 10 percent, shoveling yet more cash ...
US Probing Whether Al-Qaeda Number Two Killed In Syria
The American government is investigating whether Al-Qaeda's number two has been killed in Syria, an official told AFP Tuesday, amid ...
UN Documents Nearly 1,500 Child Soldiers In Yemen
Nearly 1,500 children have been recruited by Yemen's warring parties, mostly the Shiite Huthi rebels, since March 2015, the UN ...
Shelling Blocks UN Aid Chief Visit To Yemen’s Taez
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Yemen's third city Taez when shelling and a rebel ...
Somali President Declares ‘national Disaster’ Over Drought
Somali's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" due to severe drought which aid agencies ...
What Is A Famine?
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or misguided politics. ...
Yemen Faces ‘serious Risk of Famine’
UN humanitarian aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned Monday in Yemen that the war-torn and impoverished country faces "serious risk of ...
Father of US Commando Killed In Yemen Refused To Meet Trump
The father of a US Navy Seal killed in a raid on a suspected al-Qaeda compound in Yemen last month ...
Father of SEAL Slain In Yemen Calls For Investigation
The father of a US Navy SEAL killed in a raid in Yemen criticized President Donald Trump's decision to give ...
Refugees Make Up Bulk of Crossings From US To Canada
Most of the hundreds of people streaming over the US border into Canada in recent weeks are asylum-seekers, coming from ...
Saudi Minister In Talks With Iran Team Over Hajj
A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual hajj despite ...
Suicide Bomber Kills Eight At Gate of Yemen Army Base
A suicide bomber killed eight people and wounded 11 on Friday when he blew up his vehicle at the gate ...
Mental Conflict Endures For Former Child Soldiers
Haunted by indelibly painful memories, deprived of schooling and strangers to their own families -- for former child soldiers returning ...