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At least 52 Somali migrants died on September 29, 2008 off Yemen’s coast after the ship smuggling them broke down. The migrants had been adrift for approximately 18 days without food or water. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the crew on the smuggling boat told its passengers that they would travel into the [...]
On September 30, 2008 it was announced that Yemen’s ambassador to Moscow Muhammad Saleh al-Hilali had met with the Head of the International Department at the Russian Consulate. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss new plans for “bilateral cooperation” between Yemen and Russia. The meeting aimed at bettering ties comes right before Yemen’s [...]
On September 25, 2008, The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced the launch of an emergency response program to facilitate the ongoing food crisis in Yemen. The program is the result of a recent investigation that revealed a dramatic decrease in food security among Yemen’s population due to the global rise in food prices. [...]
