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United Nations says two contractors detained in Yemen

United Nations says two contractors detained in Yemen

The United Nations said on Saturday two contractors with the world body had been detained in Yemen, but gave no further details on the incident.…

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U.N. warns of dire food situation in Yemen’s Taiz

U.N. warns of dire food situation in Yemen’s Taiz

The U.N. World Food Program on Friday appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had blocke…

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U.N. envoy says expects Yemen talks by mid-November

U.N. envoy says expects Yemen talks by mid-November

The U.N. special envoy to Yemen said on Sunday he expects talks between its warring parties to begin by mid-November, eight months after the start…

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UN should put Houthi rebels to the intrnational list of terrorist organizations , Yemeni activist calls from the French parliament

UN should put Houthi rebels to the intrnational list of terrorist organizations , Yemeni activist calls from the French parliament

Photo: Journalist Jamal Al-Awadhi taking from the French Parliament (YOL) The Yemeni journalist and human rights activist Jamal…

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Crushing the terror outfit is crucial to Yemen’s future as the group has no interest in nation-building

Crushing the terror outfit is crucial to Yemen’s future as the group has no interest in nation-building

The returning Yemeni government will need to do both, win the war against Al Houthi rebels and also regain control of its territory from the well-e…

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Yemen rebels using Canadian software to censor Internet, report finds

Yemen rebels using Canadian software to censor Internet, report finds

A Canadian software company is helping Yemen’s Houthi rebels expand the country’s Internet censorship regime in the midst of a bloody…

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Warring parties in Yemen agree to UN peace talks

Warring parties in Yemen agree to UN peace talks

The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels have agreed to hold UN-brokered peace talks at the end of the month. Saudi Arabia, which has…

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Yemen mulls U.N. invitation to attend peace talks

Yemen mulls U.N. invitation to attend peace talks

Yemen's Saudi-backed government said on Saturday it was studying an invitation from the United Nations to attend talks aimed at ending a war betwee…

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UN : Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition

UN : Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition

More than half a million children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition as a risk of famine grows, a senior official of the U.N. Children's F…

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Saudi forces shoot down Houthi Scud

Saudi forces shoot down Houthi Scud

JEDDAH: Saudi-led forces shot down a ballistic missile on Thursday morning launched from Sanaa by Houthi forces and those allied to deposed Yemeni…

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Houthi rebels have pushed pro-government troops out of southern Bayda province

Houthi rebels have pushed pro-government troops out of southern Bayda province

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels have driven pro-government troops out of the southern Bayda province on Friday, after two months of hea…

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UN Pushes for Quick Start of Yemen Talks

UN Pushes for Quick Start of Yemen Talks

GENEVA— U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said he is hopeful U.N.-mediated peace talks on Yemen can begin within a few weeks,…

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Houthis rebels to Jews: Convert or leave Yemen

Houthis rebels to Jews: Convert or leave Yemen

Yemen Jews "Want to leave there fast," says acting Regional Cooperation Minister Ayoub Kara, "we need to act fast to get them out and we will do th…

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Iran’s supply route to Yemen blocked — analysts

Iran’s supply route to Yemen blocked — analysts

Dubai: The recent recapture of the strategic Bab Al Mandab strait by the Saudi-coalition backed Yemeni government forces has blocked Iran’s arms su…

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Victory is soon’ in Yemen’s Taez province

Victory is soon’ in Yemen’s Taez province

ADEN // Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces were clearing Houthi landmines in the Yemeni district of Dhubab yesterday, after flushing the last rebels…

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Iranian, Hezbollah military members captured in Yemen: Saudi official

Iranian, Hezbollah military members captured in Yemen: Saudi official

A former commander in the Saudi navy and expert in special operations said Oct. 6 that Saudi forces have captured Iranian military officers and Hez…

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Qaeda in Yemen claims killing of 'sorcerers'

Qaeda in Yemen claims killing of 'sorcerers'

Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed on Saturday to have killed four men suspected of practising witchcraft and sorcery in an area controlled by the jihadists…

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Two Abu Dhabi TV journalists injured in Yemen

Two Abu Dhabi TV journalists injured in Yemen

Photo: Buildings destroyed by Houthi rebels in Aden city south of Yemen Two journalists from state-owned television channel Abu…

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Three bridegrooms among 25 killed in Yemen rocket strike: residents

Three bridegrooms among 25 killed in Yemen rocket strike: residents

Photo: A man and a boy who were injured in a rocket attack on a village in southwest Yemen, rest on a hospital bed at Dhamar hospatil in Dhamar…

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Yemen conflict: Houthi rebels commit to UN peace plan

Yemen conflict: Houthi rebels commit to UN peace plan

Yemen's Houthi rebels have confirmed in writing to the UN secretary general their commitment to UN resolutions aimed at ending the country's confli…

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