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Yemen: IOM opens health center in largest camp for displaced

Yemen: IOM opens health center in largest camp for displaced

he International Organization for Migration (IOM) is opening the first health center in Yemen's largest displacement camp. The organization said in…

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Washington Imposes Restrictions to Prevent Trafficking in Yemeni Antiquities on its Soil

Washington Imposes Restrictions to Prevent Trafficking in Yemeni Antiquities on its Soil

Yemen has finally been able to convince US authorities to issue a regulation that restricts trafficking in Yemeni antiquities on its soil.…

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Yemen's Houthis to defy international calls and try 24 members of the Bahai community

Yemen's Houthis to defy international calls and try 24 members of the Bahai community

Yemen's Houthi rebels will defy international pressure on Tuesday as a new trial for 24 members of the Bahai religious community is expected to go…

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Yemen thanks UAE for evacuating students from China

Yemen thanks UAE for evacuating students from China

The Yemeni foreign ministry has thanked the UAE for its collaboration in the evacuation of Yemeni students in the Chinese city of Wuhan which had b…

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Woman lawyer who exposed secret Yemen prisons wins rights prize

Woman lawyer who exposed secret Yemen prisons wins rights prize

A lawyer who exposed a network of secret prisons in war-ravaged Yemen, where thousands of men and boys were arbitrarily held and tortured, on Wedne…

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Yemen patients finally treated in Jordan after years of war

Yemen patients finally treated in Jordan after years of war

Mohammed Hussein looks sadly at his wife as she lies in bed in a Jordanian hospital where she is being treated for cancer -- far from the devastati…

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Solar energy helps Yemeni hospitals save lives

Solar energy helps Yemeni hospitals save lives

Public health services in Yemen have worsened significantly due to the conflict, which has been ongoing for five years. According to the UN, about…

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Mercy Flight from Yemen’s Sanaa Delayed over ‘Technical’ Reasons

Mercy Flight from Yemen’s Sanaa Delayed over ‘Technical’ Reasons

The evacuation of 24 critically ill Yemenis from Sanaa, the capital held by the Iran-backed Houthi militias, was delayed Friday, the World Health O…

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A united response to Trump’s Mideast deal in a divided Yemen

A united response to Trump’s Mideast deal in a divided Yemen

Several Arab and Muslim countries have condemned the so-called deal of the century put forward by US President Donald Trump Jan. 28. Trump called t…

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Yemen Adopts Measures to Protect Students, Expats in China from Coronavirus

Yemen Adopts Measures to Protect Students, Expats in China from Coronavirus

The Yemeni legitimate government took a number of measures to protect its students and expatriates in China from being infected with the new corona…

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Yemenis feeling isolated after 10-day internet blackout

Yemenis feeling isolated after 10-day internet blackout

For ten days, much of Yemen has been isolated from the rest of the world after two major undersea cables were cut leaving the country with limited…

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Cut Undersea Cable Plunges Yemen Into Days-Long Internet Outage

Cut Undersea Cable Plunges Yemen Into Days-Long Internet Outage

Last week, the internet went dark for Yemen and its 28 million citizens. It's still not fully back today. In fact, the entire Red Sea region has de…

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Saudi Arabia Rehabilitates Historic School in Aden

Saudi Arabia Rehabilitates Historic School in Aden

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) is preparing to rehabilitate and reconstruct one of the oldest schools in Aden.…

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ERC organises 21st mass wedding in Mocha, Yemen

ERC organises 21st mass wedding in Mocha, Yemen

  The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has organised the 21st mass wedding in Yemen under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed b…

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Yemen capital hosts first women's pool tournament since rebel takeover

Yemen capital hosts first women's pool tournament since rebel takeover

The Yemeni capital Sanaa hosted its first women's pool tournament this week since its takeover by Shiite rebels plunged the country into a devastat…

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FEATURE-In storm-hit Yemen, 'sin' is blamed for surging climate losses

FEATURE-In storm-hit Yemen, 'sin' is blamed for surging climate losses

The torrential floods and brutal droughts of recent years have left their mark on this valley in southeast Yemen. A road that links Mukal…

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Chaos of Houthi-Controlled ‘Arms Markets’ Grows in Yemen

Chaos of Houthi-Controlled ‘Arms Markets’ Grows in Yemen

The illegal arms market is expanding throughout the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is under the control of the Houthi militias, Asharq Al-Awsat has le…

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Nature reserves in war-ravaged Yemen face risk of abandonment

Nature reserves in war-ravaged Yemen face risk of abandonment

Yemeni families used to flock toward nature reserves for relaxation to heal the wounds caused by the years-long military conflict. But th…

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People in Yemen go solar amid fuel shortages

People in Yemen go solar amid fuel shortages

Yemen has now become one of the largest importers of solar panels, providing some comfort for families devastated by years of fighting between Arab…

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Bazaar opens in war-torn Yemeni capital to help families increase income

Bazaar opens in war-torn Yemeni capital to help families increase income

A weekly bazaar was opened in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Thursday to help families sell their homemade traditional products to increase their income.…

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