Responding to the deaths of at least 85 people and over 300 injuries in last night’s stampede at a Ramadan charity event at a school in the old city of Sana’a, Grazia Careccia, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said: “There must be justice for the victims of this…
After more than seven years, the protracted conflict in Yemen has led to one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, with more than 20 million Yemenis in need of assistance and suffering from inadequate food, health care, and infrastructure. The conflict has included unlawful attacks against civilian objects such as homes, hospitals, schools, and bridges,…
More than half of Yemen’s population faces food insecurity, which was further exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia were leading exporters of agricultural products to Yemen and disruptions related to the war worsened already-rising food prices and deepened poverty. Before the war, Yemen imported at least 27 percent of its wheat from Ukraine and 8…
J/NY-based club signed four USWNT players in the off-season and are looking to be a big brand in the US and further afield As the National Women’s Soccer League prepares to launch its 12th season in March, a cascade of evolutions are afoot. Two new teams are joining the parity-driven pandemonium with Bay FC and…
Jan 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands of internet-connected devices, according to two Western security officials and one person familiar with the matter. The Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation sought and received legal authorization to remotely…
