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Saudi Arabia has blocked off food and medicine from entering the country. Since Saudi Arabia is not happy with the new Houthi government they have blocked off Yemen from receiving what they used from Saudi Arabia. By Yemen not receiving food from Saudi Arabia many of the country's innocent people are starving and dying from diseases that could be cured if they were able to receive medical attention.

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A major problem occurring in Yemen currently is the starvation problem. Many people are without food and are struggling to keep their families alive. The food is too expensive for people to buy and there are children begging in the streets to get food to feed their families. Most of the country is suffering from malnutrition which is hurting the children the most. Not having enough food will cause the children's bodies to not develop properly because they are not receiving the nutrients they need to properly develop .

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The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid by €12 million for people affected by the crisis in Yemen. The support will help address the most pressing needs of the suffering population.

Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, said: " The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is reaching catastrophic proportions with 80% of the population now in need of assistance. Humanitarian pauses are vital to enable humanitarian workers and organisations to deliver much needed aid. These pauses must be granted unconditionally by all the parties to the conflict. Furthermore, I reiterate my call to the fighting sides to adhere to International Humanitarian Law by protecting civilians. "

Out of the €12 million, €10 million will be used to provide for nutrition, food, health, water, sanitation, shelter, emergency household supplies and protection to the vulnerable people in Yemen. €2 million - €1 million each for Djibouti and Somalia - will go specifically towards helping thousands of refugees and returnees fleeing from Yemen to countries of the Horn of Africa.

Background

More than four months into the current conflict, there are severe shortages of water, food, medicines and fuel across Yemen, adding to the insecurity caused by regular airstrikes and fighting on the ground. The influx of Yemeni refugees and Somali returnees fleeing to neighbouring Djibouti and Somalia has meanwhile stretched to the limit the capacities of these already fragile countries to host them.

Government institutions are no longer able to deliver basic services to people in need, including basic health care and nutrition services, water and electricity supply. Lack of fuel is hampering the processing and transportation of food; import of basic food items and medicine has significantly reduced since the start of the conflict due to the import restrictions.

Yemen is the poorest country in the Arab Peninsula. Over 47% of the population lives below the poverty line on less than €2 a day. It has the world's third highest rate of malnutrition. Conflict combined with poverty, refugee and migrant flows and rising food prices, have aggravated an already serious humanitarian crisis during the last year.

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EU gives €12 million in new humanitarian aid for the crisis in Yemen and its impact in the Horn of Africa - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations - European Commission

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The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid by €12 million for people affected by the crisis in Yemen. The support will help address the most pressing needs of the suffering population. Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, said: " The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is reaching catastrophic proportions with 80% of the population now in need of assistance.

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The oil industry in Marib is very important to the country. Since the country is very poor, the main source of income is from the oil industry. Whoever has control over the oil industry controls the economy of the country. That is why the Sunnis will protect it to the best of their ability from the Houthis who are trying conquer it.

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Yemen remains war-torn and in the midst of its own domestic fuel crisis but the Aden-based government wants foreign investors to return to the country's oil fields.

Yemen's exiled Saudi-backed government said on Wednesday that recent talks with international oil companies concerning a resumption of their activities and investments in the country were proving fruitful with signs of "positive indicators" that investment could be made in the industry in the coming months.

Speaking during a visit to a facility in Handramout run by PetroMasila - a state-owned oil exploration and production company - Minister of Oil and Minerals Seif Sharif said that international oil companies had been encouraged by the Saudi-backed government's success in bringing security and stability to the country's oil provinces, particularly Hadramout, Marib, and Shabwa.

Sharif additionally said that scientific studies carried out in these regions had previously shown the existence of potentially large reserves of oil, gas and valuable minerals.

"We are keen for the government to ensure an adequate and conducive environment for the exploitation of these (resources) for the benefit of citizens," said Sharif.

