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Yemeni Boy, Ravaged by Hunger, Weighs 7 Kg

Yemeni Boy, Ravaged by Hunger, Weighs 7 Kg

Paralysed and severely malnourished, seven-year-old Faid Samim lies curled up on a hospital bed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, having barely s…

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Malnourished Yemeni boy hopes to return to school

Malnourished Yemeni boy hopes to return to school

"I hope that I can be cured and go back to school," said Murad Mohammed, an acutely malnourished child in Sanaa, Yemeni capital. Murad is…

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Sana’a play offers relief from Houthis’ oppressive rules

Sana’a play offers relief from Houthis’ oppressive rules

A troupe of struggling artists performed in the capital Sana’a a play entitled “Yemeni Film,” which showcased the country’s hardships. Ye…

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Yemen: Father sells his daughter for $400

Yemen: Father sells his daughter for $400

An online post by the Yemeni Feminist Voice has gone viral after it posted photos of a Yemeni girl held by her father who sold her for about $400.…

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Colorful Yemeni Crossover Sounds from Rasm Almashan

Colorful Yemeni Crossover Sounds from Rasm Almashan

Rasm Almashan celebrates her Yemeni roots on Yemenia (released in 2019 and internationally distributed in 2020). The outstanding Polish-Yemeni voca…

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As Yemen's mudbrick legacy crumbles before our eyes

As Yemen's mudbrick legacy crumbles before our eyes

When Maged Tameh looks up at his house in the historic Old Town of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital city, he can see right into what used to be his bedroom.…

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Yemen: Plea to save conjoined twins 'in critical condition'

Yemen: Plea to save conjoined twins 'in critical condition'

Doctors in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have called for urgent help to save the lives of conjoined twins who were born on Wednesday. The head of the al…

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Yemen's Women Basketball Players Hit the Court

Yemen's Women Basketball Players Hit the Court

In Yemen's capital Sanaa, women in long-sleeved athletics shirts raced down a basketball court in wheelchairs, dribbling and passing as a small cro…

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Yemeni football club captain and son killed in Houthi attack

Yemeni football club captain and son killed in Houthi attack

A Houthi missile hit the grounds of a local football club in Taiz, Yemen, killing Nasser Al-Raimy and his son, Al Arabiya reported on Saturday.&nbs…

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Wheelchair basketball rekindles young Yemeni woman's passion for life

Wheelchair basketball rekindles young Yemeni woman's passion for life

 Eshwaq Al-Maarshy, a young woman in Yemen, lost her right leg in a landmine explosion ten years ago. Since then, she had been sulking in frus…

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Japan helps Aden's Streets become Cleaner and Safer thanks to New Garbage Collection Trucks

Japan helps Aden's Streets become Cleaner and Safer thanks to New Garbage Collection Trucks

New garbage collection trucks to improve environmental sustainability and support better health for Yemenis Aden, Yemen: 8 December 2020…

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Saudi aid agency, UN body support Yemeni families in fishing communities

Saudi aid agency, UN body support Yemeni families in fishing communities

More than 8,000 Yemeni families from fishing communities are being helped by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and the…

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Yemen: 3 children drown during school trip

Yemen: 3 children drown during school trip

Three schoolchildren have drowned during a trip in Yemen’s temporary capital Aden, according to a local newspaper. The drownings occurred…

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How Sewing Face Masks is Helping Displaced Women in Yemen

How Sewing Face Masks is Helping Displaced Women in Yemen

Six years of conflict, disease outbreaks and extreme weather conditions have crippled Yemen’s economy. According to the World Bank, more than 40 pe…

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Yemen launches door-to-door polio immunization for over 4 mln children

Yemen launches door-to-door polio immunization for over 4 mln children

 Yemen's health authorities on Saturday launched a polio vaccination campaign for more than 4 million children in the north of the war-torn co…

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Cyclone kills Yemeni fishermen in Somalia

Cyclone kills Yemeni fishermen in Somalia

Seven Yemeni fishermen died when their boat was destroyed by gale-force winds as tropical Cyclone Gati lashed Somalia. The seven fisherme…

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Solar Energy Micro-Businesses in Yemen are Saving Lives

Solar Energy Micro-Businesses in Yemen are Saving Lives

Conflict and food insecurity continue to be prevalent in Yemen. Since 2015, Yemen has been experiencing a civil war that has taken a seemingly irre…

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Irish dairy farmers' milk donations raise over €100k for famine-hit Yemen

Irish dairy farmers' milk donations raise over €100k for famine-hit Yemen

A campaign to encourage Irish dairy farmers to raise funds for those affected by war and famine in Yemen has so far raised more than €100,000.…

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Yemeni parents build straw hut classrooms for children after schools bombed

Yemeni parents build straw hut classrooms for children after schools bombed

 Pupils line up in long queues in the morning in front of straw hut classrooms built by their parents in the courtyard of a school that was de…

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Yemeni Methyl Dealer Got Cooperation Deal Then Untaxed Cigarettes So SDNY Sentencing

Yemeni Methyl Dealer Got Cooperation Deal Then Untaxed Cigarettes So SDNY Sentencing

Redhwan Alzanam was charged with conspiracy to distribute methyl ester / 5F-ABD. Then he became a government cooperator - until that was…

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