Monthly Archives: May 2025

Houthis maintain pressure on Israel as US launches more strikes on Yemen

Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/3/houthis-maintain-pressure-on-israel-as-us-launches-more-strikes-on-yemen On Saturday, in the midst of daily attacks on Yemen by the US, a third missile in 24 hours was fired by Houthi rebels on Israel. The Houthis are directly claiming responsibility for the attacks, describing them as a “response to Israeli operations in Gaza.” In past weeks, Houthi forces have increasingly targeted both supply routes… Read more »

Short of supplies, Gaza’s vital community kitchens may soon shut, halt free meals

Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/short-supplies-gazas-vital-community-kitchens-may-soon-shut-halt-free-meals-2025-04-29/ This article from Reuters highlights Gaza’s vital community kitchens, which provide free meals to thousands amid ongoing conflict, are facing imminent closure due to severe shortages of food and fuel.  Since Israel enforced a blockade on Gaza on March 2, 2025, humanitarian aid has been collapsing , cutting off vital lifelines. The World Food Programme (WFP) has already run… Read more »

Minutes to leave: Syria’s Alawites evicted from private homes at gunpoint

Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/minutes-leave-syrias-alawites-evicted-private-homes-gunpoint-2025-04-30/ This article from Reuters has highlighted the country Syria, since President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rise to power in December 2024. The article has stated that Syria’s Alawite community has faced widespread forced evictions from their private homes in Damascus. Armed groups, often associated with the newly formed General Security Service (GSS), have conducted these evictions at gunpoint. Victims report arrests,… Read more »

Suspected US airstrike hits Yemen migrant centre, Houthi TV says 68 killed

Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthi-tv-say-30-bodies-were-recovered-after-us-strike-sadaa-2025-04-28/  This article from Reuters highlights that on April 28, 2025, a suspected U.S. airstrike targeted a migrant detention center in Saada, Yemen, resulting in the deaths of at least 68 individuals, according to Houthi-controlled media. The facility housed over 100 African migrants, primarily from Ethiopia and Somalia, who were attempting to transit through Yemen toward Saudi Arabia. The attack,… Read more »