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Yemeni TV Correspondent First Journalist Killed in 2015

Yemeni TV Correspondent First Journalist Killed in 2015

Before Wednesday’s deadly attack on the offices of a satirical magazine in Paris, Khalid Mohammed al-Washali, a local Yemeni TV correspondent, beca…

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Yemen tribes in Mareb province  preparing to ward off Houthi offensive: sources

Yemen tribes in Mareb province preparing to ward off Houthi offensive: sources

Tribes from Yemen’s Ma’rib province have begun preparations to repel fighters loyal to the Houthi movement attempting to take control of the oil-ri…

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40 killed and wounded in Yemen police college blast

40 killed and wounded in Yemen police college blast

 A car bomb exploded outside a police college in Yemen's capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, killing around 40 people and wounding more than 50…

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Houthi militants force head of Yemen official newspaper to resign

Houthi militants force head of Yemen official newspaper to resign

The Yemen Ministry of Information confirmed that the al-Thawra daily official newspaper  Faisal Makram "wrote his resignation" under the threa…

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Yemen presidential advisors in Saada meet Houthi leader

Yemen presidential advisors in Saada meet Houthi leader

A handful of advisors of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi have arrived in the northern Saada province, a stronghold of Yemen's Shiite Houth…

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Blast targets Houthi base in Yemen capital

Blast targets Houthi base in Yemen capital

A large blast damaged a building belonging to Yemen’s Shi’ite Muslim Houthi militia in a western district of the capital Sanaa early on Monday, but…

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Yemen's Houthis kidnap 22 Arhab tribesmen

Yemen's Houthis kidnap 22 Arhab tribesmen

Yemeni militants affiliated with the Shiite Houthi group have kidnapped 22 tribesmen from the northern Arhab region, tribal sources said Monday.…

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30 Houthis killed in Yemen suicide bombing

30 Houthis killed in Yemen suicide bombing

At least 30 Houthi rebels have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a gathering in Ibb city of central Yemen, while fighting in Radaa district h…

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Al-Qaeda claims failed ambush on Yemen general, death of soldier

Al-Qaeda claims failed ambush on Yemen general, death of soldier

Al-Qaeda said Monday that it had carried out an unsuccessful bid to assassinate a top Yemeni general in an ambush the government said killed two so…

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Houthis, tribesmen clashes in Sanaa kill 12

Houthis, tribesmen clashes in Sanaa kill 12

Twelve people have been killed in clashes between tribesmen and Shiite rebels north of the capital Sanaa, the Associated Press reported Yemeni secu…

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 Yemeni intelligence officer killed, general escapes in ambushes

Yemeni intelligence officer killed, general escapes in ambushes

A senior Yemeni intelligence officer was shot dead on Monday by suspected al-Qaeda…

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UN mulls plan to transform Yemen into two-region federation

UN mulls plan to transform Yemen into two-region federation

The UN Security Council is reportedly working on a plan to transform Yemen into a two-region federation as part of its efforts to he…

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 24 African migrants drown off coast of Yemen

24 African migrants drown off coast of Yemen

SANAA, Yemen (AP) " Yemen's Interior Ministry says coast guards have found the bodies of 24 African migrants whose boat has capsized off the countr…

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Yemen general escapes deadly ‘Qaeda’ blast

Yemen general escapes deadly ‘Qaeda’ blast

A Yemeni general escaped unscathed on Sunday in a bombing that killed his driver in the southern city of Aden, one of his bodyguards told AFP.…

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Al-Qaeda claims killing 20 of Shiite rebels in north Yemen

Al-Qaeda claims killing 20 of Shiite rebels in north Yemen

Yemen's al-Qaeda announced Friday that they killed 20 of Shiite rebels in an ambush in Arhab district north Yemen . Yemen's Al-Qaeda said on its ac…

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Houthi rebels escalate attacks on Yemen’s state institutions

Houthi rebels escalate attacks on Yemen’s state institutions

Houthi movement fighters on Thursday escalated attacks on Yemen’s state institutions and officials, including taking control of the headquarters of…

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Iran Launches Major Naval Drill - Eyeing Yemen?

Iran Launches Major Naval Drill - Eyeing Yemen?

The Iranian army on Thursday began a massive military drill sprawling from the farthest eastern expanses of the Islamic regime all the way to its s…

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Rebels kill soldier, aid worker in Yemen's Taiz

Rebels kill soldier, aid worker in Yemen's Taiz

Unidentified militants shot a Yemeni army soldier and an aid worker dead in the central province of Taiz, a security source has said.…

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5 bombs explode in old Sana'a, Shiite militiaman killed and two injured

5 bombs explode in old Sana'a, Shiite militiaman killed and two injured

Five  bombs hit the center of Yemen's capital Sana'a, mainly controlled by Shiite militiamen since September, killing one of them and wounding…

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Houthis abduct Yemeni activist as group tightens Sana'a grip

Houthis abduct Yemeni activist as group tightens Sana'a grip

Houthi rebels on Saturday allegedly abducted a Yemeni activist in the capital Sana'a after his participation in a rally to call for the expu…

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