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UN to reduce aid to Houthi-controlled area in Yemen due to rebels' restrictions

UN to reduce aid to Houthi-controlled area in Yemen due to rebels' restrictions

The humanitarian assistance to Yemen's northern areas could be reduced next month due to escalating restrictions imposed by the Houthi rebel group,…

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Yemen aid effort threatened by Huthi 'obstruction'

Yemen aid effort threatened by Huthi 'obstruction'

The massive aid operation for war-torn Yemen is under severe threat in the face of mounting obstruction from Huthi rebels, officials told AFP Tuesd…

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AED22 bn in assistance provided by UAE to Yemen from April 2015 through 2020

AED22 bn in assistance provided by UAE to Yemen from April 2015 through 2020

The value of assistance provided by the UAE to Yemen from April 2015 to February 2020 amounted to over AED22 billion (US$6 billion), according to t…

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Yemeni PM Orders Employing Youth, Improving Administrative Performance

Yemeni PM Orders Employing Youth, Improving Administrative Performance

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed directed leaders at the ministries of finance and civil services to work to provide new job opportunit…

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Second Mercy Flight Departs Yemen’s Sanaa

Second Mercy Flight Departs Yemen’s Sanaa

A second medical evacuation flight carrying 24 critically ill Yemenis from Sanaa, the capital held by the Iran-backed Houthi militias, arrived in J…

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3,825 families displaced in northern Yemen's fighting: UN

3,825 families displaced in northern Yemen's fighting: UN

At least 3,825 families have been displaced over the past two weeks by the ongoing fighting between Yemen's government troops and Houthi rebels in…

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Yemen Welcomes ‘Mercy Flights’

Yemen Welcomes ‘Mercy Flights’

The Yemeni government welcomed on Tuesday the inauguration of medical flights from Sanaa that took a number of patients to Amman. "The ai…

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Yemen: First medical relief flight in three years leaves capital

Yemen: First medical relief flight in three years leaves capital

The Amman-bound flight carrying eight patients in need of urgent medical care was permitted after years of negotiations. They could mark a step tow…

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Humanitarians Rush to Aid People Displaced by Fighting in Yemen

Humanitarians Rush to Aid People Displaced by Fighting in Yemen

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its partners are scaling up humanitarian assistance in Yemen where fighting has displaced ov…

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Yemen: MASAM Dismantles 1,616 Houthi Land Mines in January 2020

Yemen: MASAM Dismantles 1,616 Houthi Land Mines in January 2020

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief)'s anti-landmines project MASAM has dismantled a total of 1,616 different types of land mi…

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UN experts: weapons reaching Yemen's Houthi rebels resemble Iran's

UN experts: weapons reaching Yemen's Houthi rebels resemble Iran's

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are receiving parts for drones and weapons, some with technical characteristics similar to arms manufactured in Iran, in pote…

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UN Experts Say Houthis in Yemen Obtaining Weapons Similar to Iran’s

UN Experts Say Houthis in Yemen Obtaining Weapons Similar to Iran’s

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen are receiving parts for drones and weapons, some with technical characteristics similar to arms manufactur…

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Houthis’ All-Female Militia Granted Military Ranking

Houthis’ All-Female Militia Granted Military Ranking

Iran-backed Houthi militias continue to suppress women in areas falling under their control in Yemen using an all-female militia called Zeinabeyyat…

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Yemen: Escalation in fighting must stop ‘before it’s too late’, Griffiths tells Security Council

Yemen: Escalation in fighting must stop ‘before it’s too late’, Griffiths tells Security Council

Martin Griffiths briefed ambassadors in New York behind closed doors, but said in a tweet posted to his office account that he had “reiterated the…

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Arab Coalition Launches medevac Air Bridge from Yemen to Egypt, Jordan

Arab Coalition Launches medevac Air Bridge from Yemen to Egypt, Jordan

The Saudi-led Arab coalition launched a medical air bridge to evacuate patients from Yemen to Egypt and Jordan. “The Joint Forces Command…

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Yemen: SDRPY Develops Various Projects in Aden

Yemen: SDRPY Develops Various Projects in Aden

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) brings hope to the residents of the temporary capital, Aden, and addresses all t…

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Yemen rebels vow to treat, free 64 captive child soldiers

Yemen rebels vow to treat, free 64 captive child soldiers

Yemen's Houthi rebels said Monday they had transferred 64 child soldiers captured during fighting to a rehabilitation centre and planned to release…

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War And Pieces: Political Divides In Southern Yemen

War And Pieces: Political Divides In Southern Yemen

- Since the 2010s, a wide range of separatist movements have represented the main political demands in southern Yemen. - These groups are…

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Yemen's frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever

Yemen's frontline port struggles to fight deadly fever

In the grounds of a bombed-out building in the port that has become the main front of Yemen’s war, workers use a hose mounted to a truck to suck up…

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ERC launches largest fishing centre in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast

ERC launches largest fishing centre in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, yesterday launched the largest fishing centre in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The centre, which is equipped wit…

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