MARIB, YEMEN (AFP) – At least 22 people were killed in a Houthi rebel missile strike on a mosque south of the strategic Yemeni city…
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Saudi Arabia Offers Cease-Fire in Yemen and Lifting of Blockade
Saudi Arabia proposed what it described as a new peace offering on Monday to end the kingdom’s nearly six-year-old war on the insurgency in neighboring…
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US says to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen's Houthis movement on Feb 16
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday (Feb 12) said he will revoke terrorist designations of Yemen’s Houthi movement effective Tuesday…
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Conjoined Yemeni twins flown to Jordan for surgery
SANAA (AFP) – Conjoined baby twins born in war-ravaged Yemen were taken to Jordan on Saturday (Feb 6) for separation surgery, the UN children’s agency…
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US to designate Yemen's Houthi movement as foreign terror group as soon as Monday: Sources
RIYADH/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organisation, three sources familiar with the matter said, a…
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Inside Yemen: Is the world doing enough?
It’s the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, but should countries be doing more to help end the human loss, suffering and devastation? Millions of…
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Yemen accuses UAE-backed separatists of staging a coup in Socotra
Yemen’s internationally recognised gov’t says STC has attacked state institutions and citizens’ properties in Socotra. Yemen’s internationally recognised government says Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters…
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Saudi Arabia's proposal to end standoff between allies in Yemen
Proposal calls for ceasefire in Abyan province and for STC to rescind emergency rule and remove its forces from Aden. Saudi Arabia has proposed a…
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UN issues desperate plea for financial aid in war-ravaged Yemen
Global body says more than 30 of its 41 programmes in the country could close in weeks without funding. The United Nations has warned that…
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Donors promise Yemen $1.35 billion, falling short of U.N. target to save aid operations
DUBAI (Reuters) – International donors raised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen on Tuesday but the amount fell short of the United Nations’ target…
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Yemen sees ‘surge’ in coronavirus deaths
A dramatic rise has been reported in the number of people dying with coronavirus-like symptoms in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. Citing official figures,…
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COVID-19 threatens to worsen Yemen devastation
Health workers warn a major outbreak will have catastrophic consequences following years of war, hunger and other diseases. The lack of testing facilities in Yemen…
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Tawakkol Karman 'bullied' by Saudi media with Facebook nomination
Nobel Peace Prize laureate says she was smeared after being named a member of Facebook’s new oversight committee. A prominent Yemeni human rights activist and…
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As fighting surges, Yemen is hit with its first coronavirus cluster
CAIRO (NYTIMES) – The first confirmed expansion of the coronavirus in Yemen was reported on Wednesday (April 29), prompting renewed calls from aid groups and…
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