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Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis Resume Direct Talks, Sources Say

Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis Resume Direct Talks, Sources Say

Warring parties Saudi Arabia and the Yemen's Houthi movement have resumed direct talks to discuss security along the kingdom's border and future re…

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5 soldiers killed in Yemen despite truce

5 soldiers killed in Yemen despite truce

The government in Yemen announced that five soldiers were killed and 15 others injured by the Houthi militia despite the ongoing UN-brokered truce…

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Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat

Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat

A social media campaign launched on Monday by the United Nations aims to bring the world closer to preventing a decaying supertanker, anchored off…

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Houthi rebels are a 'stumbling block' in Yemen's peace process, minister says

Houthi rebels are a 'stumbling block' in Yemen's peace process, minister says

Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar Al Eryani on Monday said the Houthi rebel group was as a “stumbling block” to peace efforts, after a UN-broker…

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Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins

Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins

Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Houthi militia have started their second round of talks over the opening of blocked roads in…

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UN: Yemen's warring sides resume talks on ending Taiz siege

UN: Yemen's warring sides resume talks on ending Taiz siege

The U.N. mission to Yemen said delegations from the internationally recognized government and the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels began their s…

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Yemen truce extended for two months, says UN envoy

Yemen truce extended for two months, says UN envoy

Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Thursday to extend a two month nationwide truce, the UN envoy to the country Hans Grundberg said. Mr Gr…

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Yemen PM praises US support of peace efforts in his country

Yemen PM praises US support of peace efforts in his country

The United States’ support of peace efforts in Yemen are greatly appreciated, Yemen’s Prime Minister Dr. Ma’een Abdulmalik said, according to Yemen…

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U.S. lawmakers relaunch effort to stop U.S. support for Saudi Yemen campaign

U.S. lawmakers relaunch effort to stop U.S. support for Saudi Yemen campaign

Nearly 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution on Wednesday seeking to end any U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabia's a…

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US warns talks on Yemen truce in 'trouble'

US warns talks on Yemen truce in 'trouble'

The United States warned Tuesday that talks on Yemen's two-month truce were in "trouble" as it pushed for an extension to help support millions at…

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Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council to restructure army and security forces

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council to restructure army and security forces

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council has formed a military commission to restructure the army and security apparatus, a statement released on Mo…

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Five killed in landmine blasts in Yemen’s Hodeidah

Five killed in landmine blasts in Yemen’s Hodeidah

Five people, including a child and woman, were killed in three separate landmine explosions in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military of…

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UN envoy arrives in Yemen's Aden to discuss lifting siege on Taiz

UN envoy arrives in Yemen's Aden to discuss lifting siege on Taiz

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Sunday arrived in the southern port city of Aden to hold meetings with the country's Presidential Lead…

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Yemen government, Houthis discuss final draft of agreement on opening roads in Taiz

Yemen government, Houthis discuss final draft of agreement on opening roads in Taiz

Representatives from the Yemeni government and the Houthis convened in Amman on Saturday to discuss a final draft of an agreement on opening roads…

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Yemen's warring sides negotiate on lifting siege on Taiz: UN envoy

Yemen's warring sides negotiate on lifting siege on Taiz: UN envoy

Representatives of the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia started meetings in Jordan's capital Amman on Wednesday to discuss lifting the sieg…

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3 killed after Saudi-led coalition's drone crashed in Yemen's capital: Houthi TV

3 killed after Saudi-led coalition's drone crashed in Yemen's capital: Houthi TV

Three citizens were killed and three others were wounded in Sanaa after a Saudi "spy drone" crashed into a street on Monday, Houthi-run al-Masirah…

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Yemeni army reports 4,276 Houthi truce violations

Yemeni army reports 4,276 Houthi truce violations

Yemen’s army has said that the Iran-backed Houthis have violated a UN-brokered truce more than 4,276 times since day one by mobilizing fighters and…

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A military commander survived from a car bomb explosion targeting his convoy in Aden

A military commander survived from a car bomb explosion targeting his convoy in Aden

Yemeni local sources confirmed Today, Sunday,  that the head of the Yemeni Joint Operations Authority, Major General Saleh Ali, survived the e…

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Yemen govt accuses Houthis of attacking oil-rich province despite truce

Yemen govt accuses Houthis of attacking oil-rich province despite truce

The Yemen government has accused the Houthi rebels of attacking the oil-rich province of Marib despite a two-month ceasefire brokered by the UN.…

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Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council issues obituary on Sheikh Khalifa

Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council issues obituary on Sheikh Khalifa

The Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen today mourned, with great sadness and sorrow, the passing of late His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaye…

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