Yemen
- India
Nimisha Priya execution in Yemen: Nothing much we can do, Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Government of India is doing whatever is “utmost possible” in the matter pertaining to an Indian nurse, Nimisha Priya, who is facing execution for murder in Yemen on July…
- India
SC to hear plea to save Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save an Indian nurse, who is likely to be executed…
- India
Centre not taking steps for release of Nimisha Priya: K C Venugopal
Thiruvananthapuram: AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Saturday claimed that the central government was not taking any steps to intervene with the execution of Nimisha Priya, a nurse from the state…
- Middle East
Blast in Yemen kills 5 children who were playing soccer
Aden: Five children in southwestern Yemen died after an explosive device detonated in a residential area where they were playing soccer, rights groups and eye witnesses said Saturday. The circumstances surrounding their…
- India
SC to hear plea to save Indian nurse on death row in Yemen
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save an Indian nurse facing execution for murder in…
- Middle East
One million Yemeni children at risk of acute malnutrition: UN
United Nations: More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the United…
- Kerala
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya to be executed in Yemen on July 16
Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala, convicted of murdering a Yemeni citizen in 2017, is set to be executed in Yemen on July 16. The Save Nimisha Priya Action Council said…
- Middle East
Ship attacked in Red Sea after bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Dubai: A new attack targeted a ship traveling through the Red Sea on Monday after another claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels reportedly sunk a vessel. The private security firm Ambrey said two…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Yemen ports; Houthis respond with missiles
Sanaa: Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday, July 7, targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after an…
- Middle East
Ship on fire off Yemen after being attacked with ‘unknown projectiles’ in Red Sea
Dubai: A ship travelling through the Red Sea is reportedly on fire after coming under attack on Sunday by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, authorities said. One report said…
- Middle East
Yemen claims major militant cell dismantled, suspects in WFP official’s killing arrested
Aden: Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that it had dismantled a major terrorist cell and arrested the primary suspects in the 2023 assassination of a World Food Programme (WFP) official. The…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis vow to continue military operations despite Iran-Israel ceasefire
Aden: Yemen’s Houthi group announced that it will continue military operations against Israel, hours after US President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel. The announcement was made in…
- Middle East
UN warns nearly five million at risk of hunger in Yemen
Aden: Three United Nations agencies warned that nearly 5 million people in Yemen’s southern provinces face food insecurity, with conditions expected to deteriorate further without urgent intervention. In a joint statement, the…
- Middle East
UN warns of looming famine in Yemen
Aden: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a warning about the emergence of famine hotspots in Yemen in the coming months. “Food insecurity in Yemen remains…
- Middle East
Israeli airstrike hits Houthi leaders’ secret meeting place in Yemeni capital: Report
Sanaa: An Israeli airstrike hit a house in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, where a “secret meeting of senior Houthi leaders” was allegedly taking place, according to a source close to the Houthi group.…
