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Yemeni tribes in Al-Bayda province revolt against Houthis

Yemeni tribes in Al-Bayda province revolt against Houthis

At least 23 people were killed on Wednesday and Thursday in the central province of Al-Bayda during heavy fighting that broke out when the Iran-bac…

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UK calls for ‘drastic action’ in Yemen as COVID-19 cases soar

UK calls for ‘drastic action’ in Yemen as COVID-19 cases soar

The UK has called for drastic action to avoid “a humanitarian catastrophe” in Yemen, which is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic and a debilit…

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UN calls on donors to fulfil Yemen aid pledges

UN calls on donors to fulfil Yemen aid pledges

Eri Kaneko, associate spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on international donors to fulfil financial ple…

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Yemen coalition welcomes removal from UN child war zone list

Yemen coalition welcomes removal from UN child war zone list

The Arab coalition in Yemen has welcomed a decision by the UN secretary-general to remove the alliance from a list in an annual report on children…

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Yemen Rebels Say Don’t Blame Us If Million-Barrel Tanker Leaks

Yemen Rebels Say Don’t Blame Us If Million-Barrel Tanker Leaks

Yemen’s Houthis have said they won’t be responsible if an aging oil vessel anchored near the war-torn country’s coast starts leaking crude into the…

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Yemen government calls for UN to relocate office from Houthi-controlled Hudaydah

Yemen government calls for UN to relocate office from Houthi-controlled Hudaydah

The internationally recognised Yemeni government yesterday demanded the headquarters of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreemen…

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Violence surges in Yemen after coronavirus truce expires

Violence surges in Yemen after coronavirus truce expires

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards t…

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Yemen Govt. Renews Decision to Suspend Participation in Hodeidah Committee

Yemen Govt. Renews Decision to Suspend Participation in Hodeidah Committee

The Yemeni legitimate government renewed on Tuesday a decision it made three months ago to suspend its participation in the United Nations Redeploy…

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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen cut from U.N. blacklist of parties killing children

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen cut from U.N. blacklist of parties killing children

 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition from a U.N. blacklist, several years after it…

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MASAM Detonates 2,415 Landmines in Bab al-Mandab

MASAM Detonates 2,415 Landmines in Bab al-Mandab

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) project to clear mines in Yemen, MASAM, reported detonating 2,415 mines, explosive de…

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Coronavirus: Yemen closes embassy in Saudi Arabia after cases among staff

Coronavirus: Yemen closes embassy in Saudi Arabia after cases among staff

The Yemeni Embassy in the Saudi capital of Riyadh is shuttering indefinitely due to a number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus among staff.…

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OIC condemns Houthi attacks on civilians in Saudi Arabia

OIC condemns Houthi attacks on civilians in Saudi Arabia

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has strongly condemned drone attacks on civilians in Saudi Arabia carried out by Houthi militants in Yemen.…

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Masam project clears 1,279 mines in Yemen this month

Masam project clears 1,279 mines in Yemen this month

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's project for clearing mines in Yemen (Masam) cleared 1,279 mines during the second week of the…

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Arab coalition in Yemen says it destroyed missile targeting Saudi Arabia

Arab coalition in Yemen says it destroyed missile targeting Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Saturday it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile targeting the Saudi Arabian border…

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Yemen calls for international pressure against Houthi recruitment of child soldiers

Yemen calls for international pressure against Houthi recruitment of child soldiers

 Yemen has urged countries to pressure Houthi militants to stop recruiting children as soldiers in areas they control, the state news agency S…

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Yemen’s Government demands UN action regards Houthi violation of deal

Yemen’s Government demands UN action regards Houthi violation of deal

Yemen’s government has demanded UN action against Iran-backed Houthi militants for violating the Hodeidah deal, state news agency Saba New reported…

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Suspected al-Qaida militants kill security official in southern Yemen

Suspected al-Qaida militants kill security official in southern Yemen

Suspected militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch opened fire and killed a senior security official in the southern province of Abyan on Thurs…

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US Congress Republicans: List Yemen's Houthis as a terror group

US Congress Republicans: List Yemen's Houthis as a terror group

US Congress Republicans yesterday tabled a comprehensive set of policy proposals which include increasing sanctions on Iran; designating Iranian pr…

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Houthis extort private healthcare in Yemen: Information Minister

Houthis extort private healthcare in Yemen: Information Minister

Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Iryani said Houthi militia are looting and extorting the private healthcare sector, state news agency Saba…

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Yemen’s Houthis Slammed for ‘Descent From Prophet’ Tax Change

Yemen’s Houthis Slammed for ‘Descent From Prophet’ Tax Change

Yemen’s Houthis have been castigated by the country’s internationally recognized government and ordinary citizens for changing an Islamic tax law s…

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