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GCC, Russian diplomats praise Oman’s efforts in resolving Yemen crisis

GCC, Russian diplomats praise Oman’s efforts in resolving Yemen crisis

The sixth joint ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the GCC countries and the Russian Federation, which was held in Moscow, prais…

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Yemeni government threatens Sanaa airport, Hodeidah port shutdown over Houthi ‘economic war’

Yemeni government threatens Sanaa airport, Hodeidah port shutdown over Houthi ‘economic war’

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has threatened to close Sanaa International Airport and restrict ship movements through Hodeida…

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Yemen poised for change’ but serious breakthrough is needed for war to end, UN says

Yemen poised for change’ but serious breakthrough is needed for war to end, UN says

Although a truce agreed between the Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthis expired more than 10 months ago, the people of Yemen continue to…

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Yemen: the situation on the ground remains fragile

Yemen: the situation on the ground remains fragile

Madam President,I would like to thank Hans Grunderberg, Joyce Msuya and David Gressly for their briefings. As the Special Envoy said,…

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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya, for your briefings and continued efforts. We…

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Clashes between tribesmen, gov't forces in Yemen cause dozens of casualties: Houthi media

Clashes between tribesmen, gov't forces in Yemen cause dozens of casualties: Houthi media

Dozens of people were killed or injured in clashes between tribesmen and government forces in the central province of Marib in Yemen, as reported b…

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Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war br…

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Climate Change Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Climate Change Exacerbates Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

International warnings about the detrimental impact of extreme climate events on humanitarian conditions in Yemen persist as the population copes w…

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Yemeni landmine blast kills 2 gov't deminers on duty

Yemeni landmine blast kills 2 gov't deminers on duty

Two Yemeni deminers were killed and two others seriously injured on Saturday in a powerful explosion triggered by an anti-tank landmine in the coun…

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Houthi Violations against Yemenis Discussed in Geneva

Houthi Violations against Yemenis Discussed in Geneva

Yemeni human rights activists revealed in Geneva on Friday the violations of Houthis militias against all segments of society, including children,…

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Yemen: Briefing and Consultations and Mandate Renewal of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement

Yemen: Briefing and Consultations and Mandate Renewal of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement

On Monday morning (10 July), the Security Council will hold its monthly briefing on Yemen with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg. Assistant…

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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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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... 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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