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UNDP and the European Union enter the largest agreement to improve the economic and social wellbeing in Yemen

UNDP and the European Union enter the largest agreement to improve the economic and social wellbeing in Yemen

The European Union (EU) and United Nations Development Programme in Yemen (UNDP) have signed a partnership agreement aimed at improving the economi…

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Yemen: "Stop Houthis looting employee salaries"

Yemen: "Stop Houthis looting employee salaries"

The Yemeni Minister of Information, Muammar Al-Iryani, accused the rival Houthis of disrupting the government’s arrangements to pay the salaries of…

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Yemen defence ministry accuses Central Bank, finance ministry of obstructing payment of military salaries

Yemen defence ministry accuses Central Bank, finance ministry of obstructing payment of military salaries

A senior source in the Yemeni Ministry of Defence has accused the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Yemen of obstructing the payment of a…

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Yemen currency crash has ‘done more damage’ than war, experts say

Yemen currency crash has ‘done more damage’ than war, experts say

The depreciation of the Yemeni currency has caused more damage to Yemenis than the raging conflict in the country, economists and locals have said.…

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Yemen Houthis sack director of Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank

Yemen Houthis sack director of Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank

The Yemeni Houthis have sacked the director of the Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank (CACC) amid accusations from the internationally recogn…

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Oxfam: Remittances dropped by 80% in Yemen

Oxfam: Remittances dropped by 80% in Yemen

Cash transfers from Yemenis abroad to their country have declined by 80 per cent in the first four months of 2020, Oxfam announced on Thursday.…

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Yemen fuel supplies 'weaponized', putting millions at risk

Yemen fuel supplies 'weaponized', putting millions at risk

A fuel shortage is blighting life in the swathes of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, cutting electricity supplies, halting water pumps and strand…

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Islamic Relief pledges additional $10m for Yemen as hunger crisis grows and donor cuts devastate life-saving programmes amidst COVID case spike

Islamic Relief pledges additional $10m for Yemen as hunger crisis grows and donor cuts devastate life-saving programmes amidst COVID case spike

Fears of mass rising levels of hunger in Yemen, fuelled by a deepening currency collapse and massive donor funding shortfalls, have prompted Islami…

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Pressure Builds to Salvage Decaying FSO Off War-Torn Yemen

Pressure Builds to Salvage Decaying FSO Off War-Torn Yemen

The recognized government of Yemen and an array of civil society groups are adding their voices to the call to salvage and remove the FSO Safer, a…

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Yemen's Houthis receive 3 oil ships in Hodeidah

Yemen's Houthis receive 3 oil ships in Hodeidah

Yemen's Houthis announced on Saturday the arrival of three fuel ships to Hodeidah’s port, in the west of the country, DPA reported. Yahya…

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Yemen faces costly bill as evacuation nears end

Yemen faces costly bill as evacuation nears end

Repatriation of Yemenis stranded abroad by the coronavirus pandemic is almost complete, the government’s emergency committee said. Yemen’…

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Yemeni gov't allows fuel vessels to Houthi-run Sites

Yemeni gov't allows fuel vessels to Houthi-run Sites

Yemen has agreed to the entry of four fuel vessels to the Houthi rebel-controlled seaport of al-Hudaydah, said an official statement Thursday.…

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Yemen: 35% rise in food prices due to COVID-19

Yemen: 35% rise in food prices due to COVID-19

Food prices have increased by 35 per cent in some areas of Yemen since the start of the coronavirus crisis on 10 April, the UN warned yesterday.…

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Queue through the night: Yemen sees severe fuel shortage in Houthi-held areas

Queue through the night: Yemen sees severe fuel shortage in Houthi-held areas

In Sanaa, the queues for petrol stretch as far as the eye can see. They are so long that drivers spend several nights in their cars before reaching…

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Yemen economy heading for "unprecedented calamity", U.N. says

Yemen economy heading for "unprecedented calamity", U.N. says

The United Nations says Yemen’s war-shattered economy is headed for “unprecedented calamity” due to large cuts in aid, slowing remittances, a weake…

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UAE supports 28,000 fishermen in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast

UAE supports 28,000 fishermen in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast

The UAE, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has constructed and restored 24 fishing centres in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast, including in Bad…

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Yemen: Oil deficiency hits Sanaa

Yemen: Oil deficiency hits Sanaa

Local authorities and residents said that most oil stations in the Yemeni Houthi-held capital Sanaa went dry on Sunday after a two-week deficiency…

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Unicef delivers 10,000 test kits to Yemen

Unicef delivers 10,000 test kits to Yemen

A coronavirus testing laboratory in Sana'a, YemenImage caption: A coronavirus testing laboratory in Sana'a, Yemen A batch of 10,000 coronavirus tes…

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Yemen aims to raise oil output 25% within months

Yemen aims to raise oil output 25% within months

Yemen aims to raise its crude oil production by 25 percent to 75,000 barrels per day in the coming months, the energy minister of the country’s int…

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Yemen: Houthi-controlled areas witness severe fuel crisis

Yemen: Houthi-controlled areas witness severe fuel crisis

Yemeni areas controlled by the Houthis have been witnessing a severe fuel crisis. The agency quoted local residents as saying yesterday t…

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