Dire warnings about hunger crisis now a reality

Dire warnings about hunger crisis now a reality

UN agencies have warned that some 250 million people in 20 countries are threatened with sharply spiking malnutrition or even famine in coming months.

  • byEissa Ahmed andTameen Akhgar

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UAE deal gives Israel long overdue legitimacy

UAE deal gives Israel long overdue legitimacy

The Palestinians should welcome this deal as it makes a two-state solution more likely.

  • byDave Sharma
Yemen rebels to give up dream of autonomy,agree to Saudi peace deal

Yemen rebels to give up dream of autonomy,agree to Saudi peace deal

A spokesman said the separatists would abandon their aspirations for self-rule to pursue a deal that allows for a new government in 30 days.

Strange bedfellows:Iran’s former president woos Saudi crown prince as pen pal

Strange bedfellows:Iran’s former president woos Saudi crown prince as pen pal

Flouting Iran's stated policy toward Saudi Arabia,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent the letter,filled with flattery and praise,with an invitation to help end the Yemen war.

  • byFarnaz Fassihi
India begins first human trials of potential drug

India begins first human trials of potential drug

It comes as the US passes 4 million infections,Vietnam records its first cases in weeks and Yemen loses 97 medical workers to the coronavirus.

'Great first step'as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

'Great first step'as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

The changes are part of the transitional government's plan to lead the country to democracy after the toppling last year of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

  • byBan Barkawi andRachel Savage
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'We are reaping the whirlwind now':Worst virus fears emerging in poor or war-torn countries

'We are reaping the whirlwind now':Worst virus fears emerging in poor or war-torn countries

Experts say the 10.1 million official cases and more than 500,000 deaths are serious undercounts of the true pandemic toll,due to limited testing and missed mild cases.

  • byGerald Imray andJoseph Krauss
Violence surges in Yemen after coronavirus truce expires

Violence surges in Yemen after coronavirus truce expires

Violence has surged between the Western-backed alliance and the Houthi group after a six-week ceasefire prompted by the coronavirus pandemic expired last month.

  • byAziz El Yaakoubi
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths

Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths

There's no denying that there's been an increasing number of people getting sick in the port city of Aden - likely from the coronavirus.

Iran says 10,000 medics infected as virus fears rise in Mideast

Iran says 10,000 medics infected as virus fears rise in Mideast

Models suggest that,under some scenarios,half of Yemen's population of 30 million could be infected with the virus and more than 40,000 could die.

  • byNoha Elhennawy
Yemeni separatists'backers disown self-rule declaration

Yemeni separatists'backers disown self-rule declaration

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have asked the rebels to reverse the move,describing it as an escalation.

  • bySudarsan Raghavan