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Houthis refuse to cede power in Yemen

Houthis refuse to cede power in Yemen

The Shiite militia that seized power in Sanaa said Sunday it would not cave in to "threats" after Yemen's Gulf neighbours urged the U.N. to act for…

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Qaeda suspects kill Yemen air force pilot

Qaeda suspects kill Yemen air force pilot

Al-Qaeda suspects shot dead a Yemeni military pilot in the south Friday as troops attacked by the militants the previous day handed their weapons t…

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Saudi Arabia closes its embassy in Yemen

Saudi Arabia closes its embassy in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has suspended operations at its embassy in Yemen, as the security situation in the country deteriorates. It is the first Ara…

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 'Al Qaida takes over Yemen army camp'

'Al Qaida takes over Yemen army camp'

Al Qaida-affiliated fighters seized an army base in Southern Yemen and held soldiers prisoner on Thursday. The United States, Britain and Fr…

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U.N. Ban Ki Moon: 'Yemen is collapsing before our eyes'

U.N. Ban Ki Moon: 'Yemen is collapsing before our eyes'

The U.N. envoy to Yemen warned Thursday that the impoverished country is at a crossroads between "civil war and disintegration" and a successful po…

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Western diplomats quit Yemen as thousands protest takeover

Western diplomats quit Yemen as thousands protest takeover

The United States, Britain and France said they were closing their embassies in Yemen over security fears Wednesday as thousands took to the street…

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 Yemen Shiite Houthi rebels seize U.S. embassy vehicles after diplomats leave: staff

Yemen Shiite Houthi rebels seize U.S. embassy vehicles after diplomats leave: staff

Armed Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa seized U.S. embassy vehicles after the ambassador and diplomats left the country on Wednesday, loca…

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Al Qaida supporters in Yemen pledge allegiance to Daesh

Al Qaida supporters in Yemen pledge allegiance to Daesh

A group of Islamist fighters in Yemen renounced their loyalty to Al Qaida’s leader and pledged allegiance to the head of Daesh, according to a Twit…

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Kidnapped Tajik Doctor Released In Yemen

Kidnapped Tajik Doctor Released In Yemen

A Tajik doctor who was kidnapped by tribesmen in Yemen in October has been released. Manuchehr Abduev, a Tajik employee of a Russian comp…

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U.S. embassy in Yemen closing completely: staff

U.S. embassy in Yemen closing completely: staff

A U.S. official in Washington on Tuesday confirmed the American Embassy in Yemen is closing, according to Reuters news agency. The o…

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Houthis enter Yemen's Bayda 'without resistance'

Houthis enter Yemen's Bayda 'without resistance'

Shiite Houthis have entered Yemen's central city of Al-Bayda – capital of the flashpoint province of the same name – without resistance, eyewitness…

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UN envoy announces Yemeni political parties agree to resume talks

UN envoy announces Yemeni political parties agree to resume talks

The UN envoy to Yemen  Jamal Bin Omar announced on Sunday agreement of the Yemeni political parties including Shiite Houthi rebels  to re…

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Yemeni political factions have agreed to resume talks

Yemeni political factions have agreed to resume talks

Yemeni political factions have agreed to resume talks aimed at resolving the country's political crisis, the UN's envoy in Yemen Jamal Benomar has…

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Anti-Houthis Demonstrations storm Yemen cities

Anti-Houthis Demonstrations storm Yemen cities

Angry demonstrators protested the rebels' move in street rallies in several cities, raising fears of a full-blown sectarian conflict between Yemen'…

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Yemen's Takeover Leader says "Hand Extended" for Partnership

Yemen's Takeover Leader says "Hand Extended" for Partnership

Yemen's Houthi rebel leader Abdel-Malak al-Houthi defended the takeover of power in a speech Saturday, saying it filled a political "vacuum" and wa…

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 Egypt has "great concern" over situation in Yemen

Egypt has "great concern" over situation in Yemen

Egypt said on Saturday it has "great concern" over the recent developments in Yemen, and urged all political factions to find a political solution…

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Gulf countries denounce Shiite rebel's 'coup' in Yemen

Gulf countries denounce Shiite rebel's 'coup' in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — A group of Gulf countries denounced the Shiite rebel takeover of Yemen as a "coup" Saturday, calling for the United Nations to take…

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U.N. alarmed by Yemen power vacuum, monitoring situation closely

U.N. alarmed by Yemen power vacuum, monitoring situation closely

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is alarmed by what it described as a power vacuum in Yemen after the dominant Houthi movement dissolved p…

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US 'deeply concerned' by rebel takeover in Yemen; US counterterror operations continue

US 'deeply concerned' by rebel takeover in Yemen; US counterterror operations continue

  WASHINGTON - The White House says it is "deeply concerned" by the takeover of Yemen by Shiite rebels who have announced that they'…

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Yemen Houthi Rebels Say They Will Form New Government

Yemen Houthi Rebels Say They Will Form New Government

SANA, Yemen — The Houthi rebels in…

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