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Congress Poised to Move Forward With Bold Agenda on Yemen

Congress Poised to Move Forward With Bold Agenda on Yemen

Even if Trump vetoes the war powers resolution, passage in both chambers of Congress will continue to signal much-needed pressure to the Saudi-led…

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Yemeni warring sides agree to exchange 2,000 bodies

Yemeni warring sides agree to exchange 2,000 bodies

Delegations of the two warring sides in Yemen declared Friday reaching an agreement to exchange bodies of fighters killed during the past years of…

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US senators call for new Yemen certification to protect civilians

US senators call for new Yemen certification to protect civilians

US Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Todd Young have sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead of a Saturday deadline for him to re-certify to C…

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Yemen negotiators agree to begin handover of civil war dead

Yemen negotiators agree to begin handover of civil war dead

Negotiators say Yemen’s warring sides agreed to exchange bodies of some of those killed in the country’s 4-year-old civil war. Representa…

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Warring Yemen parties agree to compromise on Hodeidah pullback

Warring Yemen parties agree to compromise on Hodeidah pullback

Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have agreed on a compromise for redeploying their forces from the port city of Hodeidah, the UN has said, shor…

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Arab coalition targets 3 Houthi sites in Yemen’s Hajjah

Arab coalition targets 3 Houthi sites in Yemen’s Hajjah

Arab coalition jets launched three air raids on the Houthi militia in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah on Friday. One of the three…

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Houthi forces unleash several missiles on southern Saudi Arabia

Houthi forces unleash several missiles on southern Saudi Arabia

The Houthi forces unleashed several ballistic missiles towards a key Yemeni-Saudi crossing this evening in response to the Saudi Coalition launchin…

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Yemen's Houthis: prisoner swap talks could drag on for months

Yemen's Houthis: prisoner swap talks could drag on for months

Talks on a U.N.-sponsored prisoner swap in Yemen’s war could drag on for months if the Saudi-backed government denies the existence of thousands of…

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UN wants Yemen's Huthis to stop blocking access to grain warehouse

UN wants Yemen's Huthis to stop blocking access to grain warehouse

The United Nations aid chief on Thursday urged Yemen's Huthi rebels to grant access in the coming days to a food storage site in Hodeida containing…

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UNOPS Regional Director for the Middle East meets with Yemen’s Prime Minister

UNOPS Regional Director for the Middle East meets with Yemen’s Prime Minister

Ms. Bana Kaloti met with His Excellency Dr. Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed and local authorities in Aden, Yemen recently to discuss ongoing UNOPS-implement…

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Japan prevents journalist from traveling to Yemen

Japan prevents journalist from traveling to Yemen

A veteran freelance journalist said Wednesday the Japanese government has ordered him to surrender his passport as he prepared to leave for Yemen.…

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UN: Yemen's warring parties reach preliminary pullout deal

UN: Yemen's warring parties reach preliminary pullout deal

Yemen’s warring parties reached a preliminary compromise on a plan for the redeployment of opposing forces from the key port of Hodeida, the United…

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Morocco freezes involvement in Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

Morocco freezes involvement in Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

Government officials say Morocco has stopped taking part in military action with the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's war, and has recalled its ambas…

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ICRC president "held talks" in Amman on release of detainees in Yemen

ICRC president "held talks" in Amman on release of detainees in Yemen

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer said Wednesday he held talks the day before in Amman to encourage the differ…

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UN: Efforts for Yemen ceasefire deal 'beginning to pay off'

UN: Efforts for Yemen ceasefire deal 'beginning to pay off'

Yemenis affected by devastating war remain cautious after repeated violations of deals between Houthis and government. The United Nations sa…

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UAE arming Yemen militias with Western weapons - Amnesty

UAE arming Yemen militias with Western weapons - Amnesty

The United Arab Emirates is recklessly arming militias in Yemen with advanced weaponry supplied by the US and other states, Amnesty International a…

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U.N. envoy says Yemen prisoner swap would help peace process

U.N. envoy says Yemen prisoner swap would help peace process

A U.N. special envoy told warring Yemenis on Tuesday that rapid implementation of a prisoner swap deal would help advance efforts at a political se…

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Yemeni army liberate an important mountain chain in Kitaf, Saada province

Yemeni army liberate an important mountain chain in Kitaf, Saada province

Yemen’s army liberated a strategic mountain range in the Kitaf district of Saada province, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported. Accordin…

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Yemen’s Houthi militia using human shields

Yemen’s Houthi militia using human shields

The Iranian-backed Houthi militia is using human shields and continues to violate a cease-fire in Yemen, a spokesman for the Arab coalition told a…

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Pope senses ‘good will’ in UAE for Yemen peace process

Pope senses ‘good will’ in UAE for Yemen peace process

Pope Francis said Tuesday he sensed "good will to bring about a process of peace" in Yemen during his meetings with officials from the United Arab…

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