Donate

Yemeni Crisis

Yemeni fighters look over a mound of soil lined with sandbags

Saudi Arabia is ‘desperate to get out’ of Yemen’s yearslong civil war

Conflict

Saudi Arabia says it is ready to talk peace with Houthi rebels in Yemen. But Nadwa Dawsari, a nonresident scholar the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, says these negotiations have “nothing to do with peace.”

A huge flag of Ethiopia waves with people sitting underneath it

In Ethiopia, a taste of home for displaced Yemenis

Food
Houthi fighters hold images of relatives killed in violent conflict

Yemen’s most stable city threatened by Houthi takeover

Conflict & Justice
Sadaqa Hospital, as seen from the street

Film shows how Yemen’s health workers struggle to save young victims of malnutrition

Conflict
In this file photo, men deliver UN World Food Program (WFP) aid in Aslam, Hajjah, Yemen, Sept. 21, 2018.

Labeling the Houthis as ‘terrorists’ might actually cost Yemeni lives

Conflict
Tell us about your experience accessing The World

We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving our website, theworld.org. Please fill out this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous). Thanks for your time!

A health worker takes the temperature of people riding a taxi van

Yemen faces spread of COVID-19 ‘with no health care system at all’

COVID-19

Yemen, made vulnerable by more than five years of war, is ill-equipped to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The public health problem is exacerbated by warring factions, who downplay the threat of the pandemic even as Yemeni hospitals — and graveyards — are crowded with victims.

A man wears a protective face mask as he rides a motorcycle

As it braces for coronavirus, Yemen offers lessons of survival for the world

Conflict & Justice

Hisham Al-Omeisy, a Yemeni activist living in exile, speaks with the The World’s host Marco Werman about the war and the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi cargo ship Bahri Yanbu, that was prevented by French rights group ACAT from loading a weapons cargo at the French port of Le Havre due to concerns they might be used against civilians in Yemen, is seen at the Port of Genoa, Italy May 20, 2019.

Protesters disrupt Saudi weapons ships

Military

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned shipping company, Bahri, runs a fleet of container ships that carry bullets, bombs, guided missiles and armored vehicles that are used in the war in Yemen.

UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen

UN envoy to US: ‘We need to keep Yemen out of a potential regional conflict’

Conflict & Justice

The UN Special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, has been pushing and coaxing Yemen’s warring parties toward negotiations. Following his briefing to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, he speaks with The World’s Marco Werman.

Young soldier wearing uniform raises his fist alongside other cheering soldiers

Cheap drones are changing the calculus of war in Yemen

Conflict

Cheaper and deadlier than ever, drones are now taking off around the clock in Yemen, as Houthi rebels step up their drone campaign in their fight against the Saudi-backed coalition.

We respect your time, attention and privacy

This is a news website, not a click casino. We do NOT employ deceptive behaviors, display annoying ads or use third party cookies and trackers to monetize your visit or help advertisers track you across the internet.

Simply, we ask that you would consider a donation to support the journalism we produce every weekday. Thank you.

This is The World

The World is a public radio program and podcast that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Follow The World

Subscribe to The World’s Latest Edition podcast for free using your favorite podcast player: