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Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' of peace talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels

Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' of peace talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels

The five days of talks, which represented the highest-level, public negotiations with the Houthis in the kingdom, come as Saudi Arabia tries a rene…

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Saudi defense minister meets delegation from Sanaa

Saudi defense minister meets delegation from Sanaa

Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s minister of defense, met with a delegation from Sanaa who are in Riyadh to discuss Yemeni peace pros…

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Yemen's Houthi rebels to visit Saudi Arabia, raising hopes of breakthrough in conflict

Yemen's Houthi rebels to visit Saudi Arabia, raising hopes of breakthrough in conflict

The Houthis' visit, expected in the coming days, will raise hopes of a breakthrough in the quagmire conflict that has left hundreds of thousands de…

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Omani delegation arrives in Yemeni capital for truce talks with Houthis

Omani delegation arrives in Yemeni capital for truce talks with Houthis

An Omani delegation arrived in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Thursday to persuade the Houthi group to resume a truce with the Yemeni governme…

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UN’s Envoy Remains Confident Of Peaceful Solution To Civil War In Yemen

UN’s Envoy Remains Confident Of Peaceful Solution To Civil War In Yemen

The UN’s special envoy for Yemen remains optimistic that the nation’s government and the Houthis can reach a peaceful resolution that w…

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Houthis bury 15 fighters after clashes with government troops

Houthis bury 15 fighters after clashes with government troops

Iran-backed Houthis have this week arranged funerals in Sanaa and Saada for 15 fallen combatants as the Yemeni militia continues to attack governme…

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Yemen, UN Coordinate Efforts for Phase 2 of ‘Safer’ Offloading Process

Yemen, UN Coordinate Efforts for Phase 2 of ‘Safer’ Offloading Process

The Yemeni government began coordinating with the UN to discuss the executive plans of the second operation of removing crude oil from the rusting…

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Explosion at gas station rocks Yemen's capital

Explosion at gas station rocks Yemen's capital

A massive explosion rocked a gas station in the Houthi-controlled Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Sunday night, igniting a significant fire, reported b…

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Houthis furious as former President Saleh’s allies support public salary demands

Houthis furious as former President Saleh’s allies support public salary demands

Houthis in Yemen have said that they will sell the seized properties of supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and use the proceeds to p…

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Houthi Military Escalation Follows Grundberg’s Visit to Liberated Yemen Regions

Houthi Military Escalation Follows Grundberg’s Visit to Liberated Yemen Regions

Houthi militias in Yemen capitalized on the visit of the UN envoy to Aden and Marib, aiming to heighten military tensions. They admitted to launchi…

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The remarkable story of how Yemen’s oil tanker disaster was averted by crowdfunding

The remarkable story of how Yemen’s oil tanker disaster was averted by crowdfunding

Since 1988, the hulking form of the FSO Safer has floated in the Red Sea, receiving crude oil from the bountiful Marib oilfields of Yemen. For 30 y…

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Salvage Team Departs FSO Safer After Completing Oil Transfer Project

Salvage Team Departs FSO Safer After Completing Oil Transfer Project

The salvage team in the UN-led effort to remove the oil from the dilapidated FSO Safer departed the site on Monday, August 29, marking the completi…

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Unknown gunmen kidnap 2 foreign aid workers in Yemen

Unknown gunmen kidnap 2 foreign aid workers in Yemen

Unknown gunmen kidnapped two foreign nationals working with the international charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Yemen's central province of…

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UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

The United Nations' top official in Yemen warned Monday that Yemen will remain a powder keg for renewed war unless its ri…

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Huge fire destroys 70 IDP camp tents in Yemen's Marib

Huge fire destroys 70 IDP camp tents in Yemen's Marib

A huge fire has destroyed 70 tents in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yemen's central province of Marib…

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23 killed in Houthi attack in southern Yemen

23 killed in Houthi attack in southern Yemen

 At least 23 people were killed in heavy combat between Yemeni government troops and Houthis in the southern province of Lahj on Sunday, as th…

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Houthi rebels kill 10 Yemen soldiers

Houthi rebels kill 10 Yemen soldiers

Houthi rebels on Sunday killed 10 Yemen army soldiers from a southern separatist faction in a "surprise attack" after more than a year of relative…

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Landmine Blast Killed Two In Yemen's Red Sea Port City

Landmine Blast Killed Two In Yemen's Red Sea Port City

Lightning strikes killed 45 people in Yemen in July, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said, while local media reported almost the same numb…

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Yemen: Protests likely in Aden through late August

Yemen: Protests likely in Aden through late August

Further protests denouncing deteriorating living conditions likely in Aden, Yemen, through late August. Avoid demonstrations. Event…

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Omani delegation departs Yemeni capital after truce talks with Houthis

Omani delegation departs Yemeni capital after truce talks with Houthis

An Omani delegation has departed Yemen's capital Sanaa after holding talks with the Houthi group over efforts to resume a truce with the Yemeni gov…

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