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Yemen : Houthis increase custom duties on certain goods

Yemen : Houthis increase custom duties on certain goods

Houthi militia continues to impose restrictions on Yemen's commercial sector, recently increasing customs duties on certain goods in areas under th…

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Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen

Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen

The more than 60 men and women being held are all Yemeni nationals.  They include 13 UN staff and members of civil society, local and internat…

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Houthis under fire after upholding death sentence on 3 abducted civilians

Houthis under fire after upholding death sentence on 3 abducted civilians

A Houthi-run court on Sunday confirmed a death sentence previously handed to three civilians abducted by the Yemeni militia nine years ago, in a ru…

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Yemen : Yemenia Airways to resume flights to Cairo and India from Sanaa

Yemen : Yemenia Airways to resume flights to Cairo and India from Sanaa

Yemenia Airways will resume commercial flights from Sanaa to Egypt and India, the state news agency SABA said on Sunday, as part of a deal between…

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Yemen airline resumes Sanaa-Jordan flights, banks rejoin global network under new deal

Yemen airline resumes Sanaa-Jordan flights, banks rejoin global network under new deal

Yemen’s national airline resumed flights from the Houthi-held city of Sanaa to Jordan on Thursday, while the international banking transfer s…

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Swift system restored in Houthi-held areas under Yemen de-escalation deal

Swift system restored in Houthi-held areas under Yemen de-escalation deal

The Houthi rebels' lifeline to the global Swift banking system has been restored after the internationally recognised Yemeni government reversed sa…

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Alarming Resurgence of Cholera Cases in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen

Alarming Resurgence of Cholera Cases in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of an alarming resurgence of cholera cases in Houthi-held territories in the north of Yemen, with th…

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Yemeni riyal breaks all-time low of 1,770 against dollar

Yemeni riyal breaks all-time low of 1,770 against dollar

The Yemeni riyal fell to an all-time low of 1,770 against the dollar on Monday in Yemeni-government-controlled districts, a drop likely to drive up…

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Yemen : Independent UN experts urge Houthis to free detained Baha’i followers

Yemen : Independent UN experts urge Houthis to free detained Baha’i followers

Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Monday urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release five people from the country’s Bah…

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Yemen : Banks Ordered To Move Headquarters From Houthi-Controlled Capital

Yemen : Banks Ordered To Move Headquarters From Houthi-Controlled Capital

The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY), yesterday, gave all banks operating in the country a 60-day deadline, to move their headquarters from the Houthi-c…

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Yemen : Houthi rebels sentence 13 to death on homosexuality charges

Yemen : Houthi rebels sentence 13 to death on homosexuality charges

A Houthi-run court in Yemen has sentenced 13 people to executed, on charges relating to homosexuality, a judicial court confirmed this week.…

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Human Rights Watch demands release of Yemeni judge detained by Houthis

Human Rights Watch demands release of Yemeni judge detained by Houthis

Human Rights Watch has called on the Houthis to release a Yemeni judge detained by the group for his criticism of it on social media. Abdul…

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Yemen : Massive protests in Sana'a after US, UK airstrikes

Yemen : Massive protests in Sana'a after US, UK airstrikes

Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered in several cities on Friday to protest against the airstrikes launched by the United States and Britain in re…

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Yemen: YJS reports 82 media violations in 2023

Yemen: YJS reports 82 media violations in 2023

Eight-two cases of violations committed against journalists and media have been documented in 2023, according to a new report released by the Yemen…

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Houthis hold mass rally for Gaza in Yemen capital

Houthis hold mass rally for Gaza in Yemen capital

The Huthis have launched more than 20 attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in recent weeks, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestini…

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Yemen : Houthis abduct prominent outspoken judge in Sanaa

Yemen : Houthis abduct prominent outspoken judge in Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthi militia abducted an outspoken legal activist in Sanaa on Tuesday, only a day after beating a journalist for questioning a cour…

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Yemen: Houthi authorities Sentence Woman to Death

Yemen: Houthi authorities Sentence Woman to Death

Houthi authorities have sentenced a human rights defender to death based on charges of espionage and “aid[ing] the enemy,” Human Rights…

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WFP announces halting food distribution in Houthi-held northern Yemen

WFP announces halting food distribution in Houthi-held northern Yemen

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday, December 5 that it is suspending its food distribution program in areas controlled by the gove…

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Houthi-held teacher’s union leader in coma in Sanaa

Houthi-held teacher’s union leader in coma in Sanaa

The head of a prominent Yemeni teachers’ union has been transferred from prison to hospital in Sanaa. Yemeni government officials and rights…

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Yemenia airlines announces the resumption of its flights from Sana'a Airport on Tuesday

Yemenia airlines announces the resumption of its flights from Sana'a Airport on Tuesday

Yemenia Airways announced, on Sunday evening, the resumption of its flights from Sanaa Airport to Jordan, starting next Tuesday, with six flights p…

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