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Iran not interested in Yemen peace, says US state Department official

Iran not interested in Yemen peace, says US state Department official

ran does not appear interested in a long-term peace settlement in Yemen, a US State Department official has told The National. Timothy Le…

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Around 20 million face food insecurity in Yemen due to conflict - UN

Around 20 million face food insecurity in Yemen due to conflict - UN

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

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Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden

Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden

Peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of civil war in Yemen, described by the UN special envoy as an important milestone, have started in S…

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Yemen will need billions to run government, avoid rial collapse: UN aid chief

Yemen will need billions to run government, avoid rial collapse: UN aid chief

GENEVA  - Yemen’s government will need billions of dollars in external support to finance its 2019 budget and avoid another currency collapse…

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Yemen migrant route grows 50 percent, surpasses Mediterranean - IOM

Yemen migrant route grows 50 percent, surpasses Mediterranean - IOM

GENEVA: The number of migrants arriving in Yemen is set to rise 50 percent this year compared to 2017, with almost 150,000 risking all on the journ…

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High Houthi leader  announces freeze and stop military operations' in Yemen

High Houthi leader announces freeze and stop military operations' in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — A senior leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels said on Monday that the group will halt rocket fire into Saudi Arabia for the sake of peace…

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Fighting in Yemen city of Hodeidah reaches residential streets

Fighting in Yemen city of Hodeidah reaches residential streets

Street battles raged in residential areas of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, forcing medical staff to flee the largest hospital, as Houthi insu…

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US presses Saudi Arabia to agree ceasefire in Yemen

US presses Saudi Arabia to agree ceasefire in Yemen

The US has called for a swift cessation of hostilities in Yemen, where three years of civil war have caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis.…

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Top Houthi information ‘minister’ flees Yemen, seeks refuge in Saudi Arabia

Top Houthi information ‘minister’ flees Yemen, seeks refuge in Saudi Arabia

The Houthi militia “information minister” has fled Yemen and sought refuge in Saudi Arabia, his counterpart in the Yemeni government said on Saturd…

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UAE Red Crescent provides emergency humanitarian aid to Yemen

UAE Red Crescent provides emergency humanitarian aid to Yemen

AIJES: The UAE Red Crescent  has continued to provide humanitarian food aid by distributing 1,000 food baskets at the Habil Jabr in Lehj Gover…

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International expert considers The report of the Human Rights Council is a violation of all UN resolutions in Yemen, full report

International expert considers The report of the Human Rights Council is a violation of all UN resolutions in Yemen, full report

Geneva- International human rights expert Dr. Taher Boumedra reviewed his report on human rights about Yemen in Geneva last Monday, which contradic…

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Yemen military seize strategic mountain range near Taez

Yemen military seize strategic mountain range near Taez

Yemeni government troops have seized a strategically important mountain chain near Taez on Friday as the battle with Houthi rebels in the south-wes…

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PFPD report: Qatar funds al-Qaeda in Yemen through military commanders  and tribes under the guise of ransom

PFPD report: Qatar funds al-Qaeda in Yemen through military commanders and tribes under the guise of ransom

The Paris Forum for Peace and Development PFPD based in Paris issued a report accusing Qatar of funding al-Qaeda in Yemen from under the guise of p…

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UN: Iran Continues to Arm Houthi Rebels

UN: Iran Continues to Arm Houthi Rebels

Iran's economy might be hurting, but not enough for the mullahs to cut back its terror budget. A panel of United Nations experts presented a confid…

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Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills 80, officials

Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills 80, officials

Yemeni officials and witnesses say recent heavy fighting between pro-government forces and rebels in the port province of Hodeida has killed at lea…

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Car bomb attack injures 6 security personnel in southern Yemen

Car bomb attack injures 6 security personnel in southern Yemen

ADEN- A car bomb hit a convoy of the newly-recruited Yemeni troops in the southern province of Abyan on Saturday, injuring six security personnel,…

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Two Hezbollah members on mission to train Houthis killed in Yemen

Two Hezbollah members on mission to train Houthis killed in Yemen

Photo: A military expert from Hezbollah trains the Houthi militia in Yemen Two Hezbollah members who were on a mission to train…

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Backed by Iran, Yemen's Houthi Fighters Flout Saudi Arabia's Might

Backed by Iran, Yemen's Houthi Fighters Flout Saudi Arabia's Might

Photo: A number of Houthis raise pictures of Iranian leader Khomeini and Hassan Nasrallah in Sanaa   The Yemeni t…

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Yemen: Red Cross confronmens 'reprehensible' attacks on Hodeida that killed 55

Yemen: Red Cross confronmens 'reprehensible' attacks on Hodeida that killed 55

A series of explosions Thursday on Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida killed 55 civilians and wounded dozens of others, the Red Cross said, de…

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EU provides €10 mn to improve job opportunities and heritage restoration in Yemen

EU provides €10 mn to improve job opportunities and heritage restoration in Yemen

The European Union has provided €10 million for UNESCO’s initiative, Cash for Work: Promoting Livelihood Opportunities for Urban Youth in Ye…

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