Most Western news sources ignore Yemen. I haven’t heard about Yemen on CNN for as long as I can recall. BBC mentions Yemen occasionally. Even the Al-Jazeera English site requires a search for Yemen news.
When the Yemeni Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh, the Saudis blocked entry for even basic food supplies into Yemen airports and harbors. Recently, a grain shipment landed in the port of Saleef on the Red Sea. This relatively small amount of grain will help but will not go far in alleviating the shortage of food. Another shipment has arrived in the port of Hudeida.
According to Al-Jazeera, seven million Yemenis are at immediate risk for famine, making their plight the greatest in recent world history.
Yemen’s problems began to worsen in 2011 when President Saleh was removed from power. He had reigned for 33 years over a country with corruption and minimal resources. At that point, the state of Yemen was bad, but now Saleh’s stabilizing influence is gone. No solutions are in sight.
