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UN: 5.1m Yemenis in need live in inaccessible areas

UN: 5.1m Yemenis in need live in inaccessible areas

As many as 5.1 million Yemenis in need of aid live in areas where humanitarian access is difficult, the United Nations country Office for Coordinat…

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UAE launches emergency relief initiative for flood victims in southern Yemen

UAE launches emergency relief initiative for flood victims in southern Yemen

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of UAE, gave urgent orders to relief and accommodated those affected by the floods that hit a…

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Yemen: 10 rebels killed in gov’t attack in Saada

Yemen: 10 rebels killed in gov’t attack in Saada

At least 10 Houthi rebels were killed in an attack by government forces in the northern Saada province on Sunday, a military commander said.…

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Yemen: 16 children killed, injured in Taiz during Eid

Yemen: 16 children killed, injured in Taiz during Eid

The Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights yesterday stated that 16 children were killed or wounded after being targeted by a Houthi bombardment of the ci…

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Gunmen attack mosque in Yemen's gov't-controlled province, kill 5

Gunmen attack mosque in Yemen's gov't-controlled province, kill 5

Unknown gunmen launched an armed attack on a mosque in Yemen's government-controlled southern province of Dhalea on Friday, a security official tol…

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Child killed in grenade attack on singing concert in Yemen's Aden

Child killed in grenade attack on singing concert in Yemen's Aden

Unknown gunmen hurled a grenade at a singing concert in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Thursday night, killing a child, a security official…

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Yemen’s Taez mourns death of three children killed by Houthis

Yemen’s Taez mourns death of three children killed by Houthis

The Houthi blockade has brought residents to the brink of catastrophe. Yemenis took to social media to vent their frustration and called…

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Division over Eid al-Fitr declaration for 1st time in Yemen's history

Division over Eid al-Fitr declaration for 1st time in Yemen's history

Yemenis on Monday deeply divided about declaring the first day of Eid al-Fitr festival that marks the end of holy month of Ramadan for the first ti…

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Saudi project clears 408 mines in one week

Saudi project clears 408 mines in one week

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (MASAM) in Yemen extracted 19 anti-personnel mines, 112 anti-tank mines, four explosive devices and 273 un…

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Houthis must release journalists facing trial say Media rights group

Houthis must release journalists facing trial say Media rights group

Yemen’s Houthi rebels must stop the planned trial of 10 journalists and release all detained media professionals detained as part of a campaign of…

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UN Distributes Food to Yemenis in 'Inaccessible' War Zones

UN Distributes Food to Yemenis in 'Inaccessible' War Zones

The World Food Program (WFP) says it has delivered food in the rebel-held militarized zone of Nihm for the first time since civil war broke out in…

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UNHCR: 4,300 Somalia refugees return home from Yemen

UNHCR: 4,300 Somalia refugees return home from Yemen

Almost 4,300 Somali refugees have returned home from Yemen, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Spokesperson Babar Baloch announced yesterday. He s…

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Yemeni gov't deports 124 illegal African migrants as 1st batch

Yemeni gov't deports 124 illegal African migrants as 1st batch

The Yemeni government on Tuesday announced the deportation of 124 illegal African migrants as a first batch back to their countries voluntarily.…

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UN: 27 children killed, wounded in 10 days in Yemen

UN: 27 children killed, wounded in 10 days in Yemen

Twenty-seven children have been killed or wounded in Yemen over the past 10 days, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Sunday.…

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UNICEF chief condemns attack in Taiz that claims lives of seven children

UNICEF chief condemns attack in Taiz that claims lives of seven children

In a statement condemning reported airstrikes on a petrol station in the south-western city on Friday, Henrietta Fore said that the children who di…

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Landmine leaves 4 deaths in Yemen

Landmine leaves 4 deaths in Yemen

Speaking to Xinhua, a security official confirmed the death of four people who were caught in a landmine blast that was set off in Mocha, a Red Sea…

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UNICEF chief calls for more humanitarian aid to children in Yemen

UNICEF chief calls for more humanitarian aid to children in Yemen

 Henrietta Fore, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Wednesday urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to…

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Yemen’s government forces arrest key al-Qaeda leader

Yemen’s government forces arrest key al-Qaeda leader

Forces loyal to the Yemeni legitimate government backed by the Arab coalition say they have captured a key al-Qaeda leader in the southwestern prov…

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Saudi project clears 1,024 Houthi mines, explosive devices in Yemen

Saudi project clears 1,024 Houthi mines, explosive devices in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) extracted of 781 unexploded ordnance, 210 anti-tank mines, 27 anti-personnel mines, and s…

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Yemen combatants wide apart on sharing vital port revenues

Yemen combatants wide apart on sharing vital port revenues

Yemen’s warring parties on Thursday failed to agree on how to manage revenues from Hodeidah port that could help relieve the urgent humanitarian ne…

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