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Yemen migrant boat attack kills at least 42

Yemen migrant boat attack kills at least 42

Forty-two people have been killed when a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen was fired at from a helicopter, the International Org…

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Houthi missile attack kills dozens in Yemen mosque

Houthi missile attack kills dozens in Yemen mosque

At least 22 members of pro-government forces have been killed in a rebel attack on a mosque inside a military base in Yemen, according to medical s…

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Security Council ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Yemen

Security Council ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Yemen

Several UN Security Council members have told Asharq Al-Awsat that they were “cautiously optimistic” on progress made in limiting tension in Yemen.…

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Hadi Forms Team to Unify Yemen’s Political Parties Under Legitimacy

Hadi Forms Team to Unify Yemen’s Political Parties Under Legitimacy

Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi has authorized a team of advisers to sit with party leaders and political figures to come up with a vision c…

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2 Yemeni soldiers killed in Shabwa province

2 Yemeni soldiers killed in Shabwa province

At least two Yemeni soldiers were killed on Thursday in an ambush attack by unknown gunmen on a military convoy in the southeastern province of Sha…

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Yemen: 2 Al-Qaeda suspects killed in air strike, says security source

Yemen: 2 Al-Qaeda suspects killed in air strike, says security source

Two suspected members of Yemen’s Al-Qaeda were killed today in an air raid on the southern Hadramawt province, a security official said. The two, g…

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UN Yemen envoy says warring parties refuse to talk as violence escalates

UN Yemen envoy says warring parties refuse to talk as violence escalates

Yemen‘s warring parties are refusing to discuss U.N.-brokered peace efforts, the United Nations‘ envoy for the country said on Tuesday, amid an esc…

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Houthi court begins trial for Yemeni journalists held on trumped up charges, lawyer says

Houthi court begins trial for Yemeni journalists held on trumped up charges, lawyer says

A Houthi criminal court based in Sanaa started a trial for 10 Yemeni journalists allegedly held on trumped up charges without notice on Monday, Abd…

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China looks to boost its influence in Yemen

China looks to boost its influence in Yemen

On Nov. 22, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun laid out Beijing’s vision for Yemen’s post-conflict future. In an offi…

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Al Houthi projectiles land in Saudi hospital

Al Houthi projectiles land in Saudi hospital

 Yemen’s Iran-aligned Al Houthis militia had fired projectiles that fell in a hospital in the Saudi border city of Jizan, causing no casualtie…

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Yemen PM: Situation Should Improve in Aden after Riyadh Agreement

Yemen PM: Situation Should Improve in Aden after Riyadh Agreement

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik vowed on Monday that the interim capital Aden would witness significant improvement in light of the Riyadh A…

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Aden security plan seeks to end a string of ISIS assassinations

Aden security plan seeks to end a string of ISIS assassinations

Security forces and troops from the Saudi led-Coalition have launched a major security operation in the wake of an ISIS assassination, the most rec…

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Peace deal for Yemen's south stumbles as deadline expires

Peace deal for Yemen's south stumbles as deadline expires

The Yemeni government and STC have failed to meet a deadline to establish a power-sharing government, an ominous sign for hopes of a wider deal to…

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Sudan has 5,000 troops in Yemen, down from 15,000

Sudan has 5,000 troops in Yemen, down from 15,000

Sudan has 5,000 troops operating in Yemen, down from a peak of 15,000, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday. Briefing journalists…

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Unidentified gunmen assassinate Yemeni security official in Aden

Unidentified gunmen assassinate Yemeni security official in Aden

Unidentified gunmen opened fire and assassinated a senior security official in the country's southern port city of Aden on Saturday, a government o…

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Yemen urges firm steps to stop smuggling of Iranian weapons to Houthis

Yemen urges firm steps to stop smuggling of Iranian weapons to Houthis

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government on Saturday urged the United Nations to take firm steps against Iran to stop supplying the Houthi rebels with we…

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$15 million for IRGC man in Yemen

$15 million for IRGC man in Yemen

US announced yesterday Abdul Reza Shahla'i, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC,s Man in Sana'a, is wanted for Justice .…

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US says seized Iranian weapons bound for Yemen

US says seized Iranian weapons bound for Yemen

The United States said Thursday that it seized a major shipment of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen's Huthi rebels, denouncing what it called a viol…

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Yemeni pro-gov't forces confirm seizing Iranian ship carrying weapons

Yemeni pro-gov't forces confirm seizing Iranian ship carrying weapons

Yemen's pro-government forces confirmed Thursday that an Iranian ship carrying missile components was seized in the Arabian Sea near the country's…

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Cease-fire breaches kill 217 in Yemen's Hodeidah

Cease-fire breaches kill 217 in Yemen's Hodeidah

Yemen's pro-government forces said Tuesday that "around 217 civilians were killed by the Houthi rebels" in the port city of Hodeidah since the decl…

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