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Tension between pro-government forces flares up in Yemen

Tension between pro-government forces flares up in Yemen

Tension between units of the Yemeni government forces flared up on Friday as the newly-formed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) insisted on rem…

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Blast in Yemen kills Iranian, Lebanese military advisers

Blast in Yemen kills Iranian, Lebanese military advisers

At least six Iranian and Lebanese military experts are believed to have been killed yesterday in two explosions in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, where…

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Jordan government reiterates support to Yemen truce

Jordan government reiterates support to Yemen truce

Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi said on Monday that Amman is ‘committed to continuing its support for Yemen and enhancing its stability.’…

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Intense clashes erupt between rival security forces in Yemen's Shabwa

Intense clashes erupt between rival security forces in Yemen's Shabwa

Deadly clashes erupted on Monday between rival security units across various residential neighborhoods of the Yemeni oil-rich province of Shabwa, a…

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UN Security Council welcomes renewal of Yemen truce

UN Security Council welcomes renewal of Yemen truce

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has welcomed the renewal of the truce in Yemen for next two months, and called on parties to intensify negotiations…

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Yemeni minister condemns Houthi snipers targeting citizens after truce

Yemeni minister condemns Houthi snipers targeting citizens after truce

Yemen’s minister of information has condemned the Houthi’s use of snipers for targeting citizens in shootings that killed a child hours after the U…

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Yemen's warring parties renew truce for two months: UN

Yemen's warring parties renew truce for two months: UN

Yemen has been gripped by conflict since the Iran-backed Houthi rebels took control of the capital Sanaa in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military i…

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Yemen’s PLC Shows Commitment to Rebuilding State, Institutional Reform

Yemen’s PLC Shows Commitment to Rebuilding State, Institutional Reform

Since assuming power on April 7, Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has been tirelessly mobilizing to restore legitimate institutions in…

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Houthi-owned ammunition depot blast kills 5 engineers in Yemen

Houthi-owned ammunition depot blast kills 5 engineers in Yemen

Five engineers affiliated with the Houthi militia were killed while trying to assemble a ballistic missile that exploded in an ammunition depot in…

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Yemen truce extension likely but 'war is coming' again, southern official says

Yemen truce extension likely but 'war is coming' again, southern official says

Yemen's warring parties are likely to agree an extension of a truce which expires on Tuesday but all sides are warily preparing for fresh hostiliti…

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Intense UN, US Efforts Underway to Extend Yemen Truce

Intense UN, US Efforts Underway to Extend Yemen Truce

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg is continuing his efforts to extend the UN-sponsored nationwide truce in the war-torn country that exp…

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Biden hailed Yemen truce in Saudi visit, but war is far from over

Biden hailed Yemen truce in Saudi visit, but war is far from over

President Biden hailed his visit to Saudi Arabia last week, pushing back against criticism of his smiling sit-downs with Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

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U.S., U.N. Push to Extend Expiring Cease-Fire in Yemen

U.S., U.N. Push to Extend Expiring Cease-Fire in Yemen

What Happened: U.S. special envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to the Middle East to support a U.N.-mediated cease-fire in Yemen that is du…

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U.S. envoy heads to Middle East to push Yemen peace talks

U.S. envoy heads to Middle East to push Yemen peace talks

The U.S. special envoy for Yemen leaves for Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Monday to continue Washington's diplomatic efforts to back a United Nation's…

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UN envoy condemns Yemen attack that killed child, wounded 10

UN envoy condemns Yemen attack that killed child, wounded 10

The UN envoy for Yemen on Sunday condemned suspected rebel shelling of a residential neighborhood in the southwestern city of Taiz the previous day…

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Four children killed in mine blast in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Four children killed in mine blast in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Four children were killed Thursday in the Iran-backed Houthi controlled western Yemeni city of Hodeidah after one of them stepped on a landmine, a…

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Death Toll Mounts in Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Khubzah

Death Toll Mounts in Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Khubzah

Eighteen people, including women and children, have been killed and injured in the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ barbaric attack on Yemen’s Khubzah…

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Yemeni Houthis attack village in central Yemen, killing 15: medics

Yemeni Houthis attack village in central Yemen, killing 15: medics

Fifteen people have been killed in tanks' shelling by the Houthi militia on a village in Yemen's central province of al-Bayda, medics said Friday.…

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US and Saudi Arabia committed to consolidating UN truce in Yemen

US and Saudi Arabia committed to consolidating UN truce in Yemen

THE United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed to co-operate in seeking to consolidate the current truce in Yemen and to increase humanitarian and…

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EU urges Yemeni warring parties to accept further 6-month truce

EU urges Yemeni warring parties to accept further 6-month truce

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday called on Yemeni warring parties to accept the UN-proposed six-month extension of the truce beyond Aug. 2.…

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