Crude oil shipments from Yemen resumed on a small scale in August last year after coming to a standstill in early 2015 following the proliferation of conflict in the country pitting the Saudi-backed government of Abdrabbuah Mansur Hadi against the Houthi forces who pledge allegiance to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Since the start of 2016 PetroMasila has been operated entirely by indigenous staff after the exit of Canadian company Nexen, which had been its operator.

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Notably in November Sharif was reported to have met with the general manager OMV to speak about the possibility the Austrian oil company would resume its operations in Shabwa province.

However, Sharif's optimism on Wednesday, stood in contrast to certain realities in Yemen which is in itself in the midst of a fuel crisis.

While Sharif has held talks in recent months with Kuwaiti officials concerning the import of Kuwaiti oil to the government-controlled refinery in the port city of Aden which was reactivated in September 2016, in other areas of the country - particularly those under Houthi control - oil infrastructures have been damaged by fighting on the ground and airstrikes carried out by a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states aligned with the Mansour government.

Exacerbating this problem ships carrying oil, in addition to other products including humanitarian aid, have been unable to reach Houthi-controlled ports due to the imposition of a blockade by the Saudi-led coalition.

According to aid agencies and rights groups the fuel crisis has exacerbated humanitarian suffering in the country.

Yemen is a small oil producing state, is not a member of OPEC, and traditionally relies on establishing production-sharing agreements with foreign oil companies in order to exploit and consequently export its natural reserves.

In 2008 income from oil production constituted around 75 percent of the Yemeni government's revenue and around 90 percent of exports. However, with existing wells running dry in 2012 the World Bank predicted that if no new oil fields are found crude oil reserves would be exhausted in the next 10 to 12 years.

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Yemen remains war-torn and in the midst of its own domestic fuel crisis but the Aden-based government wants foreign investors to return to the country's oil fields. Yemen's exiled Saudi-backed government said on Wednesday that recent talks with international oil companies concerning a resumption of their activities and investments in the country were proving fruitful with signs of "positive indicators" that investment could be made in the industry in the coming months.

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The Temporary Protection Status is given to Yemen people who are already in America. This Status allows the people of Yemen to remain in America while there is a war in Yemen and it is to dangerous for them to return to their country.

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Temporary Protective Status has been granted to citizens of Yemen! The Department of Homeland Security has announced that beginning September 3rd, the Republic of Yemen has been designated for TPS for a period of 18 months, until March 3, 2017.
What is TPS
Temporary Protective Status (TPS) is a humanitarian effort that establishes a temporary safe haven in the U.S. for foreign nationals of certain countries. Countries are granted TPS if the Attorney General has determined, with respect to that foreign state, that: there is an ongoing armed conflict within the foreign state that poses a serious risk to the personal safety of the country's nationals if returned there, as is the case with Yemen; there exist extraordinary and temporary conditions in the foreign state preventing its citizens from returning safely; or, there has been an earthquake, flood, drought, epidemic, or other environmental disaster resulting in a substantial but temporary disruption of living conditions in the area affected, the foreign state is unable temporarily to handle the return of its nationals, and the foreign state has affirmatively requested the designation.

To be eligible for TPS, one must establish identity and Yemeni nationality (or that you have no nationality but last habitually resided in Yemen) - established by passports, a birth certificate with photo ID, or other national identity documentation - and proof of residence and continuous physical presence within the U.S. since the designation date of September 3rd. - established by employment records, rent receipts, school records, and other documents. Additionally, the applicant must be otherwise admissible to the U.S.; they must not be firmly resettled in a third country; must not be ineligible because of one felony or two or more misdemeanor convictions; and, they must register for TPS within the period provided by the Attorney General.
TPS and Yemen
There are many benefits to TPS. Generally, the foreign national will be granted the protective status for 6 to 18 months, which may be extended, and will not be deported during the TPS period. The person will be granted employment authorization during the initial TPS period or one year, whichever is shorter, and throughout any TPS extensions. Further, the person shall not be detained because of their status, may travel abroad (if granted permission to do so), may change or adjust their status in some cases, may apply for asylum, and may apply for cancellation of removal once TPS expires. It is important to note, however, that TPS does not provide a pathway to a green card or citizenship.
How We Can Help
Due to the ongoing armed conflict within Yemen, the Department of State has determined that Yemeni nationals to return to Yemen would endanger their personal safety. Thus, the estimated 500 to 2,000 Yemeni nationals believed to be currently residing in the United States with non-immigrant status or unlawful status are likely eligible for TPS.

