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UN envoy condemns Yemen attack that killed child, wounded 10

UN envoy condemns Yemen attack that killed child, wounded 10

The UN envoy for Yemen on Sunday condemned suspected rebel shelling of a residential neighborhood in the southwestern city of Taiz the previous day…

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Four children killed in mine blast in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Four children killed in mine blast in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Four children were killed Thursday in the Iran-backed Houthi controlled western Yemeni city of Hodeidah after one of them stepped on a landmine, a…

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Death Toll Mounts in Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Khubzah

Death Toll Mounts in Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Khubzah

Eighteen people, including women and children, have been killed and injured in the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ barbaric attack on Yemen’s Khubzah…

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Yemeni Houthis attack village in central Yemen, killing 15: medics

Yemeni Houthis attack village in central Yemen, killing 15: medics

Fifteen people have been killed in tanks' shelling by the Houthi militia on a village in Yemen's central province of al-Bayda, medics said Friday.…

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US and Saudi Arabia committed to consolidating UN truce in Yemen

US and Saudi Arabia committed to consolidating UN truce in Yemen

THE United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed to co-operate in seeking to consolidate the current truce in Yemen and to increase humanitarian and…

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EU urges Yemeni warring parties to accept further 6-month truce

EU urges Yemeni warring parties to accept further 6-month truce

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday called on Yemeni warring parties to accept the UN-proposed six-month extension of the truce beyond Aug. 2.…

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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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