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Reopening of Port of. Hodeida is Good News for Starving Yemenis

Reopening of Port of. Hodeida is Good News for Starving Yemenis

The World Food Program says reopening the Yemeni Port of Hodeida is crucial in efforts to stave off famine in that country, which has been at war f…

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Yemen ceasefire prompts hope after four years of war and starvation.

Yemen ceasefire prompts hope after four years of war and starvation.

Yemenis dared to hope on Friday that a ceasefire agreed in the contested port city of Hodeidah might bring a permanent end to fighting that has dri…

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Faint hopes of ending the war in Yemen

Faint hopes of ending the war in Yemen

hope is the currency of the mediator,” says Martin Griffiths. If that is so, then the United Nations envoy to war-torn Yemen is spending liberally.…

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How Yemen’s war is killing children

How Yemen’s war is killing children

Three-year-old Yussuf Adel escaped some of the fiercest fighting in Yemen's civil war. He and his mother made it to the southern city of Aden.&nbsp…

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Yemen: 240,000 people suffer from "extreme" lack of food

Yemen: 240,000 people suffer from "extreme" lack of food

Action Against Hunger reacts to the latest Integrated Security Classification (IPC) analysis from Yemen and reiterates its call for an immediate ce…

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Public Pressure Could Halt US Support of Yemen War

Public Pressure Could Halt US Support of Yemen War

US tax dollars are supporting Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, which has already claimed the lives of some 85,000 children, and 12 million more people…

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Yemen war keeps aid from millions, but U.S. "Mercy" reaches a few

Yemen war keeps aid from millions, but U.S. "Mercy" reaches a few

 Four days of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides has brought talk of a prisoner swap, but an end to what the United Nations calls the "…

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Yemen's warring factions find common ground in a foreign land

Yemen's warring factions find common ground in a foreign land

Far from the battlefields of Yemen, the hallways and common rooms of a Swedish castle have been hosting surprisingly cordial interactions between r…

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What’s at stake in Yemen affects us all

What’s at stake in Yemen affects us all

The U.S. Senate is poised to debate a resolution that would force the end to United States support for the Yemen war, and numerous senators have as…

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US to continue support for Arab coalition in Yemen

US to continue support for Arab coalition in Yemen

ABU DHABI: The United States wants to continue support to the Arab coalition in Yemen’s war and will remain engaged in efforts to combat Iranian in…

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Yemen warring parties talk peace in Sweden as food shipments reportedly cleared

Yemen warring parties talk peace in Sweden as food shipments reportedly cleared

Rimbo, Sweden: Yemen’s warring parties have held the first direct talks in UN-led peace efforts to iron out a prisoner swap,…

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Hodeida 'most difficult' issue at Yemen talks: UN source

Hodeida 'most difficult' issue at Yemen talks: UN source

The Yemeni city of Hodeida, home to both a valuable port and frontlines, has proved the most complex issue at UN-sponsored peace talks between warr…

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Yemen rebel leader seeks torture probe, cites AP report

Yemen rebel leader seeks torture probe, cites AP report

A top leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels has called for an investigation after The Associated Press found evidence of extreme torture in Houthi-run lo…

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Iran not interested in Yemen peace, says US state Department official

Iran not interested in Yemen peace, says US state Department official

ran does not appear interested in a long-term peace settlement in Yemen, a US State Department official has told The National. Timothy Le…

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Around 20 million face food insecurity in Yemen due to conflict - UN

Around 20 million face food insecurity in Yemen due to conflict - UN

Around 20 million Yemenis are food insecure, UN agencies have said, adding the conflict ravaging the impoverished country was the key driver behind…

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Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden

Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden

Peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of civil war in Yemen, described by the UN special envoy as an important milestone, have started in S…

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Yemen will need billions to run government, avoid rial collapse: UN aid chief

Yemen will need billions to run government, avoid rial collapse: UN aid chief

GENEVA  - Yemen’s government will need billions of dollars in external support to finance its 2019 budget and avoid another currency collapse…

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Yemen migrant route grows 50 percent, surpasses Mediterranean - IOM

Yemen migrant route grows 50 percent, surpasses Mediterranean - IOM

GENEVA: The number of migrants arriving in Yemen is set to rise 50 percent this year compared to 2017, with almost 150,000 risking all on the journ…

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High Houthi leader  announces freeze and stop military operations' in Yemen

High Houthi leader announces freeze and stop military operations' in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — A senior leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels said on Monday that the group will halt rocket fire into Saudi Arabia for the sake of peace…

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Fighting in Yemen city of Hodeidah reaches residential streets

Fighting in Yemen city of Hodeidah reaches residential streets

Street battles raged in residential areas of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, forcing medical staff to flee the largest hospital, as Houthi insu…

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