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Houthi-owned ammunition depot blast kills 5 engineers in Yemen

Houthi-owned ammunition depot blast kills 5 engineers in Yemen

Five engineers affiliated with the Houthi militia were killed while trying to assemble a ballistic missile that exploded in an ammunition depot in…

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Yemen truce extension likely but 'war is coming' again, southern official says

Yemen truce extension likely but 'war is coming' again, southern official says

Yemen's warring parties are likely to agree an extension of a truce which expires on Tuesday but all sides are warily preparing for fresh hostiliti…

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Intense UN, US Efforts Underway to Extend Yemen Truce

Intense UN, US Efforts Underway to Extend Yemen Truce

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg is continuing his efforts to extend the UN-sponsored nationwide truce in the war-torn country that exp…

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Biden hailed Yemen truce in Saudi visit, but war is far from over

Biden hailed Yemen truce in Saudi visit, but war is far from over

President Biden hailed his visit to Saudi Arabia last week, pushing back against criticism of his smiling sit-downs with Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

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U.S., U.N. Push to Extend Expiring Cease-Fire in Yemen

U.S., U.N. Push to Extend Expiring Cease-Fire in Yemen

What Happened: U.S. special envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to the Middle East to support a U.N.-mediated cease-fire in Yemen that is du…

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U.S. envoy heads to Middle East to push Yemen peace talks

U.S. envoy heads to Middle East to push Yemen peace talks

The U.S. special envoy for Yemen leaves for Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Monday to continue Washington's diplomatic efforts to back a United Nation's…

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UN envoy condemns Yemen attack that killed child, wounded 10

UN envoy condemns Yemen attack that killed child, wounded 10

The UN envoy for Yemen on Sunday condemned suspected rebel shelling of a residential neighborhood in the southwestern city of Taiz the previous day…

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Four children killed in mine blast in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Four children killed in mine blast in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Four children were killed Thursday in the Iran-backed Houthi controlled western Yemeni city of Hodeidah after one of them stepped on a landmine, a…

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Death Toll Mounts in Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Khubzah

Death Toll Mounts in Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Khubzah

Eighteen people, including women and children, have been killed and injured in the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ barbaric attack on Yemen’s Khubzah…

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Yemeni Houthis attack village in central Yemen, killing 15: medics

Yemeni Houthis attack village in central Yemen, killing 15: medics

Fifteen people have been killed in tanks' shelling by the Houthi militia on a village in Yemen's central province of al-Bayda, medics said Friday.…

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US and Saudi Arabia committed to consolidating UN truce in Yemen

US and Saudi Arabia committed to consolidating UN truce in Yemen

THE United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed to co-operate in seeking to consolidate the current truce in Yemen and to increase humanitarian and…

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EU urges Yemeni warring parties to accept further 6-month truce

EU urges Yemeni warring parties to accept further 6-month truce

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday called on Yemeni warring parties to accept the UN-proposed six-month extension of the truce beyond Aug. 2.…

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Yemen’s Houthis ‘will not extend UN-brokered truce

Yemen’s Houthis ‘will not extend UN-brokered truce

The Iran-backed Houthis said that they would not renew the UN-brokered truce in Yemen, slamming international calls, mainly from US Presiden…

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Nine Yemeni soldiers killed by Houthi militia despite truce

Nine Yemeni soldiers killed by Houthi militia despite truce

Nine Yemeni soldiers were killed by the Houthi militia during the past 48 hours in the country, a military official said , accusing the militia of…

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Yemen Welcomes Jeddah Summits, Houthis Apprehensive

Yemen Welcomes Jeddah Summits, Houthis Apprehensive

The Yemeni crisis, as expected, was present at all meetings held in Jeddah last week between Saudi, American and Arab Gulf leaders. The c…

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Biden to use Saudi visit to focus on Yemen: US envoy

Biden to use Saudi visit to focus on Yemen: US envoy

US President Joe Biden will use his visit to Saudi Arabia to raise the profile of Yemen and build on the truce, the US envoy to Yemen said.…

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Security Council renews mandate of UN Hodeidah mission

Security Council renews mandate of UN Hodeidah mission

The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) for a ye…

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Houthis Reject UN Proposal to Reopen Routes to Yemen's Taiz

Houthis Reject UN Proposal to Reopen Routes to Yemen's Taiz

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have rejected a proposal by United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg regarding the reopening of routes leading…

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Attacks on Yemen kill several soldiers

Attacks on Yemen kill several soldiers

Two separate attacks have killed nine Yemeni soldiers in the war-ravaged country, the military said. Unidentified gunmen attacked a milit…

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UN launches $5 million crowdfunding campaign to prevent massive oil spill off Yemen

UN launches $5 million crowdfunding campaign to prevent massive oil spill off Yemen

The United Nations has announced a $5 million crowdfunding campaign to help prevent the imminent breakup of an aging supertanker that holds over a…

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