If you are a Yemeni national currently residing in the U.S. and are interested in obtaining TPS, we can help you. Although there are fees associated with the application process, it is possible to obtain a fee waiver for the TPS application, and we can help. Additionally, a TPS applicant may be required to appear - and will be required to appear if they cannot provide a passport, birth certificate with photograph, or other national identity documentation - in person, however, they have the right to counsel and may be able to represent you.

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Temporary Protective Status has been granted to citizens of Yemen! The Department of Homeland Security has announced that beginning September 3rd, the Republic of Yemen has been designated for TPS for a period of 18 months, until March 3, 2017. What is TPS Temporary Protective Status (TPS) is a humanitarian effort that establishes a temporary safe haven in the U.S.

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The Houthi rebels planned to attack the capitol, Sanaa. By conquering Sanaa the Houthis now have control over the capitol and the north of the country. The Houthi rebels will rely on having control over the north of the country to have power.

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Houthi militias seized a camp of the Republican Guard forces south of Sanaa who are loyal to outset President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Various Yemeni sources confirmed on Tuesday that the Houthis have taken full control of the Dabwa camp, the second-largest Republican Guard camp in Sanaa, and imposed a new Houthi leader replacing former commander Brigadier General Ali Mohamed al-Masoudi who was kidnapped a month ago.

Yemeni news websites quoted sources in the Republican Guard as saying that al-Houthi militia have given dozens of officers and military personnel at the camp an open leave a month ago, before imposing a fellow Houthi leader on the camp.

In fact, reports claims that several officers told Saleh of the Houthis' plan to control the camp, but he ignored the Intel and did not take any course of action or give them orders, forcing them to surrender to the Houthis and their new leadership at Camp Dabwa.

The Dabwa camp south of Sana'a is within the geographical range of Sanhan (the birthplace of the Saleh), which is the area that housed the Central Command of the Republican Guard and three military brigades.

Saleh still has one remaining camp in the area, Rima Hameed, his last stronghold and a group of the Republican Guard. In addition to the Special Forces camp led by his nephew and the responsible for his personal security, Brigadier General Tariq Saleh.

Houthi militias sought to disable the military and political "claws" of Saleh and intimidated his supporters with arrests, according to local observers.

Last Update: Wednesday, 11 October 2017 KSA 17:07 - GMT 14:07

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Houthi militias seized a camp of the Republican Guard forces south of Sanaa who are loyal to outset President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Various Yemeni sources confirmed on Tuesday that the Houthis have taken full control of the Dabwa camp, the second-largest Republican Guard camp in Sanaa, and imposed a new Houthi leader replacing former commander Brigadier General Ali Mohamed al-Masoudi who was kidnapped a month ago.

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The has been a serious water problem in Yemen. The people are unable to receive clean drinking water and diseases are being passed through the water. For example, cholera has been spreading from the lack of clean water which the people are forced to drink since they have no other option. The dirty infected water is all they have to fight dehydration, but fighting dehydration means subjecting themselves to diseases.

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OCHA(Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort.

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Yemen was affected by a cholera outbreak. Cholera has caused many people to be sick or even die from being infected from this disease. The people of Yemen are more open to catching this disease since they are all weak from malnutrition.

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Yemen - Recent Cholera Cases, Food Insecurity and Population Displacement - DG ECHO Daily Map | 17/05/2017

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Map from European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, published 17 May 2017

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One of the groups that have conquered territory in Yemen is Al Qaida. This is dangerous because having land in Yemen is allowed them to have a foothold in the Middle East. Having territory in the Middle East could lead to destruction in new parts of the world that were not affected by Al Qaida beforehand.

