Yemen's critically ill are trapped as war closes the country's airports
A renewed phase of Yemen's war has left chronically ill patients unable to leave the country for urgent treatment abroad. In Sanaa, the capital controlled by the Houthis, people who depend on specialist care say repeated airport closures have cut off their main route to hospitals outside Yemen. One patient described in the supplied material has spent years trying to secure a seat on a once-weekly flight to Amman, but has still been unable to travel.The case centres on Rajaa Ghirsan, a 50-year-old seamstress from Sanaa who suffers from vocal cord paralysis and severe complications in her larynx. She can... [Continue Reading]
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Houthi missile strikes hit Aden presidential palace and airport as death toll rises
Yemen's internationally recognised government says Houthi missiles struck the Al-Maashiq Presidential Palace in Aden and later landed near the city's international airport, widening an attack that has already killed five people and wounded 16. The palace is the seat of government in the southern port city, where the administration has been based since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014. The airport incident followed the palace strike within a day, according to officials, and came as a passenger plane was preparing to depart for Cairo.Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said five missiles hit the palace area, while Health Minister Qasem... [Continue Reading]
Yemeni government says it carried out nine air strikes in Taiz as fighting continues south of city
Forces loyal to Yemen's internationally recognised government say they have carried out nine air strikes on Houthi positions and military equipment in Taiz governorate. The strikes were reported on Tuesday and were concentrated in Dhubab district and al-Masrakh district, both in the southwest of the country. At the same time, fighting was reported to be continuing between government forces and the Houthis in al-Shaqab, south of Taiz city.According to the Taiz Military Axis Media Center, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Defence, the clashes remain active on the ground. The government said five of the air strikes hit Dhubab... [Continue Reading]
