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KSA announces $81m megaprojects in Yemen

KSA announces $81m megaprojects in Yemen

Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced a series of development projects in Yemen, including three megaprojects with a combined value of SR303.4 million (…

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Displaced families return home in southern Yemen following de-escalation

Displaced families return home in southern Yemen following de-escalation

we are also afraid from moving freely in our areas as pro-government fighters planted hundreds of landmines in and around Shuqrah during the war,"…

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Houthis deny 50 sick abductees lifesaving drugs and winter clothes

Houthis deny 50 sick abductees lifesaving drugs and winter clothes

The Iran-backed Houthis have continued to deny dozens of sick abductees life-saving medical treatment and winter clothes, putting their lives at ri…

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Saudi project clears 1,346 more mines in Yemen

Saudi project clears 1,346 more mines in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) in Yemen dismantled 26 antipersonnel mines, 180 antitank mines, and 1,136 unexploded ordnance and…

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Yemen to require COVID-19 test for travelers into the country

Yemen to require COVID-19 test for travelers into the country

Yemen’s COVID-19 emergency committee has required a negative PCR test for those travelling into the country at least 72 hours before their arrival.…

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Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, 18 December 2020

Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, 18 December 2020

KEY FIGURES: 24.3 million people in need 3.65 million displaced since March 2015 Over 80 per cent ha…

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New US$303.9 Million Grants for Yemen Will Support Education, Access to Jobs, and Livelihoods Affected by COVID-19

New US$303.9 Million Grants for Yemen Will Support Education, Access to Jobs, and Livelihoods Affected by COVID-19

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$303.9 million in grants for Yemen to help increase access to basic services and eco…

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Yemen: Food supply chain - Thematic report, 16 December 2020

Yemen: Food supply chain - Thematic report, 16 December 2020

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Yemen’s food supply chain has continued to function through five years of conflict, in large part beca…

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Batches of African migrants reach war-hit Yemen illicitly

Batches of African migrants reach war-hit Yemen illicitly

Yemen's security authorities announced that new groups of African migrants are still coming to the war-hit state amidst cruel living circumstances.…

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Yemen Dynamic Needs Assessment: Phase 3 - 2020 Update

Yemen Dynamic Needs Assessment: Phase 3 - 2020 Update

In June 2014, armed conflict between the government and armed groups began to spread across much of the Republic of Yemen.  The conf…

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Statement by the Secretary-General on the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement - on Yemen

Statement by the Secretary-General on the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement - on Yemen

Today marks the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement, a diplomatic breakthrough that offered a glimmer of hope that an end to the devastat…

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Health funding shortages in Yemen put thousands of migrants’ lives at risk

Health funding shortages in Yemen put thousands of migrants’ lives at risk

Aden -- COVID-19 has greatly disrupted the journeys of migrants making their way to and through Yemen, where migrant arrivals…

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MSF condemns ‘shocking’ deaths of Yemeni football coach and son blamed on Houthis

MSF condemns ‘shocking’ deaths of Yemeni football coach and son blamed on Houthis

A leading international medical charity has condemned a rocket attack that killed a Yemeni football coach and his 10 year-old son. Former…

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Yemen: food insecurity a ‘ticking timebomb’, warn aid agencies

Yemen: food insecurity a ‘ticking timebomb’, warn aid agencies

UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Friday for war-torn Yemen, warning that time is running out to avoid famine in the country. Out of two mil…

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Saudi- KSrelief Distributes Shelter Materials in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen

Saudi- KSrelief Distributes Shelter Materials in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday shelter materials included 98 tents, 596 blankets, 200 rugs and 147…

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Yemen: People still killed and maimed daily two years since Stockholm Agreement

Yemen: People still killed and maimed daily two years since Stockholm Agreement

A new wave of violence has flared in the governorate at the heart of Yemen’s Stockholm Agreement, threatening the ceasefire signed in December 2018…

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Yemen war: Four civilians killed or wounded every day since peace deal

Yemen war: Four civilians killed or wounded every day since peace deal

Four civilians have been killed or injured every day in two of Yemen’s worst-hit areas since a peace deal was agreed two years ago, Oxfam has said,…

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Yemen Humanitarian Update Issue 11 (November 2020)

Yemen Humanitarian Update Issue 11 (November 2020)

HIGHLIGHTS Senior officials recommit to tackling the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as the situation deteriorates…

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UNICEF seeks $2.5b for Mideast children as virus deepens poverty

UNICEF seeks $2.5b for Mideast children as virus deepens poverty

Children's agency on Monday appealed for $2.5 billion in new funds for 39 million children in the Middle East and North Africa impacted by war, pov…

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Saudi-led coalition says destroyed explosive drone from Yemen Houthis

Saudi-led coalition says destroyed explosive drone from Yemen Houthis

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday it had intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched towards the kingdom by Ye…

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