Yemen’s Hidden War:
Sectarian clashes between Houthis and Salafist tribesmen have left 52,000 people displced in the past three months in Yemen’s remote northern province of Hajjah.
(special thanks to UNICEF, Yemen)
Hamid al-Ahmar
President who turned state into ‘family empire’ must leave, rival says (£)
A leading Yemeni opposition figure has called on the President to resign as anti-government demonstrations gather momentum in the country.
“If [he] will not start implementing his promises — including taking his brothers and sons away from the army and the security forces — I don’t think that he deserves to stay one day,” said Hamid al-Ahmar, the leader of the opposition Islah Party. Read more (£)
