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Egyptian columnists under fire for UAE comments

Egyptian columnists under fire for UAE comments

Photo: Fahmy Huweidi accused of insulting Gulf Arabs and cosying to Iran Dubai: An Egyptian columnist has come…

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Saudi plane lands in Yemen’s Aden airport for first time since 'liberation'

Saudi plane lands in Yemen’s Aden airport for first time since 'liberation'

A Saudi military plane landed in Aden on Wednesday as the airport reopened in Yemen's second city after four months of fighting, the transport mini…

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U.N. chief disappointed Yemen humanitarian pause in fighting didn't take hold

U.N. chief disappointed Yemen humanitarian pause in fighting didn't take hold

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "very much disappointed" that a humanitarian pause in fighting in Yemen didn't take hold, his spoke…

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Yemen government is not interstde in Geneva 2, FM

Yemen government is not interstde in Geneva 2, FM

Hadi’s foreign minister Reyad Yassin Abdullah said his government had no interest in organising a new meeting in Geneva, Saudi newspaper Al Sha…

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Anti-Houthi forces in Yemen seize Saudi border crossing

Anti-Houthi forces in Yemen seize Saudi border crossing

Army forces loyal to Yemen's exiled president seized a border crossing with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, officials in the area and witnesses said, deal…

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ICRC sends aid for areas under control of Houthis rebels western Yemen ignoring southern cities?

ICRC sends aid for areas under control of Houthis rebels western Yemen ignoring southern cities?

YOL - Houdeida ,Yemen The International Red Cross Committee ICRC   declared on Wednesday the arrival of a ship belonging to the…

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Iran advisers will accompany Houthis in Geneva meetings: sources

Iran advisers will accompany Houthis in Geneva meetings: sources

Iranian advisers will accompany the Houthi delegation in Geneva to hold talks with Yemen’s internationally recognized government, diplomatic source…

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Arab Coalition bombing ‘not over’ until UN resolution takes effect: GCC

Arab Coalition bombing ‘not over’ until UN resolution takes effect: GCC

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition bombing Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen for more than two months will continue until a UN resolution calling for a reb…

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Fleeing Yemen war, thousands stuck in Djibouti

Fleeing Yemen war, thousands stuck in Djibouti

OBOCK, Djibouti (AP) — Fleeing the war at home, thousands of Yemenis have made it across the Gulf of Aden to find refuge in Djibouti, a sleepy Horn…

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Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen after truce expires

Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen after truce expires

Photo: People walk at the site of a Saudi-led air strike that hit a residential area last month near Sanaa airport . Saudi-led f…

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Yemen dialogue stresses Hadi’s legitimacy

Yemen dialogue stresses Hadi’s legitimacy

Photo: Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. (SPA) RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has lent all possib…

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U.N. envoy appeals for truce extension in war-damaged Yemen

U.N. envoy appeals for truce extension in war-damaged Yemen

The U.N. envoy to Yemen on Sunday called on a Saudi-led military coalition and its adversaries to extend a humanitarian truce due to expire at 2000…

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Iranian Aid Ship Nears Yemen, Raising Risk of Saudi Showdown

Iranian Aid Ship Nears Yemen, Raising Risk of Saudi Showdown

Photo: “Saudi Arabia cannot decide for the UN and the countries helping Yemen,” Amir-Abdollahian said. Source- STR-AFP…

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US to discuss pause in Yemen fighting with Saudis: Kerry

US to discuss pause in Yemen fighting with Saudis: Kerry

Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he hopes to secure a "pause" in the Yemen conflict as he announced $68 million in new U.S. aid for the…

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Yemen's Shiite Rebels Take Another city in Aden

Yemen's Shiite Rebels Take Another city in Aden

Yemeni officials say Shiite rebels and their allies have seized another part of the southern port city of Aden after heavy fighting with militiamen…

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Analysis: Despite Saudi strikes, Yemen rebels remain dug in

Analysis: Despite Saudi strikes, Yemen rebels remain dug in

More than a month of relentless airstrikes by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia has inflicted painful damage on Shiite rebels in Yemen, but they show…

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US Top Diplomat Heads to Saudi Arabia as Yemen Deteriorates

US Top Diplomat Heads to Saudi Arabia as Yemen Deteriorates

CAIRO— In the first few weeks of the Saudi offensive, Ghaida’a Motahar, a wife and the mother of a 4-month-old son, tried to get used…

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 Yemen govt seeks GCC membership

Yemen govt seeks GCC membership

DOHA: Yemen’s government will request membership in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a powerful grouping of Gulf states, the country’s spokesman…

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 Yemen Rebels and Allies Advance in Southern City of Aden

Yemen Rebels and Allies Advance in Southern City of Aden

Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies made major advances Wednesday in the southern city of Aden, capturing parts of an upscale neighborhood in fi…

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Yemen's Houthi fighters have tough record in ground war

Yemen's Houthi fighters have tough record in ground war

It's a nightly exercise in futility: Yemen's Houthis fire rifles at Saudi F-15 jets thundering overhead. But the guerrillas' Kalashnikovs would be…

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