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EU Blacklists Yemen’s Houthis, Freezes Group’s Assets

EU Blacklists Yemen’s Houthis, Freezes Group’s Assets

In a move welcomed by the Yemeni government, the European Union blacklisted the Houthis, freezing the militias’ assets, only days after a similar A…

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Yemen's Houthi militia says attacked 3 Saudi oil refineries with 9 bomb-laden drones

Yemen's Houthi militia says attacked 3 Saudi oil refineries with 9 bomb-laden drones

Yemen's Houthi militia said on Friday that they had attacked three Saudi oil refineries with nine bomb-laden drones. "The attacks targete…

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Mid-ranking Yemeni al-Qaida commander killed in gunmen, drug dealers clashes

Mid-ranking Yemeni al-Qaida commander killed in gunmen, drug dealers clashes

Intense clashes broke out between the gunmen of a Yemen-based al-Qaida branch and drug dealers in the country's oil-rich province of Hadramout on F…

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Saudi Arabia says 2 Americans freed in Yemen special ops mission

Saudi Arabia says 2 Americans freed in Yemen special ops mission

 Saudi Arabia said Thursday it had rescued two young American women from Yemen in a joint special operations mission with the United States.…

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Yemeni gov't renews calls for moving all UN offices to Aden

Yemeni gov't renews calls for moving all UN offices to Aden

The Yemeni government on Thursday renewed calls for moving all UN offices from the country's provinces controlled by the Houthi rebel militia to th…

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UN envoy continues consultations with Yemen's political parties

UN envoy continues consultations with Yemen's political parties

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg continued on Wednesday his consultations with Yemeni political parties in a bid to resume peace talks.…

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Yemen's Houthis "claimed" shoot down "drone of Saudi-led coalition"

Yemen's Houthis "claimed" shoot down "drone of Saudi-led coalition"

Yemen's Houthi militia announced on Tuesday they had shot down a drone above the Harad city in the northwestern province of Hajjah, the Houthi-run…

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Coalition pounds Houthi militia positions across Yemen

Coalition pounds Houthi militia positions across Yemen

Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen warplanes on Monday struck Houthi military positions, including command rooms, in the northern Yemeni prov…

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US Navy says Yemen rebels fired missile into busy Red Sea

US Navy says Yemen rebels fired missile into busy Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched at least one missile into the busy waters of Red Sea over the weekend, the U.S. Navy said Monday, raising the risk o…

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Coalition intercepts drones launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia

Coalition intercepts drones launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia

Coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a number of drones launched by Yemen's Houthi terror militia toward Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press A…

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Two foreign MSF workers kidnapped in Yemen

Two foreign MSF workers kidnapped in Yemen

An armed group has kidnapped two foreigners working with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Yemen's east, a government source said Sunday, as the cha…

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Yemeni authorities destroy large quantities of hashish, pills linked to Houthi gangs in Hajjah

Yemeni authorities destroy large quantities of hashish, pills linked to Houthi gangs in Hajjah

Security officials in Yemen on Thursday destroyed a large quantity of hashish and thousands of narcotic tablets north of Hajjah province, which wer…

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Houthis condemned for storing weapons in housing complex as blasts kill residents

Houthis condemned for storing weapons in housing complex as blasts kill residents

Yemen’s military has accused the Iran-backed Houthis of storing weapons and ammunition inside or near residential areas, after large explosions rip…

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Houthi-fired missiles kill 10 Sudanese soldiers in Yemen's Hajjah

Houthi-fired missiles kill 10 Sudanese soldiers in Yemen's Hajjah

Yemen's Houthi group fired ballistic missiles against a military base of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the country's northwestern province of H…

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UN Special Envoy meets with the Yemeni President in Riyadh

UN Special Envoy meets with the Yemeni President in Riyadh

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, met yesterday with Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…

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Yemeni gov't welcomes new UNSC arms embargo on Houthi militia

Yemeni gov't welcomes new UNSC arms embargo on Houthi militia

The Yemeni government and several other Arab countries on Tuesday welcomed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that imposed an ar…

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Yemen army destroys 2 Houthi explosive boats in Red Sea

Yemen army destroys 2 Houthi explosive boats in Red Sea

Yemen’s army destroyed two explosives-laden boats launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia at a target near the country’s northwestern region on…

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US sanctions shipmanagement firm and vessel for aiding Houthis

US sanctions shipmanagement firm and vessel for aiding Houthis

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a sprawling international network run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and a Houthi…

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Yemen’s Houthis seize another US Embassy staffer

Yemen’s Houthis seize another US Embassy staffer

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have detained another official of the long-closed U.S. Embassy there, bringing the number of local ex-U.S. Embassy staffers i…

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Houthi death penalties condemned by Yemeni government, activists

Houthi death penalties condemned by Yemeni government, activists

Government officials, human rights activists and journalists on Wednesday strongly condemned the death sentences handed down to Yemenis by the Iran…

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