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UN : Ship enroute to Yemen to transfer oil from decaying Safer tanker

UN : Ship enroute to Yemen to transfer oil from decaying Safer tanker

A ship is enroute to Yemen to pump oil from the decaying Safer tanker, the UN’s official coordinator for Yemen said on Saturday. &ldq…

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Yemen's rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports

Yemen's rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports

 Sporadic armed clashes between Yemen's Houthi rebels and government forces are straining peace efforts, and the rivals are now also battling…

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Can a religious pilgrimage make peace a prospect in Yemen?

Can a religious pilgrimage make peace a prospect in Yemen?

In a move that appears to mark a new phase of diplomacy and a step towards ending nearly a decade of war, a Houthi delegation returned home in the…

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Yemen: YJS reports 40 media violations in the first half of 2023

Yemen: YJS reports 40 media violations in the first half of 2023

Forty cases of media and journalists’ rights violations have been registered during the first half of 2023, according to a new report publish…

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Yemen concerned as Houthis fire missiles at Marib city

Yemen concerned as Houthis fire missiles at Marib city

 The Iran-backed Houthis fired two ballistic missiles at Yemen’s central city of Marib on Tuesday, as they mobilized a large number of f…

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Washington: Houthi Blockades Worsen Humanitarian, Economic Crisis in Yemen

Washington: Houthi Blockades Worsen Humanitarian, Economic Crisis in Yemen

The US on Tuesday urged all the Yemeni parties to cooperate with the UN Special Envoy and to meaningfully participate in future Yemeni-Yemeni talks…

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Yemen poised for change’ but serious breakthrough is needed for war to end, UN says

Yemen poised for change’ but serious breakthrough is needed for war to end, UN says

Although a truce agreed between the Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthis expired more than 10 months ago, the people of Yemen continue to…

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Yemeni government threatens Sanaa airport, Hodeidah port shutdown over Houthi ‘economic war’

Yemeni government threatens Sanaa airport, Hodeidah port shutdown over Houthi ‘economic war’

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has threatened to close Sanaa International Airport and restrict ship movements through Hodeida…

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Yemen: the situation on the ground remains fragile

Yemen: the situation on the ground remains fragile

Madam President,I would like to thank Hans Grunderberg, Joyce Msuya and David Gressly for their briefings. As the Special Envoy said,…

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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

Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya, for your briefings and continued efforts. We…

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Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war br…

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Climate Change Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Climate Change Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

International warnings about the detrimental impact of extreme climate events on humanitarian conditions in Yemen persist as the population copes w…

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Yemeni landmine blast kills 2 gov't deminers on duty

Yemeni landmine blast kills 2 gov't deminers on duty

Two Yemeni deminers were killed and two others seriously injured on Saturday in a powerful explosion triggered by an anti-tank landmine in the coun…

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Houthi Violations against Yemenis Discussed in Geneva

Houthi Violations against Yemenis Discussed in Geneva

Yemeni human rights activists revealed in Geneva on Friday the violations of Houthis militias against all segments of society, including children,…

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US looks to assert control over seized weapons from Iran for second time this year

US looks to assert control over seized weapons from Iran for second time this year

The US Justice Department filed a forfeiture complaint this week to take control over thousands of weapons seized by the US Navy from Iran to terro…

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Prominent politician assassinated by unknown gunmen in SW Yemen

Prominent politician assassinated by unknown gunmen in SW Yemen

 Unknown gunmen killed a prominent politician in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz on Wednesday, a local security official said. T…

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6 Killed in Clashes Between Yemen Gov’t Forces, Houthi Rebels in Taiz Province

6 Killed in Clashes Between Yemen Gov’t Forces, Houthi Rebels in Taiz Province

The Yemen civil war flared on Tuesday. China’s Xinhua news agency quotes a security official as saying that government forces traded gunfire…

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UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen

UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen

The United Nations has secured an insurance coverage to start a ship-to-ship transfer of 1.1 barrels of crude from a rusting tanker moored off the…

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Yemen... A thunderbolt kills man,  injures his brother in Hajjah

Yemen... A thunderbolt kills man, injures his brother in Hajjah

A young man died and his brother was injured by a thunderbolt, in Hajjah Governorate, northwest of Yemen. Local sources stated that the two…

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Houthi escalation threatens peace efforts in Yemen

Houthi escalation threatens peace efforts in Yemen

Despite the warning of international isolation that the Houthis would face if they continued to obstruct peace efforts, this militia went towards e…

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