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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

MAGGIE MICHAEL

A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 28, 2020, 11:03 pm
UN: Tanker held hostage off Yemen, with 1 million barrels of crude, may explode
Sanaa asks for help, as seawater seeps into abandoned ship held by Houthis as ‘deterrent’ for 5 years; vessel has fallen into severe disrepair, risking environmental catastrophe
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
In this March 7, 2020, file photo, a patient infected with the coronavirus is moved, at Baqiyatallah Al'Azam Hospital that is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, in Tehran, Iran. (Mohammad Hasan Zarifmanesh/Tasnim News Agency via AP, File)
May 13, 2020, 8:28 am
Iran doctors reveal how regime sacrificed thousands to keep COVID-19 stats low
Health staff recount how government ignored them for weeks as hospitals filled up, instructed them to lie about causes of deaths; toll could be up to 10 times higher than reported
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
A man inspects rubble after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, February 4, 2018. (Hani Mohammed/AP)
April 9, 2020, 10:58 am
Saudi officials announce Yemen ceasefire with Iran-backed Houthi amid pandemic
Houthi leaders and Yemen’s internationally recognized government do not immediately respond to the coalition statement as Riyadh and Tehran both face COVID-19 outbreaks at home
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Ahmed al-Haj
Egyptian transgender woman and activist Malak el-Kashif smokes a cigarette in the balcony of her apartment in Cairo, Egypt, October 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
March 30, 2020, 12:17 am
In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts
Chronicling her transition in conservative Egypt, Malak el-Kashif rails against homophobia, sexual harassment, bullying and the patriarchy
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and MARIAM FAM
Then-Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir delivers a speech to the nation on February 22, 2019, at the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum. (ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
April 11, 2019, 12:52 pm
Sudanese officials say army forced president Omar al-Bashir to step down
As military due to deliver ‘important statement’ after days of mass protests, reports indicate coup underway to oust ruler after 30 years
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Samy Magdy
In this Oct. 1, 2018, file, photo, a severely malnourished boy rests on a hospital bed at the Aslam Health Center, Hajjah, Yemen (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
December 31, 2018, 2:48 pm
Fighters siphon off food as Yemenis starve
AP investigation finds families in Taiz are not getting international aid — often because it has been seized by armed units allied with the Saudi-led, US-backed military coalition
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
In this July 30, 2018, photo, a 17 year-old boy holds his weapon in High dam in Marib, Yemen (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
December 19, 2018, 10:48 am
Children as young as 10 fight, kill and die in Yemen’s war
AP interviews 18 former child soldiers, who describes rebels’ efficiency when it comes to recruitment, deployment and battlefield deaths of young boys
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
This 2018 handout image provided by the al-Hassbi family, shows a photo of Yahia al-Hassbi, who was killed in a drone strike, in Yemen (al-Hassbi family via AP)
November 15, 2018, 12:43 am
The hidden civilian toll of American drones in Yemen
Aair strikes on al-Qaeda terrorists, ramped up by Trump administration, have killed at least 30 non-combatants in 2018 alone
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and MAAD AL-ZIKRY
Illustrative: Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president flash their arms on a road at the entrance to Abyan province as they take part in an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out of the southern provincial capital, on April 23, 2016. (AFP Photo/Saleh Al-Obeidi)
August 6, 2018, 2:18 pm
US allies in Yemen don’t defeat al-Qaeda, they pay it to go away instead
Investigation reveals Saudi-led coalition secretly paying jihadist fighters to leave town, often allowing them to keep weapons, equipment and looted cash
By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Trish Wilson and Lee Keath
This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a drawing of a prisoner being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates. Arabic from right to left reads: “Anti-terrorism," "Innocent citizen," and “Real terrorism behind their back, they don’t look at.” (AP Photo)
June 20, 2018, 1:14 pm
Drawings expose sexual abuses in UAE-run prisons in Yemen
US personnel have been spotted at one of the locations where the torture took place, although prisoners say they haven’t seen Americans directly involved in the assaults
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
An Egyptian man reads a newspaper in the Zamalek district in Cairo, on October 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
April 6, 2018, 5:49 pm
Egypt’s most popular daily sacks chief editor after story critical of elections
Dismissal follows article about state officials promising cash for votes in March election which Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi won almost unopposed
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Voters at a polling station during the presidential in Cairo, Egypt, March 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
March 29, 2018, 6:45 am
With no real contest for Sissi, all eyes on turnout as Egyptians count votes
Incumbent president hopes a lack of competition and severe restrictions on media will translate into strong public support and not lackluster turnout
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Samy Magdy
A woman waves an Egyptian national flag as she hangs out a car window outside a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 27, 2018, 1:51 pm
Egypt holds second day of presidential election, but outcome not in doubt
With no real competitors to Sissi and severe restrictions on media, Cairo looks for ways to increase turnout in order to show public support
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
An Egyptian woman walks past an electoral banner commissioned by a member of parliament depicting incumbent President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi seen with a caption reading in Arabic "for the sake of Egypt we will continue the story of a nation," outside a polling station in the capital Cairo's central neighborhood of Zamalek on March 26, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
March 26, 2018, 3:02 pm
Egyptians vote, with President Sissi certain winner
Polls open after all serious rivals are barred from running; authorities focus on efforts to legitimize elections by boosting turnout
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Brian Rohan
Fatima Ahmed Aswad cries as she touches the grave of her 15-year-old daughter Sana in Mosul on October 9, 2017. Sana's death, like those of many civilians killed during the final battle to drive out Islamic State extremists, was not recorded until her body could be exhumed. An AP investigation found between 9,000 and 11,000 civilians died during the final battle to drive out Islamic State extremists. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
December 20, 2017, 11:36 am
9,000-plus died in battle for Mosul — nearly 10 times more than thought
NGO figures show Iraqi or coalition forces responsible for at least 3,200 civilian deaths in war against Islamic State
By SUSANNAH GEORGE, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, MAGGIE MICHAEL and Lori Hinnant
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