Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the United Nations said Monday, warning that a looming assault could create the century’s “worst humanitarian catastrophe”. President Bashar al-Assad has now set his sights on Idlib, and his forces have stepped up bombardment of the densely populated province since the beginning of the month.
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Hodeida
UK welcomes Saudi-led coalition probe into Yemen strike
Saudi-led coalition on Saturday said ‘mistakes’ had been made in the August 9 strike on a crowded marketplace in a part of northern Yemen held by Houthi rebels
Abu Dhabi
UAE backs UN talks between warring Yemen sides: minister
United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council that ‘a political solution’ to end the war in Yemen was ‘available’ and that the warring sides would be invited to talks on September 6 in Geneva
Davos
Gulf states’ open conversations point the way at Davos
Becky Anderson, host of CNN’s Connect the World, offers her insights into the World Economic Forum
Houthi rebels
In pictures: Saudi-led coalition humanitarian aid arrived in Yemen
Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, where 8.3 million people are entirely dependent on external food aid and 400,000 children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, a potentially lethal condition, according to the United Nations.
Houthi rebels
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5bn in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
Three-year civil war has pushed the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country to brink of famine