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First fuel ship this year docks in Hodeidah as Saudi-led coalition relaxes blockade

First fuel ship this year docks in Hodeidah as Saudi-led coalition relaxes blockade

tanker carrying oil docked at Hodeidah port in Yemen on Thursday -- the first such ship to berth this year in the country's Houthi-controlled north…

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US thanks Yemen for easing oil blockade on Hudeydah

US thanks Yemen for easing oil blockade on Hudeydah

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed on Thursday for the internationally-recognized government…

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U.S. special envoy for Yemen traveling to Middle East

U.S. special envoy for Yemen traveling to Middle East

U.S. Special Envoy Tim Lenderking will travel to the Middle East on Thursday to press a plan for a ceasefire in Yemen, talks on settling its civil…

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Yemen – 6th Anniversary of the conflict, Food Insecurity, COVID-19 (DG ECHO, DG ECHO partners, media)(ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2021)

Yemen – 6th Anniversary of the conflict, Food Insecurity, COVID-19 (DG ECHO, DG ECHO partners, media)(ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2021)

26 March 2021 marks the 6th anniversary of Yemen conflict. Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with 20.7 million p…

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Yemen: Supporting 13 million people amidst a humanitarian crisis

Yemen: Supporting 13 million people amidst a humanitarian crisis

  Yemen has now entered its sixth year of conflict. Even before the conflict began, Yemen was one of the poorest coun…

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Aid group reports spike in COVID-19 patients in Yemen

Aid group reports spike in COVID-19 patients in Yemen

International aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Thursday it is witnessing “a dramatic influx” of critically ill COVID-19 patients in war-s…

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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Yemeni Prime Minister Saeed

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Yemeni Prime Minister Saeed

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed. The Secretary stressed the U.S. commitment to a…

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Yemen: COVID-19 second wave overwhelms medical facilities

Yemen: COVID-19 second wave overwhelms medical facilities

Thursday, March 25, 2021 — Aden, 24 March 2021 – (MSF) Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders is seeing a dramatic influx of critically i…

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KSrelief Continues to Implement Two Educational Projects in Aden as Part of the Kingdom’s YHRP 2020 Contribution

KSrelief Continues to Implement Two Educational Projects in Aden as Part of the Kingdom’s YHRP 2020 Contribution

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) continues to implement a project to improve access to education for internally displa…

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Aid agency sounds alarm over children killed in Yemen's war

Aid agency sounds alarm over children killed in Yemen's war

More than 2,300 children were killed between 2018 and 2020, Save the Children said in a new study. Children accounted for a quarter of ci…

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Yemen coronavirus committee calls for 'state of emergency'

Yemen coronavirus committee calls for 'state of emergency'

Six years of civil war has left Yemen's weak healthcare system in ruins, and this week the country reported more than 100 cases in a day, much high…

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Yemen: Children make up a quarter of civilian casualties

Yemen: Children make up a quarter of civilian casualties

More than 2,300 children have been caught in the crossfire in Yemen over the past three years, according to Save the Children. For the la…

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Yemen conflict six years: Close to 700,000 people forecast to flee their homes this year

Yemen conflict six years: Close to 700,000 people forecast to flee their homes this year

As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis enters its seventh year, another 672,000 people could be displaced by the end of 2021 if current levels of…

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Saudi project clears 1,679 more mines in Yemen

Saudi project clears 1,679 more mines in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) dismantled 1,679 mines in Yemen during the third week of March. They comprised two anti-…

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Minister in Houthi administration in Yemen dies of COVID-19, officials say

Minister in Houthi administration in Yemen dies of COVID-19, officials say

The transportation minister of the Houthi-controlled administration in Yemen, Zakaria al-Shami, died on Sunday of complications of coronavirus infe…

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Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF

Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF

The brutal conflict in Yemen continues to exact a devastating toll on children, with at least eight killed and a further 33 injured in attacks sinc…

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Houthis say tear gas bombs thrown by riot forces caused fire at migrant detention, killed 45

Houthis say tear gas bombs thrown by riot forces caused fire at migrant detention, killed 45

Yemen's Houthi rebels said Saturday three tear gas bombs fired by their riot forces are the cause of the deadly fire that broke out earlier this mo…

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Yemen intensive care units full with COVID-19 patients

Yemen intensive care units full with COVID-19 patients

Occupancy in intensive care units in quarantine centres has reached maximum capacity in Yemen because of a sharp increase in the number of coronavi…

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Yemen: Calls for probe into deadly fire at migrant detention centre

Yemen: Calls for probe into deadly fire at migrant detention centre

European diplomatic missions in Yemen and the US have called for investigations into a fatal fire at a migrants' detention centre in the Yemeni cap…

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US condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh oil refinery

US condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh oil refinery

The United States has condemned Friday's attack on an oil refinery in Riyadh. Deputy Spokesperson for US Department of State, Jalina Port…

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