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UN food agency begins partial withdrawal of aid to opposition-held Yemeni capital

UN food agency begins partial withdrawal of aid to opposition-held Yemeni capital

Spokesperson Hervé Verhoosel briefed journalists in Geneva that the agency took the decision after efforts failed to prevent aid being diverted fro…

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UAE completes reconstruction of Al Rayan airport in southern Yemen

UAE completes reconstruction of Al Rayan airport in southern Yemen

Al-Riyan airport in the Hadramaut provincial capital of al-Mukalla is preparing to resume operations after a four-year stoppage, local officials sa…

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UN World Food Program Partially Suspends Aid To Yemen Over Profiteering

UN World Food Program Partially Suspends Aid To Yemen Over Profiteering

Some international food aid to Yemen has been suspended after the government in Sanaa rejected a program to prevent profiteers from diverting food…

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Yemen army says cleared 2000 Houthi explosive devices

Yemen army says cleared 2000 Houthi explosive devices

The Yemeni army yesterday announced that its forces have removed 2,000 explosive devices and one mine during the past few days, which were planted…

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Nearly 100,000 civilians have been killed in ongoing Yemen war, report finds

Nearly 100,000 civilians have been killed in ongoing Yemen war, report finds

Almost 100,000 civilians have been killed since 2015 as the Yemen war rages on, according to new data unveiled by the Armed Conflict Location and E…

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Yemen's Houthi rebels accused of diverting food aid from hungry

Yemen's Houthi rebels accused of diverting food aid from hungry

Head of UN’s World Food Programme threatens suspension of food aid if safe delivery not assured. The head of the United Nations food agen…

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Cholera surge stalks Yemen's hungry and displaced

Cholera surge stalks Yemen's hungry and displaced

 In the last two weeks Dr Asmahan Ahmed has seen a surge in suspected cholera cases arriving at her health center in Abs, a small, Houthi-held…

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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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