Americans face harrowing escapes from Yemen, says...

Americans face harrowing escapes from Yemen, says U.S. envoy in Djibouti

by John Zarocostas | Geneva — American citizens escaping Yemen, including small children and some frail elderly, are arriving exhausted in Djibouti after harrowing journeys from the besieged country, where a U.S.-supported Saudi Arabian bombing campaign is entering its fourth week, the U.S. ambassador to the small Horn of Africa country told McClatchy on Thursday. Read more

Yemen’s high stakes

Yemen’s high stakes

As Saudi Arabia and Iran lock horns in Yemen, Pakistan feels trapped and Cairo goes back to the drawing board. Medhat Al-Zahed reports

I had the chance to talk to Major General Salama Al-Gohari, former military intelligence commander, and a group of young men who had just been evacuated from Yemen. Read more