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Soaring Food, Fuel Prices Hit Yemen’s Poor Hardest
Motorbike taxi driver Abdulkarim Mohammed has been finding it increasingly difficult over the past few months to buy sufficient food for his eight-member family in Yemen. “Before the revolution, I needed only YR500 (US$2.2) to buy bread for the...
Tens of Thousands of Yemenis Demand Resignations of President’s Relatives
Tens of thousands of Yemenis are demonstrating in the capital, Sana’a, to demand that relatives of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh vacate key government posts and leave the country.
Bedouins in Egypt Begin to Demand Equal Citizenship Rights
Moussa Al Dalah, a 35-year-old tribal leader from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, knew it would be a risky step to try and take his employer to court over alleged discrimination: He could easily end up in prison. “I had to tell the employer that...
The Human Cost of Yemen’s Conflict
Political violence has displaced thousands in Yemen, while a threefold increase in the cost of food and water, combined with fuel shortages, is straining the ability of families to cope, aid workers warn.
United Nations Claims 50 Dead During Crackdown in Taiz, Yemen
The United Nations’ human rights agency says it has received reports that Yemeni troops have killed more than 50 anti-government protesters in the city of Taiz since Sunday.
Yemen Protesters Clash with Security Forces
Yemen’s government security forces clashed with anti-government protesters Saturday, after groups of mostly young men, celebrating the resignation of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, tried to march on the Egyptian Embassy.
United Nations World Food Programme To Expand Food Assistance To Vulnerable Egyptians
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is continuing to provide food assistance to vulnerable Egyptian families and is making plans to expand its existing food-for-education and food-for-work programs to include more people affected...
China Banking on Cultural Exchanges to Boost Cooperation with Africa
Boosted by successful cooperation with Africa in the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), China is now seeking to further its cultural exchanges to foster a better comprehension between African and Chinese peoples. “Following...
