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Yemen government says UN committed to ensuring Houthis abide by Sweden deal

Yemen government says UN committed to ensuring Houthis abide by Sweden deal

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has vowed that Houthi rebels will abide by a peace deal that calls for their withdrawal from Hodeidah, Yemen'…

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Attack on displaced people's camp in Yemen kills eight civilians - UN

Attack on displaced people's camp in Yemen kills eight civilians - UN

The shelling of a camp for displaced people in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province killed eight civilians and wounded 30 others, the United Nation…

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Rabat halts participation in Saudi-led Yemen coalition

Rabat halts participation in Saudi-led Yemen coalition

Morocco has suspended its participation in a Saudi-led military coalition that has been fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebel group since 2015, Moroccan Fo…

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Red Cross making preparations for Yemen prisoner swap

Red Cross making preparations for Yemen prisoner swap

The International Red Cross is preparing for a prisoner swap to move hundreds of detainees held by Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised…

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Saudi envoy says Hodeidah deal make-or-break for Yemen peace efforts

Saudi envoy says Hodeidah deal make-or-break for Yemen peace efforts

A political solution to nearly four years of war in Yemen is possible as long as the shaky ceasefire deal for the northern port city of Hodeidah ta…

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UN envoy to Yemen leaves Sanaa with Patrick Cammaert

UN envoy to Yemen leaves Sanaa with Patrick Cammaert

UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths departed from Sanaa on Wednesday with chief monitor Patrick Cammaert, Al Arabiya reported. The departu…

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Pompeo 'very hopeful' for progress in Yemen.

Pompeo 'very hopeful' for progress in Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he's "very hopeful" that progress can be made toward ending Yemen's war. America's top d…

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UN Envoy in Yemen for Talks on Hudaydah Truce

UN Envoy in Yemen for Talks on Hudaydah Truce

The UN envoy for Yemen landed in Sana’a on Monday for talks aimed at shoring up a truce between forces loyal to Yemen’s fugitive former president A…

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UN Envoy to Yemen holds talks with Omani officials in Muscat

UN Envoy to Yemen holds talks with Omani officials in Muscat

On Sunday, UN special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths held discussions in Muscat with Omani officials as part of his attempts to gather regional pr…

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Accidental blast in Yemen kills two South Africans

Accidental blast in Yemen kills two South Africans

Two South Africans are among five people who were killed in an accidental explosion in Yemen while transporting mines and explosives to be destroye…

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Blast kills 5 demining experts in Yemen

Blast kills 5 demining experts in Yemen

An explosion killed five demining specialists in war-torn Yemen’s central province of Maarib on Sunday, security and medical sources said. A pro-go…

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Yemen:Arab coalition air strikes on Huthi targets in Sana'a

Yemen:Arab coalition air strikes on Huthi targets in Sana'a

The Arab coalition aircraft launched several air strikes on sites belonging to the Houthis northwest of Sanaa. Other sites were also monitored:…

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Arab coalition targets Yemen's Houthi drone capabilities in Sanaa

Arab coalition targets Yemen's Houthi drone capabilities in Sanaa

The Arab coalition fighting to support the legitimate government in Yemen said it has targeted Houthi drone capabilities in a military operation in…

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UAE-backed special forces kill 2 Al-Qaeda terrorists in west Yemen

UAE-backed special forces kill 2 Al-Qaeda terrorists in west Yemen

The UAE-backed special forces in the Taiz governorate eliminated two terrorists from the Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula group on Saturday.…

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UN experts: Fuel from Iran is financing Houthis in Yemen war

UN experts: Fuel from Iran is financing Houthis in Yemen war

Fuel is being shipped illegally from Iran to Houthi militia in Yemen to finance their war against the government, and both sides are violating inte…

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ICRC Ready To Offer Support On Yemen Prisoner Exchanges Once Lists Finalized

ICRC Ready To Offer Support On Yemen Prisoner Exchanges Once Lists Finalized

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is ready to offer the two sides of Yemen's conflict technical support in facilitating prisoner…

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Several Al-Qaeda fighters killed in new ISIS attack in central Yemen

Several Al-Qaeda fighters killed in new ISIS attack in central Yemen

Several Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters were killed this afternoon following a new attack by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daes…

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Yemen's warring parties meet in Jordan to discuss prisoner swap

Yemen's warring parties meet in Jordan to discuss prisoner swap

The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously approved an expanded ceasefire monitoring mission in Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah, allowing 75…

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U.N. Security Council Votes to Send Monitors to Yemen

U.N. Security Council Votes to Send Monitors to Yemen

The Security Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to deploy a team of up to 75 U.N. observers to the city of Hodeidah in Yemen for six months.…

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The Latest: UN says bullet hit vehicle near Yemen monitor

The Latest: UN says bullet hit vehicle near Yemen monitor

The U.N. spokesman says the head of its Yemen mission charged with monitoring a cease-fire and withdrawal of rival forces from Hodeida was leaving…

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