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To Glorify Houthi Ideology : Militias Change Names of Yemeni Schools

To Glorify Houthi Ideology : Militias Change Names of Yemeni Schools

Ever since their coup against the legitimate Yemeni government, the Iran-backed Houthi militias have never ceased their efforts to alter the countr…

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Coronavirus: Yemeni couple praised for cancelling wedding party

Coronavirus: Yemeni couple praised for cancelling wedding party

Mohammed Al Mashrah and Rana Al Kamal spent more than two months preparing a grand celebration for their wedding, only to give it up because of the…

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Deadly floods drown pending fears of coronavirus in Yemen’s Aden

Deadly floods drown pending fears of coronavirus in Yemen’s Aden

Severe flooding caused by heavy rains in Yemen’s Aden killed two with predictions of continued rainfall on Thursday as the city begins testing for…

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Coronavirus: Hand washing a luxury Yemenis can't afford

Coronavirus: Hand washing a luxury Yemenis can't afford

Hand-washing to combat the spread of coronavirus is the order of the day, but it's an unaffordable luxury for millions in war-ravaged Yemen where c…

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Women’s Beauty Salons Raided by Yemen's Houthis

Women’s Beauty Salons Raided by Yemen's Houthis

The government of the Houthi coup in Yemen has adopted twenty precautionary measures that it claims are meant to fight COVID-19 such as the closure…

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Yemen speeds up coronavirus awareness drive as vital aid arrives

Yemen speeds up coronavirus awareness drive as vital aid arrives

Yemen’s government has asked governors to join hands with local NGOs, charities and medical colleges and institutes to spread awareness about coron…

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Coronavirus: WHO works with Yemen officials to prevent Covid-19 spread

Coronavirus: WHO works with Yemen officials to prevent Covid-19 spread

The World Health Organisation on Thursday said it was working alongside authorities in Yemen to stop the spread of Covid-19 to the country.…

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Yemen: Women Revive Country's Oldest Factory to Sew Face Masks

Yemen: Women Revive Country's Oldest Factory to Sew Face Masks

More than a decade after it closed, 20 Yemeni women have revived the war-torn country's oldest factory to make face masks in anticipation of an out…

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Yemen: IOM opens health center in largest camp for displaced

Yemen: IOM opens health center in largest camp for displaced

he International Organization for Migration (IOM) is opening the first health center in Yemen's largest displacement camp. The organization said in…

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Washington Imposes Restrictions to Prevent Trafficking in Yemeni Antiquities on its Soil

Washington Imposes Restrictions to Prevent Trafficking in Yemeni Antiquities on its Soil

Yemen has finally been able to convince US authorities to issue a regulation that restricts trafficking in Yemeni antiquities on its soil.…

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Yemen's Houthis to defy international calls and try 24 members of the Bahai community

Yemen's Houthis to defy international calls and try 24 members of the Bahai community

Yemen's Houthi rebels will defy international pressure on Tuesday as a new trial for 24 members of the Bahai religious community is expected to go…

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Yemen thanks UAE for evacuating students from China

Yemen thanks UAE for evacuating students from China

The Yemeni foreign ministry has thanked the UAE for its collaboration in the evacuation of Yemeni students in the Chinese city of Wuhan which had b…

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Woman lawyer who exposed secret Yemen prisons wins rights prize

Woman lawyer who exposed secret Yemen prisons wins rights prize

A lawyer who exposed a network of secret prisons in war-ravaged Yemen, where thousands of men and boys were arbitrarily held and tortured, on Wedne…

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Yemen patients finally treated in Jordan after years of war

Yemen patients finally treated in Jordan after years of war

Mohammed Hussein looks sadly at his wife as she lies in bed in a Jordanian hospital where she is being treated for cancer -- far from the devastati…

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Solar energy helps Yemeni hospitals save lives

Solar energy helps Yemeni hospitals save lives

Public health services in Yemen have worsened significantly due to the conflict, which has been ongoing for five years. According to the UN, about…

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Mercy Flight from Yemen’s Sanaa Delayed over ‘Technical’ Reasons

Mercy Flight from Yemen’s Sanaa Delayed over ‘Technical’ Reasons

The evacuation of 24 critically ill Yemenis from Sanaa, the capital held by the Iran-backed Houthi militias, was delayed Friday, the World Health O…

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A united response to Trump’s Mideast deal in a divided Yemen

A united response to Trump’s Mideast deal in a divided Yemen

Several Arab and Muslim countries have condemned the so-called deal of the century put forward by US President Donald Trump Jan. 28. Trump called t…

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Yemen Adopts Measures to Protect Students, Expats in China from Coronavirus

Yemen Adopts Measures to Protect Students, Expats in China from Coronavirus

The Yemeni legitimate government took a number of measures to protect its students and expatriates in China from being infected with the new corona…

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Yemenis feeling isolated after 10-day internet blackout

Yemenis feeling isolated after 10-day internet blackout

For ten days, much of Yemen has been isolated from the rest of the world after two major undersea cables were cut leaving the country with limited…

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Cut Undersea Cable Plunges Yemen Into Days-Long Internet Outage

Cut Undersea Cable Plunges Yemen Into Days-Long Internet Outage

Last week, the internet went dark for Yemen and its 28 million citizens. It's still not fully back today. In fact, the entire Red Sea region has de…

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