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Yemen Gov't forces drive Al-Qaeda from stronghold

Yemen Gov't forces drive Al-Qaeda from stronghold

Yemeni forces say they have driven Al-Qaeda out of a key stronghold in the south of the country, after fierce fighting in which 32 soldiers and at…

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UN envoy Grundberg in Riyadh to Discuss Expanding Yemen Truce

UN envoy Grundberg in Riyadh to Discuss Expanding Yemen Truce

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grunberg arrived in Riyadh on Monday as part of efforts to expand the truce in the war-torn country. T…

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Yemeni president vows to open roads in Taiz, achieve peace

Yemeni president vows to open roads in Taiz, achieve peace

The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, has vowed to use force or peaceful means to relieve the Houthi siege of Taiz,…

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UN says civilian casualties mount due to landmines in Yemen's Hodeidah

UN says civilian casualties mount due to landmines in Yemen's Hodeidah

The UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) said on Monday landmines and explosive ordnance continued to result in civilian deaths and…

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Quad condemns Houthi military reinforcement, attacks that threaten to derail Yemen truce

Quad condemns Houthi military reinforcement, attacks that threaten to derail Yemen truce

 Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK, and the US have condemned the Houthis’ large scale military reinforcement and all attacks that threaten to der…

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President Alimi, UN Secretary General discuss peace efforts in Yemen

President Alimi, UN Secretary General discuss peace efforts in Yemen

Head of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, Rashad al-Alimi, discussed on Saturday peace efforts with Secretary General of the United Nat…

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UN envoy puts forward proposal to prolong truce in Yemen

UN envoy puts forward proposal to prolong truce in Yemen

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24 al-Qaeda members killed in anti-terror operations in southern Yemen

24 al-Qaeda members killed in anti-terror operations in southern Yemen

Yemen's pro-government forces on Saturday continued anti-terror military operations in the southern province of Abyan, a security official said.…

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Series of explosions target Security Belt forces in southern Yemen: reports

Series of explosions target Security Belt forces in southern Yemen: reports

Two explosions on Friday targeted two members of the Security Belt in southern Yemen, according to local reports. Sources said the explos…

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Yemen's presidential council chief calls for new approach to handle civil war

Yemen's presidential council chief calls for new approach to handle civil war

Chief of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Thursday called on the international community to drastically change its long-standing ap…

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Yemeni FM calls for faster salvage of derelict oil tanker

Yemeni FM calls for faster salvage of derelict oil tanker

On the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Yemen’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak called for accelerating the…

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Yemeni troops take control of Abyan’s Omaran valley from Al-Qaeda

Yemeni troops take control of Abyan’s Omaran valley from Al-Qaeda

Yemeni troops have announced they have taken control of a large valley in Abyan’s southern province from Al-Qaeda, forcing its fighters to abandon…

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Blinken presses for extension of Yemen truce

Blinken presses for extension of Yemen truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged a fresh extension of a fragile truce in Yemen, saying it had improved lives in the war-ravaged…

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UN ready to offload oil from decaying FSO off Yemen

UN ready to offload oil from decaying FSO off Yemen

The United Nations has said it has raised enough money for the first phase operation to remove 1m barrels of oil from a decaying, stranded tanker l…

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17 Houthis killed in central Yemen: military source

17 Houthis killed in central Yemen: military source

A total of 17 Houthi militants were killed when attempting to infiltrate into a military camp in the government-controlled province of Marib in cen…

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US Secretary of State to meet chairman of Yemeni presidential council

US Secretary of State to meet chairman of Yemeni presidential council

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi on Monday in New York, th…

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Yemeni-Dutch UN meeting on SAFER Reservoir

Yemeni-Dutch UN meeting on SAFER Reservoir

A tripartite meeting of the government, the United Nations and the Netherlands was held in the Yemeni temporary capital, Aden, on Friday, to discus…

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Yemen troops drive Al-Qaeda from Abyan stronghold

Yemen troops drive Al-Qaeda from Abyan stronghold

Yemeni forces say they have driven Al-Qaeda militants from a key mountain stronghold in the province of Abyan, in the latest victory against the te…

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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking Returns from Travel , Calls on Parties to Prioritize Peace in Yemen

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking Returns from Travel , Calls on Parties to Prioritize Peace in Yemen

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking returned to Washington on September 14 from travel to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.…

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Over 100 abducted in Houthi raids on Yemen villages

Over 100 abducted in Houthi raids on Yemen villages

The Iran-backed Houthis have abducted more than 100 villagers in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah and killed a civilian who resisted their atte…

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