And Taste Of Yemen is one big slap-in-the-face reminder. Not only is this the Seattle area’s first Yemeni restaurant, but it does what so many places—regardless of cuisine—miss. Spices show up boldly, ...

More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over one million children under the age of five who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the U.N.

The grueling journey took about 30 hours - without bathroom facilities, food or water and no protection from the elements through one of the world's most dangerous shipping channels.

Last year, the WFP assisted 8.6 million people in Yemen, more than a quarter of its population, including more than 330,000 internally displaced people and 1.2 million with disabilities.