BBC Homepage
  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
  • Your account
  • Notifications
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBBC
  • CBeebies
  • Food
  • More menu
More menu
Search BBC
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBBC
  • CBeebies
  • Food
Close menu
BBC News
Menu
  • Home
  • InDepth
  • Israel-Gaza war
  • War in Ukraine
  • Climate
  • UK
  • World
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Culture
More
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Health
  • Family & Education
  • In Pictures
  • Newsbeat
  • BBC Verify
  • Disability
  • Trending

The doctor paying a high price for tweeting from a war zone

  • Published
    29 September 2015
Share page
About sharing
Media caption,

trending

BBC Trending
What's popular and why

"Armed Houthi men are in my house." That's the last tweet, external posted by Abdulkader Alguneid, a 66-year-old physician who took to social media because he felt nobody was telling the story of the war in Yemen.

Alguneid hasn't been heard from for more than a month. But as BBC Trending reports, his name has been trending as Yemenis try and tell the world about him.

Confused about the war in Yemen? Watch our interactive explainer: 'My country's a mess and no one understands!'

Produced by Mai Noman, external

You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending, external, find us on Facebook, external and watch our videos on YouTube, external too.

More on this story

  • My country’s a mess and no-one understands

    • Published
      22 April 2015
  • This teenager maps the Syrian war from his bedroom. Video, 00:03:40This teenager maps the Syrian war from his bedroom

    • Published
      1 September 2015
    3:40
    Mapping Syria from my bedroom
  • Murdered for tweeting?

    • Published
      28 October 2014
    Twitter avatar of murdered Mexican woman
  • What pilgrims showed the world from Mecca. Video, 00:01:19What pilgrims showed the world from Mecca

    • Published
      17 July 2015
    1:19
    Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk (Tawaf al-Wadaa) around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca
  • The Syrian refugee who says: 'Don't come to Sweden... or at least think carefully about it' Video, 00:04:29The Syrian refugee who says: 'Don't come to Sweden... or at least think carefully about it'

    • Published
      18 August 2015
    4:29
    Mahmoud Bitar, a Syrian refugee in Sweden.
  • The rappers turning hit songs halal. Video, 00:04:32The rappers turning hit songs halal

    • Published
      1 July 2015
    4:32
    Karter Zaher and Jae Deen of the Muslim rap duo Deen Squad
  • Why are Syrians sending love letters to Angela Merkel?

    • Published
      26 August 2015
    Photo caption: "We love you". Arabic comment: "Merkel deserves thanks for suspending the Dublin Regulation. I would love to meet you some day"
  • Somalia's funny side. Video, 00:02:59Somalia's funny side

    • Published
      17 February 2015
    2:59
    Picture of Ugaaso Abukar
  • The beauty slogan that sparked an argument about race. Video, 00:02:15The beauty slogan that sparked an argument about race

    • Published
      20 August 2015
    2:15
    #FlexinMyComplexion
  • The 'Eid Pray Love' movement. Video, 00:03:10The 'Eid Pray Love' movement

    • Published
      2 April 2015
    3:10
    Salma
  • Bleat generation: The poetic goats of Bangladesh. Video, 00:02:44Bleat generation: The poetic goats of Bangladesh

    • Published
      6 August 2015
    2:44
    Goat in Bangladesh street
  • Role-playing with photos of other people's children. Video, 00:03:07Role-playing with photos of other people's children

    • Published
      4 August 2015
    3:07
    Picture of baby on Instagram with made up story next to it

Top stories

  • Asylum seekers to stay at Epping hotel after government wins appeal

    • Published
      17 minutes ago
  • Asylum hotel ruling won't feel like much of a victory at Home Office

    • Published
      5 hours ago
  • Zelensky rejects proposals for buffer zone to end Ukraine war

    • Published
      3 hours ago

More to explore

  • Asylum hotel ruling won't feel like much of a victory at Home Office

    Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, a middle aged woman with short grey hair, stares intently at the camera. She is wearing a pink jacket
  • Why has Kamala Harris' security detail been withdrawn?

    Kamala Harris at a podium with three Secret Service agents in the background during a trip to Zambia in 2023.
  • How a leaked phone call derailed the Thai PM's career - and the Shinawatra dynasty

    Thailand's suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives for a press conference in Bangkok on July 1, 2025. She can be seen smiling as she walks through a doorway in a dark green blazer which she is wearing over a white shirt and white and blue floral skirt.
  • Football Manager 25 would have damaged us forever, says maker

    A rendered promo image for Football Manager. A female manager stands on the sidelines of a football pitch. She's wearing white shoes, and a black suit with her hands in her pockets. It's evening time as the sun appears to be setting. The pitch is lit up, with players wearing red kits and white kits. A male referee stands further away with a flag in hand.
  • What is chickenpox and how can I get my child vaccinated?

    A boy with chickenpox has used calamine lotion on his spots to reduce itching
  • Emma Stone dazzles Venice with alien kidnap drama

    Emma Stone attends the "Bugonia" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
  • 'India put us on the boat like captives - then threw us in the sea'

    Soyed Noor (centre) and some of the other refugees speak to the BBC via a video call from Myanmar
  • A 'joyful' girl and a boy who loved sports - Victims in Minneapolis shooting identified

    From left: Harper Moyski, 10, and Fletcher Merkel, 8. Harper is smiling at the camera with wind in her hair. Fletcher is leaning on a railing and wearing a red shirt while smiling
  • What has changed 20 years on from Hurricane Katrina?

    • Attribution
      Weather
    A flooded street in New Orleans with damaged houses, debris and an overturned vehicle
loading elsewhere stories

Most read

  1. 1

    Zelensky rejects proposals for buffer zone to end Ukraine war

  2. 2

    Tories call for investigation into Rayner's tax affairs

  3. 3

    Bank share prices tumble after calls for tax on profits

  4. 4

    Why has Kamala Harris' security detail been withdrawn?

  5. 5

    US to stop Palestinians attending UN meeting in New York

  6. 6

    Cycling race website censors name of Welsh village

  7. 7

    Madeleine McCann suspect to be released in less than three weeks

  8. 8

    Asylum hotel ruling won't feel like much of a victory at Home Office

  9. 9

    Asylum seekers to stay at Epping hotel after government wins appeal

  10. 10

    Three teenagers killed in Highland crash

BBC News Services

  • On your mobile
  • On smart speakers
  • Get news alerts
  • Contact BBC News

Best of the BBC

  • Rolf Larsen investigates the case of a missing child

    • Attribution
      iPlayer
    DNA
  • Comedian Bob Mortimer chooses his desert island tracks

    • Attribution
      Sounds
    Desert Island Discs: Bob Mortimer
  • Freddie Mercury: from iconic shots to private snaps

    • Attribution
      iPlayer
    A Life in Ten Pictures: Freddie Mercury
  • When an Olympic badminton match caused controversy

    • Attribution
      Sounds
    Sporting Witness: Shuttlecock scandal
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBBC
  • CBeebies
  • Food
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Parental Guidance
  • Contact the BBC
  • Make an editorial complaint
  • BBC emails for you

Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.