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U.S. Involvement In Yemen's War Against Al Qaeda Escalates

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U.S. Escalates Clandestine War In Yemen -- L.A. Times WASHINGTON -- In an escalation of America's clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the country's restive south, U.S.

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Throughout the Yemen Civil War many different groups have gained territory in the country. Since many different groups have power in the country, they fight against each other to have complete rule over the country, especially the Sunnis (red) and the Houthis (green).

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Nearly three years after seizing the capital, Sanaa, the Houthis have consolidated their grip over large parts of Yemen.

A coalition assembled by Saudi Arabia launched an air campaign against the rebels in March 2015 to try to restore the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Since then, more than 10,000 people have been killed in fighting, millions have been forced from their homes and the impoverished country has been pushed to the brink of famine.

The Arab coalition's campaign of air raids has devastated Houthi positions, ammunition depots and bases, but has largely failed to pave the way for the recapture of Sanaa.

Source: Al Jazeera

Two-year war has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people and pushed the country to the brink of famine.

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Nearly three years after seizing the capital, Sanaa, the Houthis have consolidated their grip over large parts of Yemen. A coalition assembled by Saudi Arabia launched an air campaign against the rebels in March 2015 to try to restore the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

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The Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly fired at Saudi Arabia. The constant attacking the Houthis did to Saudi Arabia had the consequence of them being attacked back by Saudi Arabia.

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Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, has been devastated by a civil war. Here we explain what is fuelling the fighting, and who is involved.

How did the war start?

The conflict has its roots in the failure of a political transition supposed to bring stability to Yemen following an Arab Spring uprising that forced its longtime authoritarian president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to hand over power to his deputy Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, in 2011.

President Hadi struggled to deal with a variety of problems, including attacks by al-Qaeda, a separatist movement in the south, the continuing loyalty of many military officers to Mr Saleh, as well as corruption, unemployment and food insecurity.

The Houthi movement, which champions Yemen's Zaidi Shia Muslim minority and fought a series of rebellions against Mr Saleh during the previous decade, took advantage of the new president's weakness by taking control of their northern heartland of Saada province and neighbouring areas.

Disillusioned with the transition, many ordinary Yemenis - including Sunnis - supported the Houthis and in late 2014 and early 2015, the rebels took over Sanaa.

The president escaped to the southern port city of Aden the following month.

The Houthis and security forces loyal to Mr Saleh - who is thought to have backed his erstwhile enemies in a bid to regain power - then attempted to take control of the entire country, forcing Mr Hadi to flee abroad in March 2015.

Alarmed by the rise of a group they believed to be backed militarily by regional Shia power Iran, Saudi Arabia and eight other mostly Sunni Arab states began an air campaign aimed at restoring Mr Hadi's government. The coalition received logistical and intelligence support from the US, UK and France.

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What's happened since then?

Almost three years of fighting appears to have entrenched both sides, while three UN-organised efforts to negotiate a peace deal have failed.

Pro-government forces - made up of soldiers loyal to President Hadi and predominantly Sunni southern tribesmen and separatists - were successful in stopping the rebels taking Aden, but only after a fierce, four-month battle.

Coalition ground troops landed in Aden in August 2015 and helped drive the Houthis and their allies out of much of the south over the next few months. Mr Hadi's government has established a temporary home in Aden, although the president remains in exile.

The Houthis meanwhile have not been dislodged from Sanaa, and have been able to maintain a siege of the southern city of Taiz and to fire mortars and missiles across the border with Saudi Arabia.

Jihadist militants from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and rival affiliates of the Islamic State group (IS) have taken advantage of the chaos by seizing territory in the south and carrying out deadly attacks, notably in Aden.

The launch of a ballistic missile towards Riyadh in November 2017 prompted the Saudi-led coalition to tighten its blockade of Yemen.

