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Leading Yemen MP dies of coronavirus in Sudan

Leading Yemen MP dies of coronavirus in Sudan

Dr Saleh Al-Sanabani, a prominent Yemeni MP and representative of Al-Islah Party in parliament, died of the coronavirus yesterday morning in Sudan,…

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UAE facilitates return of 100 Yemeni nationals to their home country

UAE facilitates return of 100 Yemeni nationals to their home country

As part of its ongoing humanitarian efforts, the UAE today facilitated the return of 100 Yemeni citizens to Yemen. This initiative came i…

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Coronavirus in Yemen hard to gauge amid "chaos," so experts left to count graves

Coronavirus in Yemen hard to gauge amid "chaos," so experts left to count graves

Chaos in war-torn Yemen is obscuring the "horrific" extent of the coronavirus epidemic in the country, leaving scientists to make educated guesses…

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Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths

Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths

At a cemetery in Yemen's largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves were a testament to a spike in deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Across China: Yemeni student praises China's anti-epidemic efforts to Arab world

Across China: Yemeni student praises China's anti-epidemic efforts to Arab world

Sana'a Ahmed Nagi has spent the past three years living in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou and never left the city during the outbreak of CO…

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KSrelief Distributes 404 Ramadan Food Baskets in Marib, Yemen

KSrelief Distributes 404 Ramadan Food Baskets in Marib, Yemen

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday 404 Ramadan food baskets to displaced people from Al-Khaniq and Nih…

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Sanaa Unprepared for Coronavirus, Yemenis Use Humor to Hide Their Fears

Sanaa Unprepared for Coronavirus, Yemenis Use Humor to Hide Their Fears

Residents of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and other regions under control of the Iran-backed Houthi militias agree that the country is not really pre…

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Coronavirus: Yemen's qat markets flourish despite pandemic

Coronavirus: Yemen's qat markets flourish despite pandemic

While many of the world's markets have closed to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Yemen's capital Sanaa, downtown districts selling qat - the ubi…

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Yemen's gov't declares Aden disaster area following heavy rains

Yemen's gov't declares Aden disaster area following heavy rains

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government on Wednesday declared the country's southern port city of Aden an area of disaster following heavy rains and fla…

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At least seven dead in Yemen flash floods

At least seven dead in Yemen flash floods

At least seven people have been killed and 85 injured in flash flooding in Yemen this month, the UN said Tuesday, as the coronavirus threat also lo…

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Anti-coronavirus awareness campaigns launched in war-ravaged Yemen

Anti-coronavirus awareness campaigns launched in war-ravaged Yemen

Local humanitarian organizations on Saturday continued to launch awareness campaigns in various war-ravaged Yemeni areas about preventive measures…

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Yemen's Capital Inundated By Floodwaters

Yemen's Capital Inundated By Floodwaters

The clean up began in Yemen's rebel-held capital of Sanaa on Tuesday after floodwaters swept through parts of the city, overturning cars and damagi…

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To Glorify Houthi Ideology : Militias Change Names of Yemeni Schools

To Glorify Houthi Ideology : Militias Change Names of Yemeni Schools

Ever since their coup against the legitimate Yemeni government, the Iran-backed Houthi militias have never ceased their efforts to alter the countr…

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Coronavirus: Yemeni couple praised for cancelling wedding party

Coronavirus: Yemeni couple praised for cancelling wedding party

Mohammed Al Mashrah and Rana Al Kamal spent more than two months preparing a grand celebration for their wedding, only to give it up because of the…

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Deadly floods drown pending fears of coronavirus in Yemen’s Aden

Deadly floods drown pending fears of coronavirus in Yemen’s Aden

Severe flooding caused by heavy rains in Yemen’s Aden killed two with predictions of continued rainfall on Thursday as the city begins testing for…

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Coronavirus: Hand washing a luxury Yemenis can't afford

Coronavirus: Hand washing a luxury Yemenis can't afford

Hand-washing to combat the spread of coronavirus is the order of the day, but it's an unaffordable luxury for millions in war-ravaged Yemen where c…

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Women’s Beauty Salons Raided by Yemen's Houthis

Women’s Beauty Salons Raided by Yemen's Houthis

The government of the Houthi coup in Yemen has adopted twenty precautionary measures that it claims are meant to fight COVID-19 such as the closure…

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Yemen speeds up coronavirus awareness drive as vital aid arrives

Yemen speeds up coronavirus awareness drive as vital aid arrives

Yemen’s government has asked governors to join hands with local NGOs, charities and medical colleges and institutes to spread awareness about coron…

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Coronavirus: WHO works with Yemen officials to prevent Covid-19 spread

Coronavirus: WHO works with Yemen officials to prevent Covid-19 spread

The World Health Organisation on Thursday said it was working alongside authorities in Yemen to stop the spread of Covid-19 to the country.…

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Yemen: Women Revive Country's Oldest Factory to Sew Face Masks

Yemen: Women Revive Country's Oldest Factory to Sew Face Masks

More than a decade after it closed, 20 Yemeni women have revived the war-torn country's oldest factory to make face masks in anticipation of an out…

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