YEMEN

Yemen Secures $6.4Bn At Riyadh Donor Conference 

International donors on 4 September pledged $6.4bn in financial aid for Yemen to provide short-term relief for the troubled state. It is trying to emerge from months of political upheaval triggered by last year’s Arab Spring. Neglected for decades by former president Ali ‘Abd Allah Salih, the country’s economy was already in bad shape prior to the Arab Spring-related issues. But the recent...