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Suspected al-Qaida gunmen attack military checkpoint in SE Yemen

Suspected al-Qaida gunmen attack military checkpoint in SE Yemen

At least two Yemeni soldiers were killed on Saturday during an attack launched by suspected al-Qaida gunmen in Yemen's southeastern province of Had…

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Saudi king warns attacks on oil stations threaten global supply

Saudi king warns attacks on oil stations threaten global supply

King Salman accuses Iran-backed groups of drone strikes on oil tankers at third and final summit of Gulf and Arab leaders. Saudi Arabia’s…

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Houthis kill senior pro-gov't army commander in southern Yemen clashes

Houthis kill senior pro-gov't army commander in southern Yemen clashes

A senior commander of Yemen's pro-government forces was killed on Thursday during armed confrontations with the Houthi rebels in the southern provi…

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Arab Coalition launches operation targeting Houthi positions in Yemen’s Dhalea

Arab Coalition launches operation targeting Houthi positions in Yemen’s Dhalea

The Arab Coalition announced that it has launched an operation targeting Houthi positions in the Yemeni province of Dhalea on Wednesday.…

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Yemen government: UN gave vehicles to group with Houthi links

Yemen government: UN gave vehicles to group with Houthi links

Yemen’s government expressed alarm on Wednesday at the United Nations "shameful" supplying of dozens of armoured vehicles to a demining centre that…

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Yemen’s Government Urges Transparency in Operations of Int’l Organizations

Yemen’s Government Urges Transparency in Operations of Int’l Organizations

The Yemeni government has said that 80 percent of international organizations have rejected to heed its demands on revealing operational expenses a…

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Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit arms depots in Yemeni capital

Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit arms depots in Yemeni capital

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen raided an air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport, Al-Hadath TV said late on Tuesday. The c…

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Houthis, Yemen government exchange prisoners

Houthis, Yemen government exchange prisoners

Yemen’s Houthi group yesterday announced the completion of a prisoner swap deal with the Yemeni pro-government forces. The agreement was through wh…

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Yemen government suspends talks with UN envoy Martin Griffiths

Yemen government suspends talks with UN envoy Martin Griffiths

Yemen’s internationally-recognised government has temporarily stopped dealing with UN envoy Martin Griffiths over alleged bias to Iran-aligned Al H…

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Yemen’s Houthis launch fundraising drive for cash-strapped Hezbollah

Yemen’s Houthis launch fundraising drive for cash-strapped Hezbollah

A Yemeni radio station broadcasting in support of the Yemeni rebel Houthi movement has launched a fundraising drive on behalf of Hezbollah, which h…

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UN chief rejects Yemen president's accusation of bias

UN chief rejects Yemen president's accusation of bias

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured Yemen's leader that the world body will remain impartial in efforts to resolve the country's conf…

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Saudi Arabia downs explosive-laden drone launched from Yemen

Saudi Arabia downs explosive-laden drone launched from Yemen

Saudi Arabia yesterday shot down a bomb-laden drone deployed by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen to attack an airport in the kingdom, state medi…

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Yemen's Houthis say attacked Saudi's Jizan airport by drone

Yemen's Houthis say attacked Saudi's Jizan airport by drone

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone strike on military hangars in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan airport near the Yemeni border, the group’…

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Yemeni mediation releases pro-secession movement leader in exchange for 33 Houthi prisoners

Yemeni mediation releases pro-secession movement leader in exchange for 33 Houthi prisoners

Yemeni local tribal mediation on Sunday succeeded in releasing a leader of the pro-secession Southern Movement after more than 11 years of detentio…

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16 killed in armed confrontations in Yemen's Taiz

16 killed in armed confrontations in Yemen's Taiz

At least 16 Yemenis were killed on Saturday in fierce clashes between government forces and the Houthi rebels in the southwestern province of Taiz,…

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Arab Coalition targets Houthi reinforcements in Yemen’s Hajjah

Arab Coalition targets Houthi reinforcements in Yemen’s Hajjah

The Arab Coalition has targeted Houthi reinforcements in the Yemeni province of Hajjah on Saturday, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported.…

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Yemen president accuses UN envoy Griffiths of siding with Houthis

Yemen president accuses UN envoy Griffiths of siding with Houthis

 Yemen’s internationally recognized president sent a letter to the UN chief, criticizing his envoy to the country over allegedly siding with I…

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UN chief alarmed by drone attack on Saudi airport by Yemeni rebels

UN chief alarmed by drone attack on Saudi airport by Yemeni rebels

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by reports of a second consecutive drone attack on a Saudi airport, for which the Houthis rebels i…

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Yemeni gov't suspends meetings with UN monitoring mission over Hodeidah

Yemeni gov't suspends meetings with UN monitoring mission over Hodeidah

Yemen's government representatives at the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah suspended their meetings w…

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UN to hold Yemen talks on port revenues

UN to hold Yemen talks on port revenues

UN officials will meet with Yemen’s government and Huthi rebels in Amman on Tuesday to discuss managing revenues from Red Sea ports after the Huthi…

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