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Saudi-led military committee ends heavy weapons counting in Aden

Saudi-led military committee ends heavy weapons counting in Aden

A joint military committee, led by Saudi officers in Yemen, will on Sunday finish counting medium and heavy weapons inside bases belonging to the g…

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UN Envoy Hails Efforts to Keep Yemen Safe from Regional Crisis

UN Envoy Hails Efforts to Keep Yemen Safe from Regional Crisis

United Nations special envoy to Yemen hailed on Thursday the remarkable achievement of keeping the war-torn country away from regional crises, whil…

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UN Yemen envoy Griffiths thanks all parties for truce efforts as Zinjibar pullout begins

UN Yemen envoy Griffiths thanks all parties for truce efforts as Zinjibar pullout begins

UN Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths said on Thursday at the UN Security Countil that any escalation of violence in Yemen could not be reduced without a…

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Yemen STC, government troops pull back from key city

Yemen STC, government troops pull back from key city

Yemeni STC and forces loyal to the country’s U.N.-recognized government whose deadly infighting erupted last summer in the war-torn Arab country ar…

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Yemen Pro-Government Forces, STC Begin Military Pullout from Abyan

Yemen Pro-Government Forces, STC Begin Military Pullout from Abyan

Pro-government and Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces began a gradual withdrawal in Abyan province under a Saudi-led military committee tas…

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Yemeni army kills Houthi commander in Al-Dhale province

Yemeni army kills Houthi commander in Al-Dhale province

The Yemeni army bombed Houthi reinforcements west of Al-Dhale province, killing five militants including a commander, state news agency SPA reporte…

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White House informed Congress of unsuccessful Yemen mission in classified Soleimani notification

White House informed Congress of unsuccessful Yemen mission in classified Soleimani notification

The Trump administration informed Congress that it had unsuccessfully targeted an Iranian military official in Yemen days after the attempt was car…

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Griffiths Meets Hadi to Revive Stalled Peace Talks With Houthis

Griffiths Meets Hadi to Revive Stalled Peace Talks With Houthis

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stressed Monday that the legitimate government is committed to cooperating with UN envoy to Yemen, Martin G…

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Yemen: Security Council Renews UNMHA Mandate

Yemen: Security Council Renews UNMHA Mandate

The UN Security Council unanimously extended for six months the political mission overseeing the peace agreement in Yemen between the government an…

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European Delegation Supports Yemeni Efforts to Implement Riyadh Deal

European Delegation Supports Yemeni Efforts to Implement Riyadh Deal

A number of European Union ambassadors visited Sunday the temporary capital Aden to mainly discuss the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement as part…

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Southern Yemen reconciliation plan enters second stage

Southern Yemen reconciliation plan enters second stage

Yemen’s government and southern leaders have begun the second stage of a Saudi-brokered reconciliation plan that ended clashes between their forces la…

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U.S. Targeted but Missed Senior Iranian Commander in Yemen, Officials Say

U.S. Targeted but Missed Senior Iranian Commander in Yemen, Officials Say

The U.S. military targeted but failed to kill a senior Iranian military commander in Yemen around the time it conducted the drone strike that kille…

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Yemen government and southern council to withdraw forces from Aden

Yemen government and southern council to withdraw forces from Aden

Yemen’s government has announced that it has signed a deal with the country’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) for both sides to withdraw forces…

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Yemen PM : Implementing Riyadh Agreement Needs Wisdom, Patience

Yemen PM : Implementing Riyadh Agreement Needs Wisdom, Patience

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik ruled out the possibility of holding new talks with the Iran-backed Houthi militias as long as they continue…

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U.N. investigators say Houthis not behind Saudi Aramco attacks

U.N. investigators say Houthis not behind Saudi Aramco attacks

Yemen’s Houthi group did not launch an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities in September, according to a confidential report by U.N. sanctions m…

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2 Houthi rebels killed in clashes with gov't forces in southwestern Yemen

2 Houthi rebels killed in clashes with gov't forces in southwestern Yemen

Forces of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government said on Wednesday that armed confrontations erupted with the Houthi rebels in the country's southweste…

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Yemen: Houthi Drone Downed West of Taiz

Yemen: Houthi Drone Downed West of Taiz

Yemeni army sources from the 17th brigade announced the downing of a Houthi drone west of Taiz province. This coincided with deaths and injuries be…

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Aden to Witness Security, Political Steps Within 'Riyadh Agreement'

Aden to Witness Security, Political Steps Within 'Riyadh Agreement'

Yemeni presidential advisor and former Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr revealed that consensus was found between the internationally-ba…

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Yemen denies considering deal with Turkey to run ports, airports

Yemen denies considering deal with Turkey to run ports, airports

Yemen’s government has issued a firm denial of reports that it intends to allow Turkish companies — whether private or government-run — to run key…

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Yemen government, Southern Council reiterate commitment to Riyadh Agreement

Yemen government, Southern Council reiterate commitment to Riyadh Agreement

Yemen’s government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) have renewed their commitment to a power-sharing agreement signed in Riyadh, known a…

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