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Yemen’s Houthis ‘will not extend UN-brokered truce

Yemen’s Houthis ‘will not extend UN-brokered truce

The Iran-backed Houthis said that they would not renew the UN-brokered truce in Yemen, slamming international calls, mainly from US Presiden…

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Nine Yemeni soldiers killed by Houthi militia despite truce

Nine Yemeni soldiers killed by Houthi militia despite truce

Nine Yemeni soldiers were killed by the Houthi militia during the past 48 hours in the country, a military official said , accusing the militia of…

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Yemen Welcomes Jeddah Summits, Houthis Apprehensive

Yemen Welcomes Jeddah Summits, Houthis Apprehensive

The Yemeni crisis, as expected, was present at all meetings held in Jeddah last week between Saudi, American and Arab Gulf leaders. The c…

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Biden to use Saudi visit to focus on Yemen: US envoy

Biden to use Saudi visit to focus on Yemen: US envoy

US President Joe Biden will use his visit to Saudi Arabia to raise the profile of Yemen and build on the truce, the US envoy to Yemen said.…

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Security Council renews mandate of UN Hodeidah mission

Security Council renews mandate of UN Hodeidah mission

The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) for a ye…

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Houthis Reject UN Proposal to Reopen Routes to Yemen's Taiz

Houthis Reject UN Proposal to Reopen Routes to Yemen's Taiz

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have rejected a proposal by United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg regarding the reopening of routes leading…

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Attacks on Yemen kill several soldiers

Attacks on Yemen kill several soldiers

Two separate attacks have killed nine Yemeni soldiers in the war-ravaged country, the military said. Unidentified gunmen attacked a milit…

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UN launches $5 million crowdfunding campaign to prevent massive oil spill off Yemen

UN launches $5 million crowdfunding campaign to prevent massive oil spill off Yemen

The United Nations has announced a $5 million crowdfunding campaign to help prevent the imminent breakup of an aging supertanker that holds over a…

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Yemeni journalist killed in explosion in Aden, Official says

Yemeni journalist killed in explosion in Aden, Official says

A Yemeni journalist was killed when his car exploded while he was driving in the southern port city of Aden, an official said Thursday, the latest…

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US has not fully investigated own role in Yemen rights abuses, watchdog finds

US has not fully investigated own role in Yemen rights abuses, watchdog finds

The US government has not fully investigated its own role in perpetuating human rights abuses in Yemen, according to a congressional watchdog repor…

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UN chief thanks Sultan Haitham bin Tarik for supporting Yemen peace efforts

UN chief thanks Sultan Haitham bin Tarik for supporting Yemen peace efforts

Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) expressed his gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and the Omani govern…

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UN Yemen envoy calls on Houthi rebels to open roads to besieged city

UN Yemen envoy calls on Houthi rebels to open roads to besieged city

"It is critical that this truce," which was renewed in June for another two months "can also deliver on easing the suffering of the people of Taez,…

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Houthis break truce with new attacks on Taiz city

Houthis break truce with new attacks on Taiz city

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen have launched coordinated attacks on the besieged city of Taiz, threatening to undermine a fragile UN-broke…

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Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis Resume Direct Talks, Sources Say

Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis Resume Direct Talks, Sources Say

Warring parties Saudi Arabia and the Yemen's Houthi movement have resumed direct talks to discuss security along the kingdom's border and future re…

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5 soldiers killed in Yemen despite truce

5 soldiers killed in Yemen despite truce

The government in Yemen announced that five soldiers were killed and 15 others injured by the Houthi militia despite the ongoing UN-brokered truce…

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Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat

Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat

A social media campaign launched on Monday by the United Nations aims to bring the world closer to preventing a decaying supertanker, anchored off…

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Houthi rebels are a 'stumbling block' in Yemen's peace process, minister says

Houthi rebels are a 'stumbling block' in Yemen's peace process, minister says

Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar Al Eryani on Monday said the Houthi rebel group was as a “stumbling block” to peace efforts, after a UN-broker…

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Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins

Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins

Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Houthi militia have started their second round of talks over the opening of blocked roads in…

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UN: Yemen's warring sides resume talks on ending Taiz siege

UN: Yemen's warring sides resume talks on ending Taiz siege

The U.N. mission to Yemen said delegations from the internationally recognized government and the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels began their s…

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Yemen truce extended for two months, says UN envoy

Yemen truce extended for two months, says UN envoy

Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Thursday to extend a two month nationwide truce, the UN envoy to the country Hans Grundberg said. Mr Gr…

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