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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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Yemeni Legitimacy Backs UN Efforts to Restore Stability

Yemeni Legitimacy Backs UN Efforts to Restore Stability

Vice President Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar has affirmed that the legitimacy in Yemen, led by President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backs the UN efforts t…

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New batch of Saudi forces arrive in Yemen's Aden

New batch of Saudi forces arrive in Yemen's Aden

A new batch of Saudi Arabia's military forces backed by armored vehicles arrived on Monday in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, a security offici…

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Oman expresses confidence in settling Yemen crisis

Oman expresses confidence in settling Yemen crisis

Oman has expressed confidence in witnessing positive developments in Yemen and hopes that this would lead to an end to the current crisis in the wa…

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Al Houthi breaches fray Hodeida truce deal

Al Houthi breaches fray Hodeida truce deal

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Al Houthi militia has mounted a series of attacks on military and residential sites in the port city of Hodeida, further viola…

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Yemeni forces push into Al Houthi stronghold

Yemeni forces push into Al Houthi stronghold

Yemeni government forces have announced a new advance against Iran-allied Al Houthis in the militia’s stronghold of Saada in the country’s far nort…

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