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The long road to finding true peace in Yemen

The long road to finding true peace in Yemen

In April this year, just as the Saudi-led war in Yemen completed eight years, a diplomatic delegation from the kingdom reached Sanaa airport for ta…

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US looks to assert control over seized weapons from Iran for second time this year

US looks to assert control over seized weapons from Iran for second time this year

The US Justice Department filed a forfeiture complaint this week to take control over thousands of weapons seized by the US Navy from Iran to terro…

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Top US diplomat urges extension of cross-border Syria aid in call with UAE FM

Top US diplomat urges extension of cross-border Syria aid in call with UAE FM

The top US diplomat spoke to his Emirati counterpart on Wednesday, calling for another extension of cross-border aid authorization in Syria.…

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Prominent politician assassinated by unknown gunmen in SW Yemen

Prominent politician assassinated by unknown gunmen in SW Yemen

 Unknown gunmen killed a prominent politician in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz on Wednesday, a local security official said. T…

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6 Killed in Clashes Between Yemen Gov’t Forces, Houthi Rebels in Taiz Province

6 Killed in Clashes Between Yemen Gov’t Forces, Houthi Rebels in Taiz Province

The Yemen civil war flared on Tuesday. China’s Xinhua news agency quotes a security official as saying that government forces traded gunfire…

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Soaring number of migrants in distress in Yemen demands greater relief efforts

Soaring number of migrants in distress in Yemen demands greater relief efforts

Half-way through 2023, more than 77,000 migrants have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Yemen, surpassing last year's figures and fast approaching pre-pa…

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Market & Trade Bulletin, Yemen - April 2023

Market & Trade Bulletin, Yemen - April 2023

KEY HIGHLIGHTS The Yemeni riyal in Government of Yemen (GoY) controlled areas appreciated marginally (3%) mont…

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Yemen dismantles Houthi cell in Marib

Yemen dismantles Houthi cell in Marib

Security authorities in Yemen’s central city of Marib have dismantled a Houthi cell responsible for plotting assaults against military and ci…

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Aden’s security forces in clampdown on unlicensed guns

Aden’s security forces in clampdown on unlicensed guns

Security forces in Aden, Yemen’s interim capital, have launched a campaign against the sale of weapons and the carrying of firearms, in the w…

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UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen

UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen

The United Nations has secured an insurance coverage to start a ship-to-ship transfer of 1.1 barrels of crude from a rusting tanker moored off the…

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Yemen Price Bulletin, June 2023

Yemen Price Bulletin, June 2023

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network "FEWS NET" monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS…

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Yemen... A thunderbolt kills man,  injures his brother in Hajjah

Yemen... A thunderbolt kills man, injures his brother in Hajjah

A young man died and his brother was injured by a thunderbolt, in Hajjah Governorate, northwest of Yemen. Local sources stated that the two…

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Houthi escalation threatens peace efforts in Yemen

Houthi escalation threatens peace efforts in Yemen

Despite the warning of international isolation that the Houthis would face if they continued to obstruct peace efforts, this militia went towards e…

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Yemen calls for international pressure on the Houthis to release kidnapped "Baha'is".

Yemen calls for international pressure on the Houthis to release kidnapped "Baha'is".

Yemeni government called on the international community, On Friday, the United Nations, and human rights organizations and bodies to put pressure o…

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France, UAE committed to clean energy transition, says French trade minister

France, UAE committed to clean energy transition, says French trade minister

French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht said France and the UAE share a vision of accelerating the transition to green energy to combat the dan…

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Yemen’s oil and gas sector faces precarious future as peace talks intensify

Yemen’s oil and gas sector faces precarious future as peace talks intensify

Yemeni oil and gas production has slowed to a trickle in recent months after the Iran-backed Houthis attacked oil export terminals to cut off the S…

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Houthis Accused of Turning Yemen into Drug Hub in Illicit Trade Worth Billions of Dollars

Houthis Accused of Turning Yemen into Drug Hub in Illicit Trade Worth Billions of Dollars

As the world marked the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen were agai…

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4 gov't soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack in southern Yemen

4 gov't soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack in southern Yemen

Four Yemeni government soldiers were killed in the southern province of Dhalea on Thursday in a drone attack carried out by the Houthi militia, a m…

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Yemen's Houthi rebels threaten renewed war against Yemeni gov't

Yemen's Houthi rebels threaten renewed war against Yemeni gov't

The Houthi militia in Yemen on Thursday threatened to resume fighting against the government forces and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition. Moh…

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Strengthening education allows girls to shape their future

Strengthening education allows girls to shape their future

Ma’rib – The conflict in Yemen has disrupted the lives of communities across the country, but among those most affected are students wh…

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