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UN envoy to Yemen announces the first peace talks in Geneva

UN envoy to Yemen announces the first peace talks in Geneva

Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy for Yemen, has announced that peace talks will convene in Geneva starting on 6 September. It is the first time that…

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Former US ambassador to Yemen accuses Yemeni vice president of corruption

Former US ambassador to Yemen accuses Yemeni vice president of corruption

Jamal al-Awadhi, head of the National Center for Human Rights in Yemen, who is currently based in Paris, said the former US ambassador to Yemen, Ge…

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UN envoy arrives Yemen for talks with Houthi rebels

UN envoy arrives Yemen for talks with Houthi rebels

United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday for talks with Houthi rebels over peace pro…

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 Russia rejectes UN expert on Yemen over power politics

Russia rejectes UN expert on Yemen over power politics

Photo: United Nations expert on Yemen, Gregory Johnsen   Gregory Johnsen, tasked by the United Nations as an “ex…

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Yemen: government says rebels should free prisoners ahead of talks

Yemen: government says rebels should free prisoners ahead of talks

Yemen's government says the Iran-aligned Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, should release all detainees and captives held in their prisons ahead of…

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Hezbollah accused of training, providing equipment to Houthi militia in Yemen

Hezbollah accused of training, providing equipment to Houthi militia in Yemen

RIYADH: Arab Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki said in a press conference on Monday that the coalition recently destroyed a H…

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France, Saudi to hold Yemen humanitarian conference next June

France, Saudi to hold Yemen humanitarian conference next June

PARIS: France and Saudi Arabia will co-host an international conference on Yemen in Paris in June to assess humanitarian needs for the count…

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Yemen:  Houthis vow to avenge death of leader Saleh al-Samad

Yemen: Houthis vow to avenge death of leader Saleh al-Samad

SANAA - Several Houthi leaders and members of the political council on Monday strongly condemned the death of Saleh al-Samad, head…

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Saudi-led coalition airstrike kills Yemen’s Houthi leader Al-Sammad

Saudi-led coalition airstrike kills Yemen’s Houthi leader Al-Sammad

Saleh Al-Sammad, the second in command of the Houthi militia, was killed last week in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition, the Iran-allied mil…

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Iranian military experts in Yemen, Former minister

Iranian military experts in Yemen, Former minister

Photo: Major General Fadl al-Qusi when arrived Mareb peovince eastern Sana'a The Interior Minister, a dissident of the Huthi reb…

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UN envoy visits Yemen seeking for a political solution in Aden, Sanaa

UN envoy visits Yemen seeking for a political solution in Aden, Sanaa

A team from the office of United Nations special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, will be visiting the temporary capital of Aden and then…

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Oman has welcomed 22 family members of former Yemen President Saleh

Oman has welcomed 22 family members of former Yemen President Saleh

Relatives of former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh have been granted refuge in neighbouring Oman, following a crackdown on family and supporter…

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UN condemns Yemen rebels’ missile attack on Saudi Arabia

UN condemns Yemen rebels’ missile attack on Saudi Arabia

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is condemning this week’s ballistic missile attack by Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen against Saudi Arabia…

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US condemns ballistic missile attack over Riyadh

US condemns ballistic missile attack over Riyadh

The US has strongly condemned a ballistic missile attack over Riyadh which Saudi Arabia claimed was launched from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels…

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Yemen: Iran denies supplying Houthi rebels missile fired at Riyadh

Yemen: Iran denies supplying Houthi rebels missile fired at Riyadh

Iran says accusations by Saudi Arabia and the US that it supplied the missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels at Riyadh on Tuesday are "baseless".…

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Yemen's rebel alliance unravels amid capital street clashes

Yemen's rebel alliance unravels amid capital street clashes

Snipers took over rooftops in residential areas, tanks deployed and militiamen set up checkpoints Sunday across the Yemeni capital, where fighting…

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Who supports extremists and al Qaeda in Yemen?

Who supports extremists and al Qaeda in Yemen?

Photo: Number of  ISLAH parti leaders in Yemen   AIJES- The ISLAH party (Muslim Brotherhgoo…

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Yemen premier allocates 1b to rebuild Abyan

Yemen premier allocates 1b to rebuild Abyan

Al Mukalla: Yemen’s prime minister has said that his government, with the help of the Saudi-led coalition, would not allow Al Qaida and Daesh milit…

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Saudi Arabia in favor of international consensus on Yemen, ambassador says

Saudi Arabia in favor of international consensus on Yemen, ambassador says

Saudi Arabia supports ongoing efforts to reach international consensus on Yemen, the kingdom's ambassador to Yemen said Sunday. Ambassado…

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Yemen Houthis claim drone shot down near Sanaa

Yemen Houthis claim drone shot down near Sanaa

SANAA - Yemen's Huthi rebels, who are locked in a  war with the Saudi-supported government, on Sunday said they had downed a drone on the nort…

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