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Prominent Foe of Houthis Appointed Yemen Chief of Staff

Prominent Foe of Houthis Appointed Yemen Chief of Staff

Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi appointed on Friday Commander of the Joint Operations General Sagheer bin Aziz as Chief of Staff, promoting…

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US says Iran is stepping up support to Yemen’s Houthis

US says Iran is stepping up support to Yemen’s Houthis

Iran might be advancing its support for the Houthi movement in Yemen, according to a senior US State Department official. “I think Iran’s…

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Washington Plans to Suspend Yemen Aid in Areas Under Houthi Control

Washington Plans to Suspend Yemen Aid in Areas Under Houthi Control

Donors and aid groups are planning to suspend humanitarian aid to Yemeni areas under the control of Houthis in the coming months if the group does…

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UN Security Council Approves Resolution on Yemen Sanctions

UN Security Council Approves Resolution on Yemen Sanctions

The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Tuesday extending targeted sanctions for war-torn Yemen following contentious negotiations among th…

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US to Stop Aid in Yemen's Houthi Areas if Rebels Don't Budge

US to Stop Aid in Yemen's Houthi Areas if Rebels Don't Budge

USAID said late Monday that it will suspend aid to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, where most of the country's people live, if the rebels don’t r…

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Yemen Demands Clear UN Position On Houthi Escalation

Yemen Demands Clear UN Position On Houthi Escalation

The Yemeni government condemned on Monday the latest Houthi escalatory measures in the Red Sea and called on the United Nations to take a clear pos…

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Yemen: UN Should Exert Pressure on Houthis to Stop Arrest Campaigns

Yemen: UN Should Exert Pressure on Houthis to Stop Arrest Campaigns

The Yemeni government warned Sunday from the repercussions of a campaign of arrests and kidnappings launched by Houthi militias in areas falling un…

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Al-Qaida Confirms Death of AQAP Leader

Al-Qaida Confirms Death of AQAP Leader

The terror group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has confirmed the death of its leader, Qasim al-Rimi, the Site Intelligence Group reported Sunda…

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Yemen: Saudi coalition forces destroy Iran-made ballistic missile in Sanaa

Yemen: Saudi coalition forces destroy Iran-made ballistic missile in Sanaa

Arab coalition forces destroyed an Iran-made ballistic missile and drone assembly plant, as well as storage and launching areas in the Yemeni capit…

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Minister: Yemen Houthis arrested government officials

Minister: Yemen Houthis arrested government officials

Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Iryani announced on Saturday that the Houthis have carried out a campaign of arrests against civil servants…

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Yemeni forces detonate 1,500 dismantled Houthi-laid landmines

Yemeni forces detonate 1,500 dismantled Houthi-laid landmines

 Forces loyal to the Yemeni government on Friday detonated about 1,500 landmines left by the Houthi rebels in the country's western coastal ar…

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Yemen's pro-gov't forces down Houthi drone in Hodeidah: official

Yemen's pro-gov't forces down Houthi drone in Hodeidah: official

A drone of the Houthi rebel group was downed by Yemen's pro-government forces in the country's western port city of Hodeidah on Thursday, a militar…

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Fighting Escalates South of Yemen’s Vital Hodeidah Port

Fighting Escalates South of Yemen’s Vital Hodeidah Port

With fighting across Yemen looking to be scaling up once again, violence is again raging around the vital aid port of Hodeidah. On Thursday, Houthi…

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Yemen Urges UN Agencies to Review their Performance in Houthi-Run Areas

Yemen Urges UN Agencies to Review their Performance in Houthi-Run Areas

The Yemeni government renewed its call on UN humanitarian agencies to review their operations in Houthi-run areas, after western reports accused th…

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A French  expert calls Yemen government to implement  Riyadh agreement sponsord by Saudi Arabia, warning of the mysterious movements of Islamic groups

A French expert calls Yemen government to implement Riyadh agreement sponsord by Saudi Arabia, warning of the mysterious movements of Islamic groups

The French Professor Francois Frisonroshe , the expert of international law, said in a statement to AIJES News in Paris that the situation in Yemen is…

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Yemen Pressures Houthis to Ban Recruitment of Child Soldiers

Yemen Pressures Houthis to Ban Recruitment of Child Soldiers

Yemen will continue efforts to protect children's rights and confront Houthi violations in Yemen by all means, Yemeni Minister of Human Rights Moha…

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Yemen landmine kills 6 in defence minister’s convoy

Yemen landmine kills 6 in defence minister’s convoy

Six Yemeni soldiers were killed when a convoy carrying the country’s defence minister was hit by a landmine explosion on Wednesday, but the ministe…

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Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks

Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks

 A small instrument inside the drones that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry and those in the arsenal of Yemen’s Houthi rebels match c…

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Arabs Welcome Prisoner Swap Deal Between Legitimacy, Houthis

Arabs Welcome Prisoner Swap Deal Between Legitimacy, Houthis

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit welcomed on Monday an agreement reached between the legitimate government and Houthi militias to im…

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Yemeni Army Spokesman : Iranians Continue Smuggling Arms to Support Houthis

Yemeni Army Spokesman : Iranians Continue Smuggling Arms to Support Houthis

Yemeni Army spokesman Brigadier General Abdo Majli told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday that the Iranian regime is still involved in the smuggling of arm…

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