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UN urges ceasefire in war-torn Yemen to curb Covid-19 spread

UN urges ceasefire in war-torn Yemen to curb Covid-19 spread

Fearing a coronavirus outbreak in crisis-ridden Yemen, the United Nations Security Council has issued another urgent call for a ceasefire.…

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UN cuts extra pay for health workers in Yemen just as COVID-19 hits

UN cuts extra pay for health workers in Yemen just as COVID-19 hits

In a move that has prompted dismay from Yemeni authorities on both sides of a five-year war, the World Health Organisation is reducing top-up payme…

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Yemen’s Houthis order compulsory conscription of civilians

Yemen’s Houthis order compulsory conscription of civilians

Yemen’s Houthis have launched an enforced conscription drive for young men in areas under their control to help fight the Saudi-led coalition and U…

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Yemen's Houthis report first coronavirus case, a death in Sanaa hotel

Yemen's Houthis report first coronavirus case, a death in Sanaa hotel

Authorities in Houthi-held north Yemen confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, a Somali national found dead in a Sanaa hotel, w…

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Yemen records 9 new COVID-19 cases, 21 in total

Yemen records 9 new COVID-19 cases, 21 in total

Yemen's health authorities recorded nine new cases of COVID-19 and one new death on Tuesday in two provinces controlled by the government.…

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Euro-Med Monitor and SAM: Parties to conflict in Yemen are responsible for combating COVID-19

Euro-Med Monitor and SAM: Parties to conflict in Yemen are responsible for combating COVID-19

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor and SAM for Rights and Liberates stated on Saturday 2 May 2020 that parties to the conflict in Yemen sh…

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Yemen records more coronavirus cases amid renewed calls for truce

Yemen records more coronavirus cases amid renewed calls for truce

Yemen's health authorities on Saturday confirmed three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 10 including two deaths.…

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Saudi- KSrelief Project Masam Dismantles 7,162 Mines in Yemen in April 2020

Saudi- KSrelief Project Masam Dismantles 7,162 Mines in Yemen in April 2020

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's project for clearing mines (Masam) in Yemen demined 7,162 mines during the month of April 2020, in…

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Yemen’s southern council backs Arab alliance’s call

Yemen’s southern council backs Arab alliance’s call

 Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) has welcomed a call by a Saudi-led alliance for return of the situation in the country to before…

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Yemen Records First Coronavirus Case in Taiz Province as Virus Spreads , Sources

Yemen Records First Coronavirus Case in Taiz Province as Virus Spreads , Sources

Yemen reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in a third province late on Friday, raising the number of diagnosed infections to seven with…

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Amnesty : Yemeni Journalists at risk of execution must be freed to mark World Press Freedom Day

Amnesty : Yemeni Journalists at risk of execution must be freed to mark World Press Freedom Day

Four journalists who remain at risk of execution in Yemen must be freed, Amnesty International, Mwatana for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and th…

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Yemen's STC says implementing power-sharing deal can end crisis

Yemen's STC says implementing power-sharing deal can end crisis

Yemen's Southern Transitional Council who declared a plan for self-rule at the weekend says that the crisis could be resolved if a power-sharing de…

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Coronavirus: Yemen reports first deaths amid fears of undetected spread

Coronavirus: Yemen reports first deaths amid fears of undetected spread

Yemen has recorded its first two deaths linked to the new coronavirus disease, raising fears of a devastating outbreak in the war-ravaged country.…

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UN warns WHO could suspend 80% of its services in Yemen

UN warns WHO could suspend 80% of its services in Yemen

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Yemen Lise Grande warned that the World Health Organisation (WHO) could suspend about 80 per cent o…

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Yemen's STC launch economic program to run south

Yemen's STC launch economic program to run south

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen yesterday declared an economic program to manage southern governorates. This came in a s…

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Yemen’s first and only reported Covid-19 patient recovers

Yemen’s first and only reported Covid-19 patient recovers

Yemen’s first and the only reported Covid-19 patient has been given the all-clear, the Ministry of Public Health said on Monday. “We offi…

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Houthis Violate Ceasefire 151 Times in Two Days

Houthis Violate Ceasefire 151 Times in Two Days

The Saudi-led coalition accused Houthi rebels of committing 151 ceasefire violations over the past 48 hours, meanwhile, the Iran-backed militia gro…

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Russian Foreign Ministry Confirms Yemen Requested Help With COVID-19 Response

Russian Foreign Ministry Confirms Yemen Requested Help With COVID-19 Response

The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed to AFP on Tuesday that Yemen had asked Russia for help with the coronavirus response. The Yemeni g…

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Pompeo says U.S. 'concerned' over Yemen's STC self-rule declaration

Pompeo says U.S. 'concerned' over Yemen's STC self-rule declaration

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was ‘concerned’ over the Southern Transitional Council (STC), declaring self-rule in…

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Yemen's Houthis force Sana'a merchants to pay zakat to them instead of the poor

Yemen's Houthis force Sana'a merchants to pay zakat to them instead of the poor

The Houthis have forced traders and shop owners in the capital, Sanaa, to pay their zakat, the prescribed Islamic charity, to them instead of distr…

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