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Yemen’s foreign minister, UK ambassador discuss peace efforts, UN truce

Yemen’s foreign minister, UK ambassador discuss peace efforts, UN truce

Yemen’s Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Ahmad Awadh BinMubarak and Ambassador of the United Kingdom Richard Oppenheim discussed peace ef…

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7 Ethiopian migrants injured in landmine blast in N. Yemen: medics

7 Ethiopian migrants injured in landmine blast in N. Yemen: medics

Seven Ethiopian migrants were injured in a landmine blast in Yemen's northern province of Al-Jawf on Wednesday, said. The accident occurr…

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U.N. Presses Yemen Warring Parties For Six-Month Truce Extension

U.N. Presses Yemen Warring Parties For Six-Month Truce Extension

The United Nations is urging Yemen’s warring parties to agree to a six-month truce extension. If agreed, this extension would be the longest in an…

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Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council launches military campaign in Abyan

Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council launches military campaign in Abyan

Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council said late on Monday it had launched a military operation in Abyan “to cleanse it of terrorist organizations.”…

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Yemen leader in Riyadh for talks on economic and political support

Yemen leader in Riyadh for talks on economic and political support

The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, on Saturday touched down in Riyadh on a private visit where he is expected to…

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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York August 15, 2022 AS D…

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Yemen: UN envoy underscores need to ‘end the conflict, not merely manage it’

Yemen: UN envoy underscores need to ‘end the conflict, not merely manage it’

The Security Council has a joint responsibility to help Yemen take the “necessary and decisive steps towards peace,” the country’s UN Special Envoy…

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Houthis Threaten to End Truce Ahead of Grundberg's Security Council Briefing

Houthis Threaten to End Truce Ahead of Grundberg's Security Council Briefing

The Houthi militias threatened they would not agree to extending the humanitarian and military truce again without obtaining economic gains.…

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Tension between pro-government forces flares up in Yemen

Tension between pro-government forces flares up in Yemen

Tension between units of the Yemeni government forces flared up on Friday as the newly-formed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) insisted on rem…

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Blast in Yemen kills Iranian, Lebanese military advisers

Blast in Yemen kills Iranian, Lebanese military advisers

At least six Iranian and Lebanese military experts are believed to have been killed yesterday in two explosions in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, where…

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Jordan government reiterates support to Yemen truce

Jordan government reiterates support to Yemen truce

Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi said on Monday that Amman is ‘committed to continuing its support for Yemen and enhancing its stability.’…

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Intense clashes erupt between rival security forces in Yemen's Shabwa

Intense clashes erupt between rival security forces in Yemen's Shabwa

Deadly clashes erupted on Monday between rival security units across various residential neighborhoods of the Yemeni oil-rich province of Shabwa, a…

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UN Security Council welcomes renewal of Yemen truce

UN Security Council welcomes renewal of Yemen truce

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has welcomed the renewal of the truce in Yemen for next two months, and called on parties to intensify negotiations…

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Yemeni minister condemns Houthi snipers targeting citizens after truce

Yemeni minister condemns Houthi snipers targeting citizens after truce

Yemen’s minister of information has condemned the Houthi’s use of snipers for targeting citizens in shootings that killed a child hours after the U…

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Yemen's warring parties renew truce for two months: UN

Yemen's warring parties renew truce for two months: UN

Yemen has been gripped by conflict since the Iran-backed Houthi rebels took control of the capital Sanaa in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military i…

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Yemen’s PLC Shows Commitment to Rebuilding State, Institutional Reform

Yemen’s PLC Shows Commitment to Rebuilding State, Institutional Reform

Since assuming power on April 7, Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has been tirelessly mobilizing to restore legitimate institutions in…

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Houthi-owned ammunition depot blast kills 5 engineers in Yemen

Houthi-owned ammunition depot blast kills 5 engineers in Yemen

Five engineers affiliated with the Houthi militia were killed while trying to assemble a ballistic missile that exploded in an ammunition depot in…

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Yemen truce extension likely but 'war is coming' again, southern official says

Yemen truce extension likely but 'war is coming' again, southern official says

Yemen's warring parties are likely to agree an extension of a truce which expires on Tuesday but all sides are warily preparing for fresh hostiliti…

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Intense UN, US Efforts Underway to Extend Yemen Truce

Intense UN, US Efforts Underway to Extend Yemen Truce

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg is continuing his efforts to extend the UN-sponsored nationwide truce in the war-torn country that exp…

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Biden hailed Yemen truce in Saudi visit, but war is far from over

Biden hailed Yemen truce in Saudi visit, but war is far from over

President Biden hailed his visit to Saudi Arabia last week, pushing back against criticism of his smiling sit-downs with Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

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