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Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF

Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF

The brutal conflict in Yemen continues to exact a devastating toll on children, with at least eight killed and a further 33 injured in attacks sinc…

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Houthis say tear gas bombs thrown by riot forces caused fire at migrant detention, killed 45

Houthis say tear gas bombs thrown by riot forces caused fire at migrant detention, killed 45

Yemen's Houthi rebels said Saturday three tear gas bombs fired by their riot forces are the cause of the deadly fire that broke out earlier this mo…

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Yemen intensive care units full with COVID-19 patients

Yemen intensive care units full with COVID-19 patients

Occupancy in intensive care units in quarantine centres has reached maximum capacity in Yemen because of a sharp increase in the number of coronavi…

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Yemen: Calls for probe into deadly fire at migrant detention centre

Yemen: Calls for probe into deadly fire at migrant detention centre

European diplomatic missions in Yemen and the US have called for investigations into a fatal fire at a migrants' detention centre in the Yemeni cap…

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US condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh oil refinery

US condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh oil refinery

The United States has condemned Friday's attack on an oil refinery in Riyadh. Deputy Spokesperson for US Department of State, Jalina Port…

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WFP Yemen Situation Report #2, February 2021

WFP Yemen Situation Report #2, February 2021

In Numbers 20.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance* 4&nb…

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Yemen military court continues prosecution of Houthi leaders

Yemen military court continues prosecution of Houthi leaders

Yemen’s military court held its fourteenth session in the prosecution of Houthi figurehead Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi and other leaders of the Iran-backed…

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Houthi official Claiming: "CIA asked Yemen's Saleh to release Al-Qaeda member"

Houthi official Claiming: "CIA asked Yemen's Saleh to release Al-Qaeda member"

An alleged leaked telephone conversation between the CIA's former director George Tenet and former late Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh released o…

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‘Yemen can’t wait’, UN and partners warn in seeking $3.85 billion for humanitarian response

‘Yemen can’t wait’, UN and partners warn in seeking $3.85 billion for humanitarian response

The UN and its humanitarian partners are seeking $3.85 billion to reach 16 million people in Yemen this year, or nearly 80 per cent of the populati…

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Envoys, rights groups shocked by fire at Houthi-run migrant center fire in Yemen

Envoys, rights groups shocked by fire at Houthi-run migrant center fire in Yemen

Foreign envoys to Yemen and rights groups have strongly condemned a fire at a Houthi-controlled migrant center and demanded that the rebels give in…

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Yemen’s Al-Qaeda Regenerates Amid Battle for the North

Yemen’s Al-Qaeda Regenerates Amid Battle for the North

Years of setbacks have weakened the once-mighty Yemeni branch of Al-Qaeda, but the militants are seizing the opportunity to regenerate while the go…

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HRW says rebel fire caused Yemen blaze that killed migrants

HRW says rebel fire caused Yemen blaze that killed migrants

Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that "unidentified projectiles" launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels caused a March 7 blaze that killed dozens of migra…

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Yemen security forces open fire on peaceful demonstrators protesting against the bad conditions in Hadramout South of Yemen

Yemen security forces open fire on peaceful demonstrators protesting against the bad conditions in Hadramout South of Yemen

On Monday, at least six people were wounded in South Yemen by the bullets of the Yemeni security forces in Seiyun, Wadi-Hadramawt, which is under t…

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Yemen army cuts off Houthi supply route, gain more ground

Yemen army cuts off Houthi supply route, gain more ground

The Yemeni army on Monday were able to cut off Houthi supply routes northwest of the capital Sanaa, Al Arabiya reported. Saudi-led coalit…

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Lise Grande: I was the only woman in 98% of all official meetings in Yemen

Lise Grande: I was the only woman in 98% of all official meetings in Yemen

In the dozen conflicts and warzones where Lise Grande has worked, she says women's right have been marginalised, neglected or entirely forgotten.…

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US resumes aid to Yemen's rebel north as famine threatens

US resumes aid to Yemen's rebel north as famine threatens

The United States announced a resumption of aid to Yemen's rebel-held north on Friday to fight a looming famine as the country's nearly six-year-ol…

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Some progress made towards ceasefire in Yemen, Washington says

Some progress made towards ceasefire in Yemen, Washington says

The US Department of State announced on Thursday that "some progress" had been made towards establishing a ceasefire in Yemen, while calling on the…

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Fighting in Yemen displaces 15,000: UN

Fighting in Yemen displaces 15,000: UN

In a worsening situation since early February, fighting on several fronts in Yemen's oil-rich Marib Governorate has forced up to 15,000 people to f…

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Yemen: Ma'rib Situation Update No. 2, 12 March 2021

Yemen: Ma'rib Situation Update No. 2, 12 March 2021

SITUATION OVERVIEW Armed confrontations, which erupted in several districts of Ma’rib in the first week of February 2021…

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Houthis accused of starting fire in Sanaa detention center

Houthis accused of starting fire in Sanaa detention center

The Houthis have been accused of starting a fire in a migrant detention center in the Yemeni city of Sanaa. Abdurrahman Barman, a Yemeni…

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