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Arab coalition in Yemen says it destroyed missile targeting Saudi Arabia

Arab coalition in Yemen says it destroyed missile targeting Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Saturday it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile targeting the Saudi Arabian border…

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Yemen calls for international pressure against Houthi recruitment of child soldiers

Yemen calls for international pressure against Houthi recruitment of child soldiers

 Yemen has urged countries to pressure Houthi militants to stop recruiting children as soldiers in areas they control, the state news agency S…

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Yemen’s Government demands UN action regards Houthi violation of deal

Yemen’s Government demands UN action regards Houthi violation of deal

Yemen’s government has demanded UN action against Iran-backed Houthi militants for violating the Hodeidah deal, state news agency Saba New reported…

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Suspected al-Qaida militants kill security official in southern Yemen

Suspected al-Qaida militants kill security official in southern Yemen

Suspected militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch opened fire and killed a senior security official in the southern province of Abyan on Thurs…

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US Congress Republicans: List Yemen's Houthis as a terror group

US Congress Republicans: List Yemen's Houthis as a terror group

US Congress Republicans yesterday tabled a comprehensive set of policy proposals which include increasing sanctions on Iran; designating Iranian pr…

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Houthis extort private healthcare in Yemen: Information Minister

Houthis extort private healthcare in Yemen: Information Minister

Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Iryani said Houthi militia are looting and extorting the private healthcare sector, state news agency Saba…

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Yemen’s Houthis Slammed for ‘Descent From Prophet’ Tax Change

Yemen’s Houthis Slammed for ‘Descent From Prophet’ Tax Change

Yemen’s Houthis have been castigated by the country’s internationally recognized government and ordinary citizens for changing an Islamic tax law s…

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Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread

Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread

In the darkness, the bodies of suspected victims of coronavirus are carried in silence, one after the other, to be buried in several cemeteries acr…

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Yemen army troops briefly capture major city in Abyan

Yemen army troops briefly capture major city in Abyan

Heavy fighting broke out on Sunday between government forces and separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) troops in Yemen’s southern Abyan pr…

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9 Houthi rebels, 3 gov't soldiers killed in overnight fighting in central Yemen: official

9 Houthi rebels, 3 gov't soldiers killed in overnight fighting in central Yemen: official

Fighting overnight between the Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen's central province of Marib killed at least 11 fighters from bot…

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Eritrean navy urged to free dozens of Yemeni fishermen from custody

Eritrean navy urged to free dozens of Yemeni fishermen from custody

There have been calls for Eritrea to release dozens of Yemeni fishermen who were caught last week after sailing into a maritime flashpoint.…

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Yemeni govt seeks World Bank support amid challenges

Yemeni govt seeks World Bank support amid challenges

The Yemeni government has called on the World Bank to increase its support to the country amid the "huge challenges" it is facing as a result of th…

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Saudi Arabia extends mine-clearance project in Yemen

Saudi Arabia extends mine-clearance project in Yemen

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has extended a contract for a landmine-clearance project in Yemen for 1 year at a cos…

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Yemen: Houthis "Claims" they make advances towards entrances of Marib city

Yemen: Houthis "Claims" they make advances towards entrances of Marib city

Houthi forces have reportedly made advances towards the southwestern and northeastern entry points to the Yemeni city of Marib. According…

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Eritrea attacks on Yemen fishermen must stop, insists minister

Eritrea attacks on Yemen fishermen must stop, insists minister

Eritrean naval forces must stop their attack on fishermen in Yemen’s territorial waters, Fish Wealth Minister, Fahd Kafayen, said yesterday.…

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UNESCO condemns killing of AFP contributor in Yemen

UNESCO condemns killing of AFP contributor in Yemen

The UN's cultural organisation on Thursday condemned the killing of Nabil Hasan al-Quaety, a Yemeni journalist who contributed to AFP, in the south…

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Houthis reject Yemeni government offer to cooperate against COVID-19

Houthis reject Yemeni government offer to cooperate against COVID-19

The Houthi militia has repeatedly dismissed the Yemeni government’s efforts for a coordinated response against the coronavirus pandemic, state news…

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UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls $1B short amid virus

UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls $1B short amid virus

A United Nations appeal Tuesday for countries to fund emergency aid in Yemen, where more than five years of war have collapsed the country's health…

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UN Forced to Cut Aid to Yemen, Even As Virus Increases Need

UN Forced to Cut Aid to Yemen, Even As Virus Increases Need

Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for funding to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen, saying they have already been forced to sto…

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Saudi-led coalition says shot down two drones launched by Yemen's Houthis, Sources

Saudi-led coalition says shot down two drones launched by Yemen's Houthis, Sources

The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen shot down two drones launched in the direction of Saudi Arabia by the Houthi group, Saudi state news agenc…

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