The coalition said it wanted to halt the smuggling of weapons to the rebels by Iran - an accusation Tehran denied - but the UN said the restrictions could trigger "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades".

Although the coalition eased its restrictions on rebel-held ports after several weeks, the extended closures resulted in a sharp increase in prices of basic commodities, accelerating food insecurity and the collapse of already basic services.

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Why are there rifts among rebel and government forces?

The alliance between the Houthis and Mr Saleh was the first to fracture.

At the end of November 2017, a dispute over control of Sanaa's biggest mosque triggered armed clashes that left dozens of people dead. Mr Saleh subsequently offered to "turn a new page" with the Saudi-led coalition if it stopped attacking Yemen and ended its blockade. The Houthis responded by accusing him of a "coup" against "an alliance he never believed in".

Houthi fighters launched an operation to take full control of the capital and on 4 December 2017 announced that Mr Saleh had been killed in an attack on his convoy as he attempted to flee the capital.

Only weeks later, infighting among pro-government forces erupted.

Separatists seeking independence for south Yemen, which was a separate country before unification with the north in 1990, formed an uneasy alliance with troops loyal to Mr Hadi's government in 2015 to stop the Houthis capturing Aden.

But relations have always between strained, and tensions came to a head at the end of January 2018 when the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) accused the government of corruption and mismanagement, and demanded the removal of Prime Minister Ahmed bin Daghar.

He rejected the call and denounced what he called a coup "against legitimacy and the country's unity" when separatist units attempted to seize government facilities and military bases in Aden by force.

The situation has been made more complex by divisions within the Saudi-led coalition. Saudi Arabia reportedly backs Mr Hadi, who is based in Riyadh, while the United Arab Emirates is closely aligned with the separatists.

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What's been the human cost?

In short, the situation in Yemen is, the UN says, the world's worst man-made humanitarian disaster.

More than 9,245 people have been killed and 52,800 injured since March 2015, the UN says.

At least 5,558 of those killed, and 9,065 of those injured up to 14 December 2017 were civilians. Saudi-led coalition air strikes were the leading cause of overall civilian casualties.

According to the UN Human Rights Council, civilians have repeatedly been the victims of "unrelenting violations of international humanitarian law".

About 75% of the population - 22.2 million people - are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 11.3 million people in acute need who urgently require immediate assistance to survive - an increase of 1 million since June 2017.

Some 17.8 million people do not know where their next meal is coming from and 8.4 million are considered at risk of starvation. Severe acute malnutrition is threatening the lives of almost 400,000 children under the age of five.

With only half of the country's 3,500 health facilities fully functioning, at least 16.4 million people are lacking basic healthcare.

Medics have struggled to cope with the world's largest cholera outbreak, which has resulted in more than 1 million suspected cases and 2,248 associated deaths since April 2017.

More than 3 million people have been forced to flee from their homes in the past three years, including 2 million who remain displaced.

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Why should this matter for the rest of the world?

What happens in Yemen can greatly exacerbate regional tensions. It also worries the West because of the threat of attacks emanating from the country as it becomes more unstable.

Western intelligence agencies consider AQAP the most dangerous branch of al-Qaeda because of its technical expertise and global reach, and the emergence of IS affiliates in Yemen is a serious concern.

The conflict between the Houthis and the government is also seen as part of a regional power struggle between Shia-ruled Iran and Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia.

Gulf Arab states have accused Iran of backing the Houthis financially and militarily, though Iran has denied this, and they are themselves backers of President Hadi.

Yemen is strategically important because it sits on the Bab al-Mandab strait, a narrow waterway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, through which much of the world's oil shipments pass.

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The UK's delicate balancing act in Yemen

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Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, has been devastated by a civil war. Here we explain what is fuelling the fighting, and who is involved. The conflict has its roots in the failure of a political transition supposed to bring stability to Yemen following an Arab Spring uprising that forced its longtime authoritarian president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to hand over power to his deputy Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, in 2011.