while global attention has been focused on the war in ukraine, yemen 5 long running conflict is grinding on and children remain in the firing line. the united nations says more than 11,000 children have been killed or injured in nine years of war, in the arab world s poorest country. there s been less violence since a temporary truce last year between houthi rebels backed by iran, who seized the capital sanaa in 2014 and a saudi led coalition backed by the uk and the us which intervened in 2015 trying to reinstall the internationally recognised government. but the young can t escape the danger. the bbc s senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from the city of taiz in southwest yemen, which is almost surrounded by houthi forces.
because he was eventually caught. he was known as the man in the hat because he was involved in the brussels bombing of the airport. now, there were two bombings, first of all, at the airport, and then an hour later at maelbeek metro station, very, very close to all the eu institutions in brussels. but abrini had fled the airport because apparently his bomb didn t go off. he was eventually arrested along with other suspects two or three weeks later. they are two of the six people who ve been convicted. they ll be sentenced later. while global attention has been focused on the war in ukraine, yemen s long running conflict continues, and children remain in the firing line. the un says more than 11,000 children have been killed or injured during years of war in the arab world s poorest country. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from southwest yemen, which is virtually surrounded by houthi forces.
it s difficult because you haven t got any cooking facility with two kids, it s not ideal. so you have to go out every day. it does cost a lot of money, it s an awful lot, but it is what it is. we ll be finding out more about what s behind the housing problems. also on the programme. firefighters report new blazes on the greek island of rhodes, as fires continue to rage on other islands and some parts of the mainland. radiographers see right through you! radiographers go out on strike, affecting 37 nhs trusts in england in a dispute about pay. the long running conflict in yemen we have a special report about the children who can t escape the violence. and the lionesses meet fans at their training camp down under as they prepare for their second match of the world cup.