(Arab News) LONDON: Seven members of Libya’s armed forces were killed in renewed fighting around the port of Ras Lanuf. The official spokesman for the Libyan National Army confirmed that army units are in control of the entire oil crescent region but sent units to mop up opposition forces who gathered
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Saudi launches response plan to help Yemeni people
By Middle East Affairs The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has prepared a response plan for Yemeni forces as they try to seize control of Houthi controlled port city of Hodeidah. Dr. Abdullah Al-Moallem, director for health and environmental aid at KSRelief announced that the plan included sending medical
2 million Yemeni children forced to work, 200,000 recruited as child soldiers by Houthi
By Middle East Affairs Yemen’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor said that more than two million Yemeni children have been working because of the war and another 200,000 had been recruited by the Houthi to serve as child soldiers. Recruiting children to fight violates international conventions and laws protecting children’s rights. Dr Abtaj
Yemen’s army advances towards Hodeidah
(Arab News)DUBAI: Yemen’s army, supported by Saudi-led Arab coalition, continued their advance towards the center of Hodeidah province. The website of the Yemeni Ministry of Defense, citing sources on the ground, said the army launched attacks on sites held by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the area of Durahmi. The sources said
U.N. will try to convince Houthi to relinquish Hodeidah port
By Middle East Affairs After top Houthi chief killed on Monday, U.N. Yemen mediator trying to convince Houthi militia to relinquish control of Hodeidah port in hopes of stopping a Saudi funded attack. On Saturday, the Mediator Martin Griffiths arrived in Houthi controlled Sanaa as Saudi led troops were attempting an attack within 10