{
  "id": 17555452,
  "title": "Yemeni foreign minister: Houthi siege of Taiz ongoing for 12 years, worsening recently",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/yemeni-foreign-minister-houthi-siege-of-taiz-ongoing-for-12-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T07:33:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/1zayznr6f"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yemen’s foreign minister stated that the Houthi siege of Taiz has continued for 12 years and has intensified recently, leaving millions of people in need of basic supplies, according to Ajel English.\n\nThe United Nations Secretary-General has condemned the death of Mohammad el Shami, a UN human rights staff member who died while in the custody of Houthi de facto authorities, Hindustan Times - World News reports. El Shami, who worked with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, had been arbitrarily detained by the authorities since June 6, 2024.\n\nThe United Nations reported that the Houthi de facto authorities provided no information regarding el Shami's well-being or proof of life since his detention. The Secretary-General has called for an immediate, impartial, transparent, and thorough investigation into the circumstances of his death, which remain unclear, Hindustan Times - World News reports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}