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Houthi leader in Yemen: 'Anyone who thinks we will surrender is dreaming'

Houthi leader in Yemen: 'Anyone who thinks we will surrender is dreaming'

The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed not to back down on Sunday as a top Saudi military official claimed weeks of airstrikes had significantly…

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Yemen president  names vice president in midst of chaos

Yemen president names vice president in midst of chaos

SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled the country in the face of a rebel advance last month, has tapped his former Pr…

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Saudi demands Iran stop backing Yemen rebels

Saudi demands Iran stop backing Yemen rebels

Photo: Houhi rebels in Sana'a (YemenOnline)   Riyadh on Sunday demanded Tehran stop backing Shii…

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Yemen Descends Into Chaos As Foreign Minister Seeks Help From Neighbors

Yemen Descends Into Chaos As Foreign Minister Seeks Help From Neighbors

Britain reportedly has withdrawn its remaining special forces from Yemen, days after a similar U.S. move, in response to the worsening security tha…

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Yemen Is Being Pushed 'To the Edge of Civil War, UN Envoy

Yemen Is Being Pushed 'To the Edge of Civil War, UN Envoy

The U.N. special envoy for Yemen is warning an emergency meeting of the U.…

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Q&A: Yemen’s slide into civil war

Q&A: Yemen’s slide into civil war

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Yemen talks stop after UN envoy departure

Yemen talks stop after UN envoy departure

Dialogue talks between Yemen's political forces were suspended Saturday following the departure of UN Special Envoy Jamal Benomar, a political sour…

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 Yemen president in secure place after air strike,  official says

Yemen president in secure place after air strike, official says

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is safe at a secure location, an aide said, after an unidentified warplane on Thursday attacked a compound…

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Houthi Rebels Release Detained Yemeni Ministers

Houthi Rebels Release Detained Yemeni Ministers

Houthi rebels released…

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Yemen Shiite Houthi leader says holding indirect talks with Saudi Arabia

Yemen Shiite Houthi leader says holding indirect talks with Saudi Arabia

 Yemen's Houthi militia leader said on Sunday the group was engaged in indirect talks with neighbor Saudi Arabia, Yemeni state news agency Sab…

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Yemen Shiite militia holds military drill near Saudi border

Yemen Shiite militia holds military drill near Saudi border

The Shiite Huthi militia that has seized power in Yemen's capital held military exercises near the border of Sunni heavyweight Saudi Arab…

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GCC states say Yemen crisis talks open to Houthis

GCC states say Yemen crisis talks open to Houthis

Talks aimed at pulling Yemen out of crisis are open to the Shiite Houthi militia which seized power in Sanaa last month, Qatar's Foreign Minister K…

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Yemen president announces  'Aden country's capital'

Yemen president announces 'Aden country's capital'

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled to Aden after escaping from the Houthi armed group controlling Sanaa, considers the southe…

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Indonesia repatriates 27 student from Yemen

Indonesia repatriates 27 student from Yemen

The Indonesian government repatriated 27 students, some of whom were with their relatives, from Yemen on Thursday because of the deteriorati…

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Yemen's Houthis rebels seize national dialogue HQ, president insists group must leave Sanaa

Yemen's Houthis rebels seize national dialogue HQ, president insists group must leave Sanaa

Yemen's dominant Shi'ite Muslim Houthi militia seized the offices of a political conciliation body late on Wednesday, hours after the president ref…

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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat held in Yemen freed

Kidnapped Iranian diplomat held in Yemen freed

An Iranian diplomat held hostage in Yemen since 2013 returned home to Tehran on Th…

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 No plans to move embassy in Yemen to Aden, US says

No plans to move embassy in Yemen to Aden, US says

The United States is not planning to follow its Gulf partners and move its embassy in Yemen to the southern city of Aden, a top State Depart…

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U.S. drone strike in Yemen kills 3 suspected al-Qaida fighters

U.S. drone strike in Yemen kills 3 suspected al-Qaida fighters

SANAA, Yemen — A suspected U.S. drone strike Saturday in central Yemen killed three men believed to be al-Qaida militants, security officials said.…

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Yemen's president says Saleh conspired with Iran to undermine power transfer deal

Yemen's president says Saleh conspired with Iran to undermine power transfer deal

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused his predecessor on Sunday of conspiring with Iran to scuttle a 2011 deal backed by Gulf states to transfer…

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Yemen’s president declares Sanaa an ‘occupied capital’

Yemen’s president declares Sanaa an ‘occupied capital’

Yemeni President Hadi declared the city of Sanaa an occupied capital on Sunday and accused Houthi militants of turning against political dialogue,…

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