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Cease-Fire in Yemen’s Port Goes into Force after Fighting

YemenExtra SH.A. By: AHMED AL-HAJ A cease-fire went into force early Tuesday in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida after intense fighting erupted shortly before the U.N.-brokered truce took hold in the contested city, Yemeni officials…

The Historic Antiwar Resolution on Yemen

YemenExtra SH.A. By DANIEL LARISON The Wall Street Journal gets things backwards on Saudi Arabia and Yemen as usual: But all 49 Democrats voted for it, as did seven Republicans. They had the political luxury of knowing the bill…

UN: 20 Million Yemenis Hungry, 250,000 Face Catastrophe

YemenExtra SH.A. Twenty million people in war-torn Yemen are hungry — a staggering 70 percent of the population and a 15 percent increase from last year — and for the first time 250,000 are facing "catastrophe," the U.N. humanitarian…

GOP Purse Strings Held by Saudi Lobbyist

YemenExtra SH.A. By: Eli Clifton Last month, Republican members of the House blocked a vote on legislation introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) to end the U.S. role in supporting the Saudi-led war in Yemen. In doing so, House…