Red Cross Leader Visits Yemen to Focus on Humanitarian Crisis

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross is in Yemen to shine a light on what the agency calls the country's dire humanitarian crisis. Peter Maurer told reporters in the rebel-held capital of Sana'a on Saturday he also wanted to "ensure that the rules and principles are respected during warfare." Maurer said he planned to meet with all sides in the fighting in Yemen. Iranian-backed Shi'ite Houthi rebels took over Sana'a last September...

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