Cookies and weapons: Women in Yemen’s Taiz find ways to help the city’s defence
Amid growing threats, a grassroots aid effort has transformed into an initiative to get more ammunition to the front.

Amid growing threats, a grassroots aid effort has transformed into an initiative to get more ammunition to the front.







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Smoke seen rising near airport in Aden as Houthis say they attacked a military camp with a ballistic missile.

British Typhoon jets will carry out defensive missions to protect Saudi Arabia from escalating Houthi attacks.
Government forces launch major offensives across multiple Yemeni front lines as a tightening blockade threatens Taiz.
UNICEF says escalating fighting in Taiz is threatening its water systems, serving an estimated three million people.
Iranian authorities defiant despite financial strain, saying they want to lift US blockade and pressure on their terms.
A decade of war has shifted Yemen’s front lines, but the Houthis still hold Sanaa, and no side controls the country.
A re-ignition of Yemen’s war has left the chronically sick who need treatment trapped in the country.
Ministry of Defence says warplanes will operate in ‘defensive role’ and not be used to attack Yemeni group.
Riyadh postpones flagship investment conference until 2027, orders government staff to work from home.