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Air strikes, clashes hit Yemen's Hodeida despite UN ceasefire

Air strikes, clashes hit Yemen's Hodeida despite UN ceasefire

Air strikes and fierce clashes have shook the outskirts of Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida overnight, pro-government sources and residents…

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UN envoy for Yemen urges swift action for robust truce monitoring

UN envoy for Yemen urges swift action for robust truce monitoring

The UN Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, has called on the UN Security Council to establish a “robust monitoring regime” to ensure a ceasefire at…

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China welcomes Yemen talks breakthrough

China welcomes Yemen talks breakthrough

China on Friday welcomed progress in UN-sponsored peace talks between relevant parties of Yemen who agreed to a ceasefire and improvement in the hu…

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Rebels hail Yemen ceasefire accord a 'success', despite skirmishes

Rebels hail Yemen ceasefire accord a 'success', despite skirmishes

Huthi rebels on Saturday hailed a ceasefire accord for a vital Yemeni port agreed at UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, although the deal's impleme…

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Battles taking place on eastern outskirts of Yemen's Hodeida after truce deal.

Battles taking place on eastern outskirts of Yemen's Hodeida after truce deal.

Fighting broke out on the outskirts of Yemen's port city of Hodeida Friday, residents said, a day after a ceasefire agreement was reached by the wa…

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Russia Ready To Cooperate In Resolving Conflict In Yemen - Nebenzia

Russia Ready To Cooperate In Resolving Conflict In Yemen - Nebenzia

Russia is ready to cooperate in resolving the Yemeni conflict and advancing peace and stability throughout the region, Russian Ambassador to the UN…

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Peace possible in Yemen, says Pompeo on agreement reached in Sweden.

Peace possible in Yemen, says Pompeo on agreement reached in Sweden.

“The United States commends participants from the Yemen consultations in Sweden for making progress on key initiatives, including a cease-fire and…

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Saudi ambassador to Yemen says Hodeidah agreement to start Friday.

Saudi ambassador to Yemen says Hodeidah agreement to start Friday.

Saudi ambassador to Yemen Mohammed al-Jabir told Al Arabiya TV on Thursday that enforcement procedures of the Hodeidah agreement made earlier betwe…

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Senate Votes to End Aid for Yemen Fight Over Khashoggi Killing and Saudis’ War Aims.

Senate Votes to End Aid for Yemen Fight Over Khashoggi Killing and Saudis’ War Aims.

The Senate voted on Thursday to end American military assistance for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen in the strongest show of bipartisan defiance again…

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UN Yemen mission to rush to Hodeidah to oversee ceasefire.

UN Yemen mission to rush to Hodeidah to oversee ceasefire.

A small-scale UN monitoring mission will rush to the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah next week to oversee a ceasefire, the UN special envoy for Yemen…

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Yemen war: Truce for lifeline port city of Hudaydah

Yemen war: Truce for lifeline port city of Hudaydah

Warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a ceasefire for the port city of Hudaydah, principal lifeline for two-thirds of the country. They…

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Progress In Peace Talks To Resolve Civil War In Yemen

Progress In Peace Talks To Resolve Civil War In Yemen

The United Nations secretary general has announced a ceasefire deal for a vital port city on the Red Sea. If it works, it would allow human…

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UN envoy hands Yemen's warring sides draft deal

UN envoy hands Yemen's warring sides draft deal

The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Wednesday gave the country's warring sides at peace talks underway in Sweden a draft agreement they need to con…

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Yemen's rivals agree to swap 16,000 prisoners

Yemen's rivals agree to swap 16,000 prisoners

Yemen's warring sides have agreed terms on a large-scale prisoner swap with more than 16,000 detainees expected to be released early next year.…

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State Department says planned Senate vote is sending the 'wrong message' on Yemen

State Department says planned Senate vote is sending the 'wrong message' on Yemen

The U.S. Senate plans a vote on Yemen this week, and not everyone in Washington is happy about it. The State Department reiterated its fr…

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Yemeni prisoner swap will take weeks, Red Cross says

Yemeni prisoner swap will take weeks, Red Cross says

A prisoner swap in Yemen will take weeks and may involve the repatriation of third country nationals captured in the nearly four-year war, a senior…

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Yemen's warring sides set Jan. 20 for prisoner swap

Yemen's warring sides set Jan. 20 for prisoner swap

Delegations from Yemen's warring parties have agreed on Tuesday to set Jan. 20 as a final date to swap over 15,000 prisoners from both sides of the…

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Yemen's Saudi-backed government rejects UN troops in Hodeida city

Yemen's Saudi-backed government rejects UN troops in Hodeida city

RIMBO, Sweden: Yemen's Saudi-backed government is willing to accept a U.N. role in Hodeida's seaport, a lifeline for millions of people during the…

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Saudi crown prince's 'fit' delays UN resolution on war in Yemen

Saudi crown prince's 'fit' delays UN resolution on war in Yemen

ultiple sources tell CNN that a much-anticipated United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen and for…

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UN: Next round of Yemen talks will tackle political solution

UN: Next round of Yemen talks will tackle political solution

The UN said future talks between Houthi rebels and Yemen's government will try to find a political solution to the conflict, as a government delega…

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