In Yemen's besieged Taiz, families take shelter as Houthis close in

Straits Times16 October 2026, 14:30 UTCYemen

TAIZ, Yemen, Oct 16 - Ali Hassan and his family took shelter under a stairwell at a school in Taiz as Iran-allied Houthi forces closed in around them, tightening a siege of Yemen's third-largest city.

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