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US warns Yemen's Houthi rebels after terrorism delisting

US warns Yemen's Houthi rebels after terrorism delisting

The Biden administration on Sunday warned Yemen's Houthi rebels against ongoing attacks against civilians just 48 hours after moving to strike the…

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Saudi-led coalition says intercepted armed drone launched by Yemen rebels

Saudi-led coalition says intercepted armed drone launched by Yemen rebels

Saudi Arabia intercepted an armed drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen's Huthis, state media said Sunday, a day after the US moved to delist th…

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EU delegation arrives in Yemen’s Aden

EU delegation arrives in Yemen’s Aden

A delegation of the European Union arrived in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Saturday, local media reported. Reports said that the EU’s dele…

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US moves to end terror designation of Yemen Houthis

US moves to end terror designation of Yemen Houthis

The US has moved to delist Yemen's Houthi rebels as a terrorist organization, removing a block that humanitarian groups said jeopardized crucial aid a…

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Yemenis give cautious welcome to US shift in policy on conflict

Yemenis give cautious welcome to US shift in policy on conflict

Yemenis have cautiously welcomed Joe Biden’s announcement that the US is ending its support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in the country’s comp…

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Biden cancels Houthi terror designation, restoring Yemen aid

Biden cancels Houthi terror designation, restoring Yemen aid

UN welcomes reversal of Trump-Pompeo order as state department says it is purely to alleviate ‘world’s worst humanitarian crisis’. The United State…

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Yemen gov't says willing to work with Biden to end war

Yemen gov't says willing to work with Biden to end war

Yemen's foreign minister said his government will work with President Joe Biden's administration to end the war in the Arab world's poorest country.…

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Biden expected to name veteran diplomat as special envoy for Yemen

Biden expected to name veteran diplomat as special envoy for Yemen

US President Joe Biden was expected to announce on Thursday the appointment of a veteran US diplomat as his special envoy for Yemen, a person familiar…

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Al Qaeda's leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals

Al Qaeda's leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals

The leader of al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen has been under arrest for several months, the United Nations disclosed Thursday in a development that may…

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Houthis delay UN inspection of damaged oil tanker off Yemen

Houthis delay UN inspection of damaged oil tanker off Yemen

The United Nations is "deeply concerned" that the Houthi group's delay in granting security guarantees for UN experts tasked with examining an oil tan…

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Yemen rebels ‘ready’ for UN mission to repair tanker, deny delay

Yemen rebels ‘ready’ for UN mission to repair tanker, deny delay

Yemen’s Huthi rebels said Wednesday they are “ready” to allow a UN mission to inspect a long-abandoned fuel tanker which threatens to cause a massive…

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Int'l team arrives in Yemen's Aden to probe deadly airport bombings

Int'l team arrives in Yemen's Aden to probe deadly airport bombings

An international team arrived on Wednesday in Yemen's southern port city of Aden to investigate the deadly bombings that struck the city's airport at…

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Civilians caught in crossfire between Yemeni army, Houthi rebels in Hodeidah: residents

Civilians caught in crossfire between Yemeni army, Houthi rebels in Hodeidah: residents

Fighting erupted between the Yemeni army and the Houthi rebels in the port city of Hodeidah on Wednesday morning, local residents said. Dozens of f…

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Worries in United Nations about Yemen’s Houthis may renege on tanker examination

Worries in United Nations about Yemen’s Houthis may renege on tanker examination

The UN warned last year that the tanker, the FSO Safer, hasn’t been maintained for more than five years and could cause an environmental, economic and…

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Yemen security authorities foil assassination plots by female Houthi cell

Yemen security authorities foil assassination plots by female Houthi cell

Authorities in Yemen have foiled a plot to kill military and security officers after uncovering a Houthi cell of eight women. The women were planni…

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Amid Fears of Major Spill, U.N. Delays Salvage of Yemen Oil Tanker

Amid Fears of Major Spill, U.N. Delays Salvage of Yemen Oil Tanker

The United Nations had planned to start a maritime salvage operation to prevent leaks from a dilapidated tanker holding four times the oil that spille…

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Russia's Bogdanov Discusses Yemeni Peace Process With STC Chairman - Ministry

Russia's Bogdanov Discusses Yemeni Peace Process With STC Chairman - Ministry

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, the chairman of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC), on Monday discu…

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Yemen's Houthis Claiming Saudi coalition responsible for economic, humanitarian crises

Yemen's Houthis Claiming Saudi coalition responsible for economic, humanitarian crises

Yemen's Houthi group on Sunday said it held the Saudi-led Arab coalition responsible for the country's economic and humanitarian crises, calling for a…

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Security Council’s Representatives Invited To Visit Yemen

Security Council’s Representatives Invited To Visit Yemen

Member of the Supreme Political Council (SPC), the highest ruling authority in Sana’a, Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, invited on Saturday the representati…

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Houthi-launched missile falls near Al-Harth General Hospital with no losses

Houthi-launched missile falls near Al-Harth General Hospital with no losses

 The spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in Jazan Region, Col. Mohammed Bin Yahiya Al-Ghamdi has stated that the directorate received…

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