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10 killed in al-Qaida attack on security checkpoint in southern Yemen

10 killed in al-Qaida attack on security checkpoint in southern Yemen

At least 10 soldiers were killed as members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch attacked a security checkpoint in the country's southern province of Ab…

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"No ceasefire in Yemen unless blockade lifted", Houthi leader say

"No ceasefire in Yemen unless blockade lifted", Houthi leader say

The Saudi-led blockade of Yemen must be lifted before a ceasefire agreement can be reached, a Houthi rebel spokesman has said amid UN calls for an imm…

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Yemeni army captures 23 Houthi fighters

Yemeni army captures 23 Houthi fighters

Yemeni troops captured 23 Houthi militia as fighting continued in Hajjah province, Al Arabiya reported on Thursday, Dozens of Iranian-backed militia…

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UN: Yemen Conflict Escalates as Country Speeds Toward Famine

UN: Yemen Conflict Escalates as Country Speeds Toward Famine

The United Nations is warning that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the Arab world’s poo…

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Saudi-led coalition says African immigrants evacuated from Yemen under U.N. supervision - Saudi TV

Saudi-led coalition says African immigrants evacuated from Yemen under U.N. supervision - Saudi TV

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen said it had facilitated the evacuation by air of 160 African immigrants, under the super…

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Protesters storm presidential palace in Yemen's Aden

Protesters storm presidential palace in Yemen's Aden

Hundreds of angry Yemeni protesters on Tuesday stormed the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden, according to local sources.…

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Yemen rebels say US comments 'positive' but call for action

Yemen rebels say US comments 'positive' but call for action

Yemen's Huthi rebels said Monday that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comment on supporting a Yemen free from foreign influence was "positiv…

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Migrants in Yemen demand international probe into deadly fire

Migrants in Yemen demand international probe into deadly fire

A leader of the migrant community in Yemen has called for an international probe into the deadly fire at a detention center. The blaze had killed a…

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Houthis says Blinken statement 'positive', call for end to US military involvement in Yemen

Houthis says Blinken statement 'positive', call for end to US military involvement in Yemen

Washington plans to reinvigorate diplomatic efforts, alongside the United Nations and others, to end the war in Yemen, Blinken told UN Special Envo…

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Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi drone launched at Khamis Mushait

Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi drone launched at Khamis Mushait

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi group towards the southern…

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Houthi missile attack kills three children in Yemen's Taiz, residents say

Houthi missile attack kills three children in Yemen's Taiz, residents say

Yemen's Houthi forces fired a missile on Sunday at a school in the Taiz region where pro-government forces are stationed, killing 15 soldiers, as w…

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Houthis reject US-proposed cease-fire plan in Yemen

Houthis reject US-proposed cease-fire plan in Yemen

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that it ruled out a US cease-fire plan, describing it as a plot to put the war-weary country in a more…

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Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire

Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire

 A leader of the migrant community in the Yemeni capital on Saturday called for an international probe into a fire that tore through a detenti…

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US and Europe condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Marib

US and Europe condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Marib

Western governments condemned on Thursday attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia and their offensive in Yemen’s Marib provi…

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US Accuses Houthis of Prioritizing Yemen Offensive Over Cease-fire

US Accuses Houthis of Prioritizing Yemen Offensive Over Cease-fire

The leadership of Yemen's Houthi rebels is apparently prioritizing a military offensive over its plan for a nationwide cease-fire, the U.S. special…

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Some progress made toward ceasefire in Yemen: U.S. State Department

Some progress made toward ceasefire in Yemen: U.S. State Department

 The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that “some hopeful progress” has been made toward a ceasefire in Yemen, but more commitment was ne…

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US Envoy Made Progress In Yemen Talks In Gulf, But More Commitment Needed - State Dept.

US Envoy Made Progress In Yemen Talks In Gulf, But More Commitment Needed - State Dept.

US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking has made some hopeful progress in talks on the Yemeni war during his trip to the Gulf region, however, mo…

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Yemeni Cabinet condemns Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia

Yemeni Cabinet condemns Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia

he Yemeni Cabinet has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the repeated terrorist attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militia o…

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Coalition destroys missile fired by Houthis on Yemen’s Marib city

Coalition destroys missile fired by Houthis on Yemen’s Marib city

The Arab coalition destroyed on Wednesday a "hostile aerial target", a SAM-6 missile, fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen's Marib city…

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UN seeks access to migrants injured in Yemen blaze

UN seeks access to migrants injured in Yemen blaze

The Sunday blaze at an overcrowed holding facility in Sanaa killed an unconfirmed number of migrants and injured more than 170, over half of them s…

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