The representation of Yemeni women in peace negotiations is necessary to put an end to the Yemeni conflict, Yemen’s former Minister for Human Rights Amat Alsoswa said at an event Friday. Hosted by the ...

This post is part of our special coverage Yemen Protests 2011. In their eight months of peaceful revolution, Yemenis have been an inspiration to many, not only to Arabs but to the world at large.

SANAA, Yemen - Early in Yemen's uprising, about 20 women with banners demanding equal rights marched into the heart of the capital, joining the thousands who were calling for the ouster of the ...

Name, phone number of student had been on shipping documents. October 31, 2010— -- Authorities in Yemen have released on bail a 22-year-old female engineering student whose name and phone number ...

When Um Feras realised there were no leisure spaces for women in her city in Yemen, she founded her own cafe and hopes to change attitudes about women-led businesses. “There were no places for women ...

In areas controlled by pro-Iranian rebels, women working for NGOs must be accompanied by a "mahram", a male guardian. This hinders their movement and impedes their work. The hunger-stricken population ...

SANAA (Reuters) - When Sara Ahmed joined a protest in November to demand the resignation of Yemen's president, she and the other women marched at the very front of the crowd. But no sooner had they ...

HARADH, Yemen, September 24 (UNHCR) - Elham roams aimlessly around the settlement of tents that is now her home. She claps her hands, mutters incomprehensibly and, from time to time, screams ...

On a small patch of land on the outskirts of Hudaydah, Yemen’s main Red Sea port, 38-year-old Nabiha is attempting to rebuild her life brick by brick. Widowed in the early days of the country’s ...

SANAA (Reuters) - When Sara Ahmed joined a protest in November to demand the resignation of Yemen's president, she and the other women marched at the very front of the crowd. But no sooner had they ...