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Yemen govt calls for global designation of Houthis as terrorist organization following ship attacks

Yemen govt calls for global designation of Houthis as terrorist organization following ship attacks

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has requested the US and international community to label the Houthis as terrorists for jeopard…

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Yemen says hijacked Israel-linked oil tanker in Gulf of Aden released

Yemen says hijacked Israel-linked oil tanker in Gulf of Aden released

 An Israel-linked commercial oil tanker seized by unknown attackers off the coast of Aden has been released, a senior official from the Yemeni…

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Houthi-held teacher’s union leader in coma in Sanaa

Houthi-held teacher’s union leader in coma in Sanaa

The head of a prominent Yemeni teachers’ union has been transferred from prison to hospital in Sanaa. Yemeni government officials and rights…

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Yemen's Houthis release video footage showing armed men seizing 'Israeli linked ship'

Yemen's Houthis release video footage showing armed men seizing 'Israeli linked ship'

Yemen's Houthis released video footage on Monday showing armed men dropping from a helicopter and seizing a cargo ship in the southern Red Se…

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Israel says Houthis seize ship in Red Sea, no Israelis among owners or crew

Israel says Houthis seize ship in Red Sea, no Israelis among owners or crew

Israel said on Sunday that Yemen’s Houthis had seized a British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship in the southern Red Sea, describing th…

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UN envoy, Yemeni officials meet to discuss peace efforts in war-torn Yemen

UN envoy, Yemeni officials meet to discuss peace efforts in war-torn Yemen

The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded Wednesday a visit to Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, where he met with Yeme…

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US Navy ship shoots down drone from Yemen

US Navy ship shoots down drone from Yemen

A U.S. Navy warship shot down a drone in the Red Sea that emanated from Yemen, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in what appeared to be…

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Saudi defense minister meets with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council head

Saudi defense minister meets with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council head

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi on Wednesday.…

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Yemen’s Houthi leader says group to target Israeli ships in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi leader says group to target Israeli ships in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi leader said on Tuesday his forces would make further attacks on Israel and they could target Israeli ships in the Red Sea and…

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Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials say

Dozens of migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Yemen, officials say

A migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn of Africa, missing, Yemeni officials said M…

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US drone shot down near Yemen

US drone shot down near Yemen

A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down on Wednesday by Yemen's Houthis, two U.S. officials and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement said. Whi…

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Yemeni army chief of staff survives bombing attack

Yemeni army chief of staff survives bombing attack

Chief of Staff of the Yemeni armed forces Sagheer Bin Aziz narrowly survived an assassination attempt in the country's northeastern oil-rich provin…

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Houthi attack kills 8 gov't soldiers in Yemen's Marib

Houthi attack kills 8 gov't soldiers in Yemen's Marib

At least eight soldiers of Yemen's government forces were killed in an overnight attack carried out by the Houthi militia in the country's oil-rich…

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Houthis deploy forces and heavy weapons in Taiz, Marib, and Jouf

Houthis deploy forces and heavy weapons in Taiz, Marib, and Jouf

Yemen’s army accused the Houthis on Tuesday of using public fury over Israel’s Gaza conflict to organize fighters and military equipmen…

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Yemen condemns Israeli minister’s Gaza nuclear bombing proposal

Yemen condemns Israeli minister’s Gaza nuclear bombing proposal

Yemen's internationally recognized government has slammed an Israeli minister’s remark about dropping a nuclear bomb on the Palestinian city…

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Yemen's Houthis launch a new batch of drones against Israel

Yemen's Houthis launch a new batch of drones against Israel

Yemen's Houthis launched a new batch of drones against sensitive targets inside Israel on Monday, according to a statement from their armed forces…

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Masam project clears 835 Houthi mines in Yemen

Masam project clears 835 Houthi mines in Yemen

Masam, a Saudi project to clear landmines in Yemen, in the first week of November dismantled 835 mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.…

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UAE condemns Israeli minister's comments about dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza Strip

UAE condemns Israeli minister's comments about dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza Strip

The UAE has condemned comments by Israeli Minister of Heritage Amihai Eliyahu about dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip. Mr Eliyahu m…

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UAE President orders launch of 'Gallant Knight 3' to support Gaza

UAE President orders launch of 'Gallant Knight 3' to support Gaza

President of UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence to initiate 'Gallant Knight…

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Al-Qaeda ambush kills 3 gov't soldiers in S. Yemen

Al-Qaeda ambush kills 3 gov't soldiers in S. Yemen

Militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch killed three soldiers of the Yemeni government's elite troops in an overnight ambush in the southern p…

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