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YEMEN

SA government ‘concerned’ over Khashoggi, still open to business with Saudi
Article
/ 17 October 2018

SA government ‘concerned’ over Khashoggi, still open to business with Saudi

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi is alleged to have been killed by Saudi officials

By Raeesa Pather
The world ignores Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
Article
/ 10 October 2018

The world ignores Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

The state is using famine as a weapon of war but SA abstained in a UN human rights resolution

By Mia Swart
Yemen bus massacre: How a joyful excursion ended in sheer horror
Article
/ 19 August 2018

Yemen bus massacre: How a joyful excursion ended in sheer horror

Mokhtar was one of the few survivors rescued from the mangled wreckage of a bus targeted by Saudi Arabia

By Staff Reporter
Why blaming conflicts in Africa on climate change is misguided
Article
/ 2 May 2018

Why blaming conflicts in Africa on climate change is misguided

It is misguided to blame armed conflict and violence on climate change alone

By Staff Reporter
Djibouti’s greatest threat may come from within
Africa
/ 2 March 2018

Djibouti’s greatest threat may come from within

Military superpowers, which now include China, rely on Djibouti’s increasingly fragile stability

By Simon Allison
Saudi-led coalition announces $1.5 billion in aid for Yemen
Article
/ 21 January 2018

Saudi-led coalition announces $1.5 billion in aid for Yemen

The appeal, made on behalf of UN agencies and humanitarian partners, came as 11.3-million people "urgently require assistance to survive"

By Agency
War, famine and failed talks in Yemen
Article
/ 5 December 2017

War, famine and failed talks in Yemen

​Ali Abdullah Saleh’s death comes amid an intensified conflict between the Iran-aligned armed group and pro-Saleh forces in the ongoing war in Yemen

By Staff Reporter
The Machiavellian Prince: Welcome to Salman Arabia
Article
/ 14 November 2017

The Machiavellian Prince: Welcome to Salman Arabia

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is not only fighting a major war and purging detractors — he is also curtailing the religious establishment’s influence.

By Staff Reporter
Saudi crown prince accuses Iran of ‘direct aggression’
Article
/ 7 November 2017

Saudi crown prince accuses Iran of ‘direct aggression’

The Crown Prince has said that Iran’s supply of ballistic missiles to Yemen’s Huthi rebels could be ‘considered an act of war’.

By Agence France Presse
Will seven million starving Yemenis ever find justice?
Article
/ 2 October 2017

Will seven million starving Yemenis ever find justice?

In the "war the world forgot", the international community won’t react to the human rights violations which will leave 6.8 million hungry.

By Al Jazeera
Editorial: We must topple the hierarchy of suffering
Article
/ 31 August 2017

Editorial: We must topple the hierarchy of suffering

South African media has focused more on the plight of Hurricane Harvey victims that the mudslides of Sierra Leone and Yemen.

By Editorial
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Analysis
/ 8 October 2015

Yemen bleeds as US, UK arm Saudi Arabia

The two Western powers are guilty of aiding and abetting abhorrent war crimes against civilians.

By Staff Reporter
Horror of Yemeni war’s child victims
Article
/ 2 April 2015

Horror of Yemeni war’s child victims

An airstrike on a refugee camp has raised the civilian body count as Saudi Arabia fights rebels.

By Staff Reporter
Yemen capital falls into rebel hands
Article
/ 23 January 2015

Yemen capital falls into rebel hands

The Houthi seemingly captured Sana’a this week, evoking condemnation from the United Nations.

By Staff Reporter
Rebels welcome government’s concessions, but still hold Yemeni president ‘prisoner’
Article
/ 22 January 2015

Rebels welcome government’s concessions, but still hold Yemeni president ‘prisoner’

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi remains a virtual prisoner in his residence until authorities commit to implementing the agreement.

By Mohammed Ghobari
Al Qaeda blames Obama for Yemen deaths
Article
/ 11 December 2014

Al Qaeda blames Obama for Yemen deaths

Al Qaeda says Obama signed the death warrant of American photojournalist Luke Somers who was killed in a rescue operation along with Pierre Korkie.

By Staff Reporter
Family emotional as they receive Korkie’s remains
Article
/ 9 December 2014

Family emotional as they receive Korkie’s remains

Yolande Korkie repeated: "He’s a teacher, he’s a teacher, he’s a teacher", as if she had not accepted her husband’s death.

