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Including Yemen in the GCC

Including Yemen in the GCC

*By Abdulrahman al-Rashed The population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will be 70 million if Yemen, whose population is…

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Yemen: Coalition, pro-gov’t forces close to recapturing Taiz presidential palace

Yemen: Coalition, pro-gov’t forces close to recapturing Taiz presidential palace

Photo: People carry a man who was injured in clashes between tribal fighters and Houthi rebels, in Taiz, Yemen Forces belonging…

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Yemen government forces make gains in southwest city Taiz

Yemen government forces make gains in southwest city Taiz

Yemeni forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi made gains on Sunday in the southwestern city of Taiz after days of battles with Houthi fig…

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Make do or die: healthcare in Yemen

Make do or die: healthcare in Yemen

(IRIN) - When Mohsen al-Matari’s wife went into labour the week before last, she was advised to seek an emergency caesarean section. But the closes…

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U.N. envoy urges Yemen parties to make peace talks in Geneva a success

U.N. envoy urges Yemen parties to make peace talks in Geneva a success

Talks to end months of fighting in Yemen will convene in Geneva at the end of October under the sponsorship of the United Nations, the U.N. special…

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Sudanese troops arrive in Yemen to battle Houthi rebels

Sudanese troops arrive in Yemen to battle Houthi rebels

Hundreds of Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Saturday, the first batch of an expected 10,000 reinforcements for the…

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United Arab Emirates soldier, aid worker killed in Yemen ADEN

United Arab Emirates soldier, aid worker killed in Yemen ADEN

A soldier and an aid worker from the United Arab Emirates have been killed in Yemen where their country is taking part in a Saudi-led military camp…

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 UAE : We'll liberate Yemen

UAE : We'll liberate Yemen

The UAE on Thursday reiterated the Saudi-led Arab Coalition's resolve to liberate Yemen from rebels, terrorist organisations and their allies.…

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GCC states wrest strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group

GCC states wrest strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group

Perim Island may be a small lump of windswept volcanic rock at the entrance to the Red Sea but its capture by Gulf Arab forces from Houthi fighters…

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Saudi King: Yemen's security part of Kingdom’s security

Saudi King: Yemen's security part of Kingdom’s security

The security of Yemen is an integral part of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states’ security, Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said. The king’s…

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Gulf Arabs wrest strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group

Gulf Arabs wrest strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group

Photo: A military outpost on the island of Hanish Perim Island may be a small lump of windswept volcanic rock at the entrance to…

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UAE, Saudi and Qatar committed to achieving stability in Yemen

UAE, Saudi and Qatar committed to achieving stability in Yemen

The foreign ministers of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Yemen recently held a meeting in New York with the heads of leading humanitarian agencies…

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All Yemen government are OK and  we will not abandon the people, PM

All Yemen government are OK and we will not abandon the people, PM

Vice President , prime minister of Yemen  Khaled Bahah that he and all members of his government  are staying in the city of Aden, stress…

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UAE flag flies in Marib, as Crown Prince vowed

UAE flag flies in Marib, as Crown Prince vowed

Photo: Pro-government forces and Arab coalition troops raise the flags of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on a hill above the Marib Dam on Se…

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Aden's war devastation shows extent of Yemen's human crisis

Aden's war devastation shows extent of Yemen's human crisis

The shell holes, burnt-out tanks and endless rubble that now disfigure the Dar Saad neighborhood of northern Aden illustrate the violence of Yemen'…

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Saudi general dies of wounds in Yemen conflict

Saudi general dies of wounds in Yemen conflict

Photo: Saudi troops on Yemeni Saudi borders (YOL) DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi brigadier general has died in hospital of wounds incurred on…

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 Yemen: Fighting in city of Taiz kill 3 children, 10 fighters

Yemen: Fighting in city of Taiz kill 3 children, 10 fighters

Photo: Yemeni Resistance in Taiz (YOL) Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting the country's Shiite rebels as well as fi…

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UK envoy Duncan calls for political solution in Yemen

UK envoy Duncan calls for political solution in Yemen

The Middle East region is going through a critical time, the UK government's special envoy to Yemen, Sir Alan Duncan, has said in Abu Dhabi recentl…

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Freed American Hostage Returns Home from Yemen

Freed American Hostage Returns Home from Yemen

One of the American captives freed after being held in Yemen for months has been reunited with his family. Former U.S. Marine Sam Farran…

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Yemen’s President arrives' back in Aden

Yemen’s President arrives' back in Aden

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi landed in Aden on Tuesday, airport sources said, returning to the southern port city for the first time since…

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