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Houthi strikes spark calls for action against Yemen militias

Houthi strikes spark calls for action against Yemen militias

The Arab coalition on Friday intercepted and destroyed six Houthi drones targeting the southwestern Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt. Spokesm…

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Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone Houthis say fired at Khamis Mushait

Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone Houthis say fired at Khamis Mushait

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen said it destroyed an armed drone fired towards the kingdom on Friday, part of an attack…

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UN worried about widespread fighting escalation in Yemen

UN worried about widespread fighting escalation in Yemen

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned over the widespread escalation of fighting on several fronts in Yemen that already has triggered…

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Yemen STC forces say soldiers killed in attack on convoy in Aden

Yemen STC forces say soldiers killed in attack on convoy in Aden

An attack using a car rigged with explosives against a convoy of Yemen's main STC forces on Thursday led to deaths and injuries among the soldiers…

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Yemen's Houthi Rebels say fired missile at Saudi Aramco site

Yemen's Houthi Rebels say fired missile at Saudi Aramco site

Yemen’s Houthi forces fired a cross-border missile at a Saudi Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah, a Houthi military spokesman…

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Houthis say they've seized majority control of key city in Yemen

Houthis say they've seized majority control of key city in Yemen

Yemen's Houthi rebels have taken control of 10 out of 14 districts of the strategic northern city of Marib, the Houthi deputy foreign minister, Hus…

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US officials have met Yemen's Houthis as Washington seeks end to war: sources

US officials have met Yemen's Houthis as Washington seeks end to war: sources

Senior U.S. officials have held a first direct meeting with officials from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls Yemen's capital, two sour…

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Yemen’s army launches offensive in Taiz to relieve pressure on Marib

Yemen’s army launches offensive in Taiz to relieve pressure on Marib

 Yemen’s Army has launched a new offensive in the southern city of Taiz to break a six-year-long siege by the Iran-backed Houthis and ease mil…

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Saudi-led coalition says destroyed drone launched by Yemen's Houthis

Saudi-led coalition says destroyed drone launched by Yemen's Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said it has destroyed a drone launched by the Iran-aligned group towards the southern region…

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US Treasury blacklists two leaders of Yemen's Houthi movement

US Treasury blacklists two leaders of Yemen's Houthi movement

The Treasury said the action was being taken under an executive order issued by then-President Barack Obama in 2012 that aims to freeze the assets…

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Yemen minister says Iranian media shows Tehran ‘behind Houthi escalation in Marib’

Yemen minister says Iranian media shows Tehran ‘behind Houthi escalation in Marib’

 Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar Al-Eryani said on Monday that Iranian media close to the Supreme leader have reported that Tehran is “…

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Yemen's gov't, Houthi militants exchange detainees after tribal negotiation

Yemen's gov't, Houthi militants exchange detainees after tribal negotiation

A military official said to Xinhua that on Sunday, Feb. 28 the Yemeni administration and the Houthi rebel outfit exchanged a number of 36 detainees…

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Houthi militants fire ballistic missile towards village in Yemen's Marib: Al Arabiya

Houthi militants fire ballistic missile towards village in Yemen's Marib: Al Arabiya

The Iran-backed Houthi militants have fired a ballistic missile towards Al-Rawda village in Yemen's Marib province, Al Arabiya TV reported Monday.&…

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36 prisoners set free in swap between Houthis, Yemeni gov't

36 prisoners set free in swap between Houthis, Yemeni gov't

Xinhua news agency qouted military spokesperson as saying that the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group exchanged 36 detainees in the turmo…

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Yemen rebels claim Saudi strikes, threaten new attacks

Yemen rebels claim Saudi strikes, threaten new attacks

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Sunday claimed the attempted strikes that targeted neighbouring Saudi Arabia overnight and threatened more atta…

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Shakhbout bin Nahyan receives Yemen's Foreign Minister

Shakhbout bin Nahyan receives Yemen's Foreign Minister

Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, received Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatria…

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Clashes in Yemen's Marib kill around 50 fighters: Govt source

Clashes in Yemen's Marib kill around 50 fighters: Govt source

Fighting in war-torn Yemen's Marib province between government forces and Houthi rebels killed around 50 combatants, including a special forces com…

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Arab coalition destroys rebel drone from Yemen

Arab coalition destroys rebel drone from Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Saturday it had intercepted an explosive-laden drone fired by Houthi rebels towards Saudi Arabia. "…

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UN Security Council extends international sanctions imposed on Yemen

UN Security Council extends international sanctions imposed on Yemen

The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Thursday extended the international sanctions imposed on Yemen for another year, as well as the mandate…

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Over 60 killed in clashes in Yemen

Over 60 killed in clashes in Yemen

More than 60 fighters were killed in clashes in Yemen Friday between Iran-backed Huthi rebels and government forces in the strategic northern provi…

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