Yemeni families tell Arab News of fear for abductees after UN worker dies in Houthi custody

AL-MUKALLA: Relatives of Yemeni staff from the UN and other world organizations abducted by the Iran-backed Houthis have urged the international community to secure their release after a UN worker died in the militia’s custody. The UN high commissioner for human rights said on Saturday that Mohammad Al-Shami, a staff member of the UN Human Rights Office in Yemen, had died while being held by the Houthis, and called for an immediate investigation into the circumstances of his death. The Houthis a