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Yemen war: What will the new year hold?

Yemen war: What will the new year hold?

'I sincerely hope that we are living the beginning of the end of one of the biggest tragedies of the 21st Century,'' reflected a beaming UN Secreta…

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Hidden Killers: Yemen's Landmines Will Remain a Threat Long After the War.

Hidden Killers: Yemen's Landmines Will Remain a Threat Long After the War.

While the Houthis use of ballistic missiles has drawn attention for striking deep inside Saudi Arabia, their widespread and overlooked use of mines…

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Around 20 million Yemenis food insecure due to ongoing conflict.

Around 20 million Yemenis food insecure due to ongoing conflict.

Around 20 million Yemenis are food insecure, UN agencies said on Saturday, adding the conflict ravaging the impoverished country was the key driver…

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3 Ways to Change Yemen.

3 Ways to Change Yemen.

The U.S. Senate voted on December 13 to move forward with a measure to cut military aid supporting Saudi Arabia in its ongoing involvement in the c…

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A new role for Abu Dhabi to promote world peace: UAE Hosts Afghanistan Reconciliation Conference

A new role for Abu Dhabi to promote world peace: UAE Hosts Afghanistan Reconciliation Conference

ABU DHABI, WAM – The United Arab Emirates hosted the US-Taliban reconciliation talks in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of Saudi Arabia and Pakis…

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Russia, Yemen, France: Your Tuesday Briefing.

Russia, Yemen, France: Your Tuesday Briefing.

A new direction for President Macron, striking details about Russia’s meddling effort and an unseen front in Yemen’s civil war. Here’s the latest:…

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Yemen’s Deadly Seas: Fishermen Come Under Fire in Saudi War.

Yemen’s Deadly Seas: Fishermen Come Under Fire in Saudi War.

The first sign of trouble was the helicopter that hovered over the small Yemeni fishing trawler as it cut across the Red Sea. Then a warship appear…

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Reopening of Port of. Hodeida is Good News for Starving Yemenis

Reopening of Port of. Hodeida is Good News for Starving Yemenis

The World Food Program says reopening the Yemeni Port of Hodeida is crucial in efforts to stave off famine in that country, which has been at war f…

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Yemen ceasefire prompts hope after four years of war and starvation.

Yemen ceasefire prompts hope after four years of war and starvation.

Yemenis dared to hope on Friday that a ceasefire agreed in the contested port city of Hodeidah might bring a permanent end to fighting that has dri…

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Faint hopes of ending the war in Yemen

Faint hopes of ending the war in Yemen

hope is the currency of the mediator,” says Martin Griffiths. If that is so, then the United Nations envoy to war-torn Yemen is spending liberally.…

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How Yemen’s war is killing children

How Yemen’s war is killing children

Three-year-old Yussuf Adel escaped some of the fiercest fighting in Yemen's civil war. He and his mother made it to the southern city of Aden.&nbsp…

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Yemen: 240,000 people suffer from "extreme" lack of food

Yemen: 240,000 people suffer from "extreme" lack of food

Action Against Hunger reacts to the latest Integrated Security Classification (IPC) analysis from Yemen and reiterates its call for an immediate ce…

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Public Pressure Could Halt US Support of Yemen War

Public Pressure Could Halt US Support of Yemen War

US tax dollars are supporting Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, which has already claimed the lives of some 85,000 children, and 12 million more people…

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Yemen war keeps aid from millions, but U.S. "Mercy" reaches a few

Yemen war keeps aid from millions, but U.S. "Mercy" reaches a few

 Four days of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides has brought talk of a prisoner swap, but an end to what the United Nations calls the "…

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Yemen's warring factions find common ground in a foreign land

Yemen's warring factions find common ground in a foreign land

Far from the battlefields of Yemen, the hallways and common rooms of a Swedish castle have been hosting surprisingly cordial interactions between r…

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What’s at stake in Yemen affects us all

What’s at stake in Yemen affects us all

The U.S. Senate is poised to debate a resolution that would force the end to United States support for the Yemen war, and numerous senators have as…

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US to continue support for Arab coalition in Yemen

US to continue support for Arab coalition in Yemen

ABU DHABI: The United States wants to continue support to the Arab coalition in Yemen’s war and will remain engaged in efforts to combat Iranian in…

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Yemen warring parties talk peace in Sweden as food shipments reportedly cleared

Yemen warring parties talk peace in Sweden as food shipments reportedly cleared

Rimbo, Sweden: Yemen’s warring parties have held the first direct talks in UN-led peace efforts to iron out a prisoner swap,…

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Hodeida 'most difficult' issue at Yemen talks: UN source

Hodeida 'most difficult' issue at Yemen talks: UN source

The Yemeni city of Hodeida, home to both a valuable port and frontlines, has proved the most complex issue at UN-sponsored peace talks between warr…

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Yemen rebel leader seeks torture probe, cites AP report

Yemen rebel leader seeks torture probe, cites AP report

A top leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels has called for an investigation after The Associated Press found evidence of extreme torture in Houthi-run lo…

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