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Clashes in Yemen's Marib kill around 50 fighters: Govt source

Clashes in Yemen's Marib kill around 50 fighters: Govt source

Fighting in war-torn Yemen's Marib province between government forces and Houthi rebels killed around 50 combatants, including a special forces com…

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Arab coalition destroys rebel drone from Yemen

Arab coalition destroys rebel drone from Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Saturday it had intercepted an explosive-laden drone fired by Houthi rebels towards Saudi Arabia. "…

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UN Security Council extends international sanctions imposed on Yemen

UN Security Council extends international sanctions imposed on Yemen

The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Thursday extended the international sanctions imposed on Yemen for another year, as well as the mandate…

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Over 60 killed in clashes in Yemen

Over 60 killed in clashes in Yemen

More than 60 fighters were killed in clashes in Yemen Friday between Iran-backed Huthi rebels and government forces in the strategic northern provi…

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Omani-US talks tackle ending war in Yemen

Omani-US talks tackle ending war in Yemen

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi held talks Thursday with US Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking on the possibility of ending the war…

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Iran uses Houthis as pressure card for 2015 nuclear pact: Yemeni information minister

Iran uses Houthis as pressure card for 2015 nuclear pact: Yemeni information minister

The Iranian regime is using the Houthi militia as a pressure card against the international community and the US administration to extract concessi…

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U.S. seeking to raise ambition of donors at U.N. Yemen fundraising conference -State Dept

U.S. seeking to raise ambition of donors at U.N. Yemen fundraising conference -State Dept

 (Reuters) - The United States is seekingto raise the ambition of donors at a United Nations fundraisingevent on Monday for Yemen's humanitari…

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US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking meets Saudi minister on first leg of Gulf tour

US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking meets Saudi minister on first leg of Gulf tour

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir met with US envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking in the capital Riyadh on Tuesday.…

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Al-Hajraf, Bin Mubarak Discuss Int’l Efforts to Resolve Yemeni Crisis

Al-Hajraf, Bin Mubarak Discuss Int’l Efforts to Resolve Yemeni Crisis

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf has affirmed GCC's support to Yemen and the Yemeni people. This cam…

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US Envoy Heads back in Push to End Yemen War

US Envoy Heads back in Push to End Yemen War

The US envoy seeking to end Yemen's war headed back to the region Monday as the Iran-backed Houthi militias continue to ignore international calls…

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Yemen's Houthis raise stakes in Marib 'blood bath', sources say

Yemen's Houthis raise stakes in Marib 'blood bath', sources say

Hundreds of fighters have been killed in a weeks-long Houthi offensive on the Yemeni region of Marib, military sources and a local official said on…

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Marib police thwart Houthi attempt to recruit women and children for Yemen attacks

Marib police thwart Houthi attempt to recruit women and children for Yemen attacks

Marib police authorities have uncovered evidence that the Houthi militia are attempting to recruit women and children for bomb attacks and assassinati…

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Yemeni prisoner exchange talks end without agreement — UN

Yemeni prisoner exchange talks end without agreement — UN

A round of Yemeni prisoner exchange talks ended on Sunday with no agreement reached between warring parties, said UN envoy Martin Griffiths. “Altho…

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Houthi group’s ‘intransigence’ scuppers prisoner exchange  

Houthi group’s ‘intransigence’ scuppers prisoner exchange  

The latest round of prisoner swap talks between the internationally recognized government of Yemen and the Iran-backed Houthis have stalled due to the…

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Unknown gunmen kidnap pro-gov't official in Yemen's Aden

Unknown gunmen kidnap pro-gov't official in Yemen's Aden

Unidentified gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a security official loyal to Yemen's government in the country's southern port city of Aden, a government offi…

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Houthis Redrawing Border between Yemen’s North and South

Houthis Redrawing Border between Yemen’s North and South

When the Iran-backed Houthi militias took over the Yemeni capital Sanaa in September 2014, their leader, Abdulmalek al-Houthi vowed to then United Nat…

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Yemeni minister, UN envoy condemn Houthi bombing in Taiz

Yemeni minister, UN envoy condemn Houthi bombing in Taiz

The UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, and Yemen’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Muammar Al-Eryani, condemned the Houthi mil…

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UN: Houthi Attacks in Northern Yemen Risk Triggering Humanitarian Crisis

UN: Houthi Attacks in Northern Yemen Risk Triggering Humanitarian Crisis

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for the fighting to stop in northern Yemen’s Marib governorate, warning…

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"U.K Gov't" : Ending hostilities and averting famine in Yemen

"U.K Gov't" : Ending hostilities and averting famine in Yemen

Remarks by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Yemen My thanks to Special Envoy Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General Lowc…

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UN calls for taking urgent action to minimize effects of worst famine in Yemen

UN calls for taking urgent action to minimize effects of worst famine in Yemen

United Nations has called for urgent action beginning with the protection of civilians to minimize the effects of worst famine in Yemen. Briefing t…

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