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U.N. access to decaying Yemen tanker could take weeks, say sources

U.N. access to decaying Yemen tanker could take weeks, say sources

A United Nations team will have to wait several weeks to access a deteriorating tanker off Yemen's shore that is threatening to spill 1.1 million b…

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Pro-gov't forces kill 11 Houthi rebels in SW Yemen: local source

Pro-gov't forces kill 11 Houthi rebels in SW Yemen: local source

At least 11 members of the Houthi rebel group were killed by pro-government Yemeni forces in the country's southwestern province of Taiz on Tuesday…

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Civilian killed, two wounded in Houthi shelling in Yemen’s Taiz

Civilian killed, two wounded in Houthi shelling in Yemen’s Taiz

One Yemeni was killed and two others wounded in shelling carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia on neighborhoods east of Yemen’s Taiz, st…

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Saudi Arabia: Iran’s support for militias in Yemen and Lebanon

Saudi Arabia: Iran’s support for militias in Yemen and Lebanon

The Kingdom affirmed the importance of efforts that achieve the goals of eliminating nuclear weapons, especially in the Middle East region. Indicat…

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Yemen rebels kill two civilians in attack on Hodeidah health centre

Yemen rebels kill two civilians in attack on Hodeidah health centre

Shelling by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed two civilians and injured several others on Sunday in another attack on healthcare centres in Hodeidah, a…

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Fighting Rages in Northern Yemen, Both Sides Claim Heavy Losses Inflicted

Fighting Rages in Northern Yemen, Both Sides Claim Heavy Losses Inflicted

Fighting continues to rage in northern Yemen this weekend, with the government and the Shi’ite Houthis contesting various parts of the Jawf Provinc…

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Renewed fighting targets residential neighborhoods in Yemen's Hodeidah

Renewed fighting targets residential neighborhoods in Yemen's Hodeidah

Renewed fighting between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi fighters struck residential neighborhoods in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeida…

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Fighting in Yemen escalates as government army claims progress

Fighting in Yemen escalates as government army claims progress

Fighting in Yemen has intensified as the government’s army claimed progress on the ground against the Houthi militia, state news agency Saba new re…

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Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed two explosive drones fired by Yemen’s Houthis

Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed two explosive drones fired by Yemen’s Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday it intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden drones launched towards Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-alig…

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Aframax mine blast off Yemen puts shipping on alert

Aframax mine blast off Yemen puts shipping on alert

Shipping has been put on alert to be highly vigilant when transiting the Gulf of Aden with news of an aframax tanker suffering sizeable damage afte…

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Yemen rebels slam WFP after Nobel Peace Prize win

Yemen rebels slam WFP after Nobel Peace Prize win

Yemen's rebels, previously accused of diverting humanitarian aid in the war-torn country, claimed Friday that the World Food Programme lacked neutr…

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Fighting escalates in Yemen's Hodeidah despite UN call for ceasefire: sources

Fighting escalates in Yemen's Hodeidah despite UN call for ceasefire: sources

Fighting between the pro-government Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah intensified on Friday. A…

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Tanker loading crude damaged by floating mine in Yemen

Tanker loading crude damaged by floating mine in Yemen

A Maltese-flagged tanker has reportedly been damaged by a mine while taking on crude on October 3 outside the Yemeni port of Bir Ali. MV Syra repor…

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U.N. calls for halt to clashes near Yemen's Hodeidah port

U.N. calls for halt to clashes near Yemen's Hodeidah port

The United Nations on Thursday called for an immediate end to clashes near Yemen's main port of Hodeidah after a surge in fighting that sources sai…

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UN envoy condemns deadly clashes in Yemen's key port city

UN envoy condemns deadly clashes in Yemen's key port city

A top U.N. official Thursday condemned recent clashes in Yemen's strategic port city of Hodeida, which have left dozens killed and wounded, urging…

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Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi drone in Yemeni airspace

Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi drone in Yemeni airspace

The Arab Coalition fighting in Yemen has intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden drone in Yemeni airspace launched by the Houthi militia.&nbs…

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12 killed as pro-gov't Yemeni forces repulse Houthi attack in Hodeidah

12 killed as pro-gov't Yemeni forces repulse Houthi attack in Hodeidah

At least 12 members of the Houthi group were killed Tuesday as pro-government Yemeni forces repulsed a rebel attack in the country's Red Sea port c…

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The Arab coalition intercepts and destroys a drone launched by the Houthis

The Arab coalition intercepts and destroys a drone launched by the Houthis

The Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of an explosive drone launched by the Houthi militia t…

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Yemen: Decaying oil tanker in Red Sea is leaking

Yemen: Decaying oil tanker in Red Sea is leaking

Oil has leaked from an oil tanker in the Red Sea near the Yemen coast, sources in SAFER Exploration & Production Operations Company revealed.…

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UN renews appeal for avoiding catastrophic Yemen tanker spill

UN renews appeal for avoiding catastrophic Yemen tanker spill

The United Nations is trying to avoid an environmental catastrophe off Yemen, renewing an appeal for greenlighting emergency inspection and repairs…

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