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Houthis say prisoner swap deal includes 16 Saudis, brother of Yemen president

Houthis say prisoner swap deal includes 16 Saudis, brother of Yemen president

prisoner swap deal was agreed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement and a Saudi-led military coalition earlier this month, the head of the Houthi…

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Coalition airstrikes pummel Yemen despite rebel truce

Coalition airstrikes pummel Yemen despite rebel truce

The Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes Sunday on Yemen hours after Huthi rebels announced a three-day truce, with the UN chief condemning a s…

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Yemen's Houthi rebels announce 3-day ceasefire with Saudi-led coalition

Yemen's Houthi rebels announce 3-day ceasefire with Saudi-led coalition

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday announced a three-day unilateral ceasefire with the Saudi-led coalition, voicing their commitment to a permanent…

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Yemen Houthis say U.N. calls for truce in Ramadan 'a positive step'

Yemen Houthis say U.N. calls for truce in Ramadan 'a positive step'

Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday that calls from the United Nations for a truce in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were "a positive step".…

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike Saudi energy facilities, slowing output at refinery

Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike Saudi energy facilities, slowing output at refinery

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group fired missiles and drones at Saudi energy and water desalination facilities, causing a temporary drop in output a…

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UN welcomes meet on Yemen war in Riyadh

UN welcomes meet on Yemen war in Riyadh

The United Nations has welcomed an initiative to hold consultations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to support UN efforts to reach a political settlement…

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As expected, Yemen’s Houthis decline GCC invitation to attend Riyadh talks

As expected, Yemen’s Houthis decline GCC invitation to attend Riyadh talks

As expected, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis declined to attend talks to be held by the Gulf Cooperation Council at GCC headquarters in Riyadh to discu…

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Car bomb hits convoy of southern military commander in Yemen

Car bomb hits convoy of southern military commander in Yemen

A car bomb struck the convoy of a Yemeni southern military commander in Abyan province, killing two soldiers and seriously injuring two others on T…

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EU Blacklists Yemen’s Houthis, Freezes Group’s Assets

EU Blacklists Yemen’s Houthis, Freezes Group’s Assets

In a move welcomed by the Yemeni government, the European Union blacklisted the Houthis, freezing the militias’ assets, only days after a similar A…

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Yemen's Houthi militia says attacked 3 Saudi oil refineries with 9 bomb-laden drones

Yemen's Houthi militia says attacked 3 Saudi oil refineries with 9 bomb-laden drones

Yemen's Houthi militia said on Friday that they had attacked three Saudi oil refineries with nine bomb-laden drones. "The attacks targete…

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Mid-ranking Yemeni al-Qaida commander killed in gunmen, drug dealers clashes

Mid-ranking Yemeni al-Qaida commander killed in gunmen, drug dealers clashes

Intense clashes broke out between the gunmen of a Yemen-based al-Qaida branch and drug dealers in the country's oil-rich province of Hadramout on F…

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Saudi Arabia says 2 Americans freed in Yemen special ops mission

Saudi Arabia says 2 Americans freed in Yemen special ops mission

 Saudi Arabia said Thursday it had rescued two young American women from Yemen in a joint special operations mission with the United States.…

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Yemeni gov't renews calls for moving all UN offices to Aden

Yemeni gov't renews calls for moving all UN offices to Aden

The Yemeni government on Thursday renewed calls for moving all UN offices from the country's provinces controlled by the Houthi rebel militia to th…

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UN envoy continues consultations with Yemen's political parties

UN envoy continues consultations with Yemen's political parties

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg continued on Wednesday his consultations with Yemeni political parties in a bid to resume peace talks.…

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Yemen's Houthis "claimed" shoot down "drone of Saudi-led coalition"

Yemen's Houthis "claimed" shoot down "drone of Saudi-led coalition"

Yemen's Houthi militia announced on Tuesday they had shot down a drone above the Harad city in the northwestern province of Hajjah, the Houthi-run…

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Coalition pounds Houthi militia positions across Yemen

Coalition pounds Houthi militia positions across Yemen

Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen warplanes on Monday struck Houthi military positions, including command rooms, in the northern Yemeni prov…

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US Navy says Yemen rebels fired missile into busy Red Sea

US Navy says Yemen rebels fired missile into busy Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched at least one missile into the busy waters of Red Sea over the weekend, the U.S. Navy said Monday, raising the risk o…

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Coalition intercepts drones launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia

Coalition intercepts drones launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia

Coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a number of drones launched by Yemen's Houthi terror militia toward Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press A…

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Two foreign MSF workers kidnapped in Yemen

Two foreign MSF workers kidnapped in Yemen

An armed group has kidnapped two foreigners working with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Yemen's east, a government source said Sunday, as the cha…

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Yemeni authorities destroy large quantities of hashish, pills linked to Houthi gangs in Hajjah

Yemeni authorities destroy large quantities of hashish, pills linked to Houthi gangs in Hajjah

Security officials in Yemen on Thursday destroyed a large quantity of hashish and thousands of narcotic tablets north of Hajjah province, which wer…

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