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Washington: Houthi Blockades Worsen Humanitarian, Economic Crisis in Yemen

Washington: Houthi Blockades Worsen Humanitarian, Economic Crisis in Yemen

The US on Tuesday urged all the Yemeni parties to cooperate with the UN Special Envoy and to meaningfully participate in future Yemeni-Yemeni talks…

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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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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Houthi escalation threatens peace efforts in Yemen

Houthi escalation threatens peace efforts in Yemen

Despite the warning of international isolation that the Houthis would face if they continued to obstruct peace efforts, this militia went towards e…

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Yemen calls for international pressure on the Houthis to release kidnapped "Baha'is".

Yemen calls for international pressure on the Houthis to release kidnapped "Baha'is".

Yemeni government called on the international community, On Friday, the United Nations, and human rights organizations and bodies to put pressure o…

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Yemen’s oil and gas sector faces precarious future as peace talks intensify

Yemen’s oil and gas sector faces precarious future as peace talks intensify

Yemeni oil and gas production has slowed to a trickle in recent months after the Iran-backed Houthis attacked oil export terminals to cut off the S…

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Houthis Accused of Turning Yemen into Drug Hub in Illicit Trade Worth Billions of Dollars

Houthis Accused of Turning Yemen into Drug Hub in Illicit Trade Worth Billions of Dollars

As the world marked the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26, the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen were agai…

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4 gov't soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack in southern Yemen

4 gov't soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack in southern Yemen

Four Yemeni government soldiers were killed in the southern province of Dhalea on Thursday in a drone attack carried out by the Houthi militia, a m…

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Yemen's Houthi rebels threaten renewed war against Yemeni gov't

Yemen's Houthi rebels threaten renewed war against Yemeni gov't

The Houthi militia in Yemen on Thursday threatened to resume fighting against the government forces and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition. Moh…

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