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Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report

Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report

Iran and Saudi Arabia have held "positive" talks — the first since diplomatic ties were cut four years ago, the Financial Times reports. The region…

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Fighting rages in two Yemeni provinces

Fighting rages in two Yemeni provinces

Fighting between forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels raged in the provinces of Marib and Taiz, killing at lea…

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UN Security Council welcomes Saudi Initiative to end Yemeni crisis

UN Security Council welcomes Saudi Initiative to end Yemeni crisis

The UN Security Council has welcomed the Saudi peace initiative launched on March 22 to end the Yemeni crisis and reach a comprehensive political s…

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Yemen’s Houthis say they have hit Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid air base

Yemen’s Houthis say they have hit Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid air base

Yemen's Houthi movement has attacked King Khalid air base in the Saudi Arabian city of Khamis Mushait with explosive drones, the Houthis' military…

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Heavy fighting near Yemen's Marib ‘leaves 96 dead’

Heavy fighting near Yemen's Marib ‘leaves 96 dead’

Heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib has killed 96 combatants over the past two days as Houthi rebels press their offensive on the governme…

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UN Security Council calls for negotiated settlement of Yemeni crisis

UN Security Council calls for negotiated settlement of Yemeni crisis

The Security Council on Friday called on parties to the Yemeni conflict to negotiate a nationwide cease-fire and a political settlement.…

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UN envoy: diplomatic unity key to help end Yemen war

UN envoy: diplomatic unity key to help end Yemen war

The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen appealed on Thursday to warring parties to implement a nationwide ceasefire and agree on a date for peac…

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Chinese envoy calls for efforts to advance political process in Yemen

Chinese envoy calls for efforts to advance political process in Yemen

A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for efforts to advance peace in Yemen with a focus on political settlement and alleviation of the humanitarian c…

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UN calls on Yemen's warring parties to accept peace plan

UN calls on Yemen's warring parties to accept peace plan

The UN special envoy to Yemen urged its warring parties Thursday to accept a proposed peace plan, telling the Security Council that the blueprint h…

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Saudi Arabia must ‘confront power with power’ in Yemen, says expert

Saudi Arabia must ‘confront power with power’ in Yemen, says expert

The international community bears responsibility for prolonging the crisis in Yemen, and Saudi Arabia should not simply wait for the Iran-backed Ho…

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UN envoy highlights diplomatic unity, as key to help end Yemen war

UN envoy highlights diplomatic unity, as key to help end Yemen war

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen appealed on Thursday for warring parties to implement a nationwide ceasefire and agree a date for peace talks, in li…

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Houthis rebels attack Saudi Aramco’ oil facilities in Jazan

Houthis rebels attack Saudi Aramco’ oil facilities in Jazan

Yemeni rebel group Houthis has claimed that it attacked Saudi Aramco’s oil installation in the refinery town of Jazan in Saudi Arabia using drones…

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Saudi University Catches Fire Near Yemen Border in Attack

Saudi University Catches Fire Near Yemen Border in Attack

A Saudi university near the country's border with Yemen caught fire early Wednesday after the kingdom's air defenses intercepted a barrage of balli…

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DW: Houthi Rebles says War won't stop until Saudis quit Yemen

DW: Houthi Rebles says War won't stop until Saudis quit Yemen

The Yemeni civil war has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The Houthi-backed foreign minister Hisham Sharaf tells DW his "gover…

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Yemen's Houthi insurgents claim strikes on Saudi oil plants

Yemen's Houthi insurgents claim strikes on Saudi oil plants

Yemen's Houthis claimed Monday to have launched drone strikes against Saudi energy giant Aramco's facilities, amid an upsurge in fighting between t…

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UN envoy calls for truce in Yemen during Ramadan

UN envoy calls for truce in Yemen during Ramadan

The UN's special envoy for Yemen urged the country's warring parties Tuesday to strive to ensure a “lasting and sustainable peace” during the Musli…

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UN envoy on Yemen: Negotiated settlement only solution

UN envoy on Yemen: Negotiated settlement only solution

The only solution to end the war in Yemen is through negotiations and the warring factions must seize this opportunity, UN's special envoy o…

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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Trip to Germany and Gulf

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Trip to Germany and Gulf

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking has arrived in Berlin for meetings on April 12 with the German Foreign Minister in conjunction with the…

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Yemen rebels claim massive aerial attack on Saudi Arabia

Yemen rebels claim massive aerial attack on Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday claimed to have carried out a massive aerial attack involving 15 drones and 2 ballistic missiles on Saudi Arabia.…

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Hadi Rejects Copying Iran’s Experience in Yemen, Urges Independence of Judiciary

Hadi Rejects Copying Iran’s Experience in Yemen, Urges Independence of Judiciary

With Iran-backed militias keeping up a fierce offensive against Yemen’s Taiz and Marib governorates and continuing to violate the UN-sponsored Hode…

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