By Thuletho Zwane
Yolande Korkie: The family chooses to forgive
Article
/ 8 December 2014

Yolande Korkie: The family chooses to forgive

The widow of Pierre Korkie, who was killed Saturday morning during a rescue operation in Yemen, says people have choices and she chooses to forgive.

By Sapaxxxx
Kidnapped Korkie seen in Yemen, says Gift of the Givers
Article
/ 10 June 2014

Kidnapped Korkie seen in Yemen, says Gift of the Givers

Kidnapped South African Pierre Korkie has been seen for a third time in Yemen, according to the Gift of the Givers Foundation.

By Sapa
Pierre Korkie still captive in Yemen one year on
Article
/ 17 May 2014

Pierre Korkie still captive in Yemen one year on

On May 27 Pierre Korkie will have been held captive by al-Qaeda extremists in Yemen for one year.

By Sapa
Kidnapped Korkie’s ‘health is a grave risk’
Article
/ 21 March 2014

Kidnapped Korkie’s ‘health is a grave risk’

The family of Pierre Korkie, who was kidnapped by the militants in Yemen in May last year, is concerned about his health, says a spokesperson.

By Sapa
Yolande Korkie: All we can do is pray
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Yolande Korkie: All we can do is pray

Yolande Korkie, the wife of a South African man being held hostage by al-Qaeda in Yemen, has made a final video appeal for his release.

By Sapa
Negotiations for Korkie’s release strained
Article
/ 26 January 2014

Negotiations for Korkie’s release strained

Pierre Korkie’s kidnappers believe the man negotiating for his release has stolen the ransom money they’ve requested from SA’s government.

By Sapa
Save the life of Pierre Korkie, pleads Ebrahim on TV
Article
/ 22 January 2014

Save the life of Pierre Korkie, pleads Ebrahim on TV

Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim has made an appeal on Yemeni TV for the release of Pierre Korkie who was kidnapped in 2013.

By Sapa
Pierre Korkie alive after execution threats
Article
/ 18 January 2014

Pierre Korkie alive after execution threats

Pierre Korkie is confirmed to be alive after kidnappers threatened to execute him on Friday, The Gift of the Givers Foundation said.

By Sapa
Gift of the Givers say no contact with Yemen kidnappers
Article
/ 17 January 2014

Gift of the Givers say no contact with Yemen kidnappers

Gift of the Givers Foundation says there has been no word from Pierre Korkie’s kidnappers in Yemen, as the ransom deadline looms.

By Staff Reporter
Ebrahim to negotiate Korkie’s release in Yemen
Article
/ 17 January 2014

Ebrahim to negotiate Korkie’s release in Yemen

Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim will travel to Yemen in a bid to secure the release of Pierre Korkie, who was kidnapped with his wife in 2013.

By Reuters
Korkie pleads with al-Qaeda for husband’s release
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Korkie pleads with al-Qaeda for husband’s release

Yolande Korkie has appealed to al-Qaeda militants in Yemen who kidnapped her husband Pierre Korkie, to free him, saying the ransom was unaffordable.

By Staff Reporter
Gift of the Givers to continue talks to release SA hostage in Yemen
Article
/ 12 January 2014

Gift of the Givers to continue talks to release SA hostage in Yemen

Gift of the Givers is pushing ahead with its strategy to secure the release of SA teacher Pierre Korkie, who was kidnapped in Yemen last year.

By Sapa
South African hostage freed in Yemen
Article
/ 10 January 2014

South African hostage freed in Yemen

Militants linked to al-Qaeda have freed a South African woman kidnapped in Yemen, but mediators are still struggling to have her husband released.

By Reuters
Kidnapped SA couple ‘are now held by al-Qaeda’
Article
/ 6 June 2013

Kidnapped SA couple ‘are now held by al-Qaeda’

Al-Qaeda militants are holding a South African couple abducted last month in Yemen’s central city of Taiz, a top security official has said.

By Staff Reporter
Yemen: Obama must follow Guantanamo promise with action
Article
/ 2 June 2013

Yemen: Obama must follow Guantanamo promise with action

Yemen gave a qualified welcome on Sunday to US president Barack Obama’s promise to lift a ban on repatriating Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.

By Reuters
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