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GCC states say Yemen crisis talks open to Houthis

GCC states say Yemen crisis talks open to Houthis

Talks aimed at pulling Yemen out of crisis are open to the Shiite Houthi militia which seized power in Sanaa last month, Qatar's Foreign Minister K…

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Yemen president announces  'Aden country's capital'

Yemen president announces 'Aden country's capital'

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled to Aden after escaping from the Houthi armed group controlling Sanaa, considers the southe…

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Indonesia repatriates 27 student from Yemen

Indonesia repatriates 27 student from Yemen

The Indonesian government repatriated 27 students, some of whom were with their relatives, from Yemen on Thursday because of the deteriorati…

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Yemen's Houthis rebels seize national dialogue HQ, president insists group must leave Sanaa

Yemen's Houthis rebels seize national dialogue HQ, president insists group must leave Sanaa

Yemen's dominant Shi'ite Muslim Houthi militia seized the offices of a political conciliation body late on Wednesday, hours after the president ref…

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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat held in Yemen freed

Kidnapped Iranian diplomat held in Yemen freed

An Iranian diplomat held hostage in Yemen since 2013 returned home to Tehran on Th…

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 No plans to move embassy in Yemen to Aden, US says

No plans to move embassy in Yemen to Aden, US says

The United States is not planning to follow its Gulf partners and move its embassy in Yemen to the southern city of Aden, a top State Depart…

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U.S. drone strike in Yemen kills 3 suspected al-Qaida fighters

U.S. drone strike in Yemen kills 3 suspected al-Qaida fighters

SANAA, Yemen — A suspected U.S. drone strike Saturday in central Yemen killed three men believed to be al-Qaida militants, security officials said.…

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Yemen's president says Saleh conspired with Iran to undermine power transfer deal

Yemen's president says Saleh conspired with Iran to undermine power transfer deal

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused his predecessor on Sunday of conspiring with Iran to scuttle a 2011 deal backed by Gulf states to transfer…

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Yemen’s president declares Sanaa an ‘occupied capital’

Yemen’s president declares Sanaa an ‘occupied capital’

Yemeni President Hadi declared the city of Sanaa an occupied capital on Sunday and accused Houthi militants of turning against political dialogue,…

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Houthi Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen

Houthi Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen

The leader of the Houthi rebel group here, in an unusually combative speech Thursday that reflected frustration by the rebel movement at its deepen…

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UAE, Kuwait move embassies to Yemen’s Aden

UAE, Kuwait move embassies to Yemen’s Aden

The UAE and Kuwait said on Friday that their embassies in Yemen have resumed their operations in the southern city of Aden, a day after Saudi Arabi…

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Yemen: Security Council calls on all parties to stay committed to peaceful political transition

Yemen: Security Council calls on all parties to stay committed to peaceful political transition

 The United Nations Security Council called for all parties in Yemen, including the Houthis, to adhere to resolving their differences through…

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Yemeni gunmen kill 4 soldiers in southern province

Yemeni gunmen kill 4 soldiers in southern province

 Gunmen ambushed a military truck during a night-time attack in a southern province, officials said, killing all four soldiers in the vehicle,…

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Iran dismisses Kerry’s remarks over intervention in Yemen

Iran dismisses Kerry’s remarks over intervention in Yemen

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected as a blame game recent remarks made by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who accused the Islamic Repub…

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 Yemen Houthis take over army base

Yemen Houthis take over army base

Sanaa - Armed men from Yemen's newly dominant Houthi group took over a special forces army camp in Sanaa early on Wednesday after overnight fightin…

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Iran dismisses Kerry’s remarks over intervention in Yemen

Iran dismisses Kerry’s remarks over intervention in Yemen

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected as a blame game recent remarks made by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who accused the Islamic Repub…

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GCC Chief in Aden to meet Yemeni president

GCC Chief in Aden to meet Yemeni president

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Abdullatif Al-Zayani arrived in Yemen's southern Aden City for a short official visit to meet with…

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Iran helped Houthis seize Yemen' US says

Iran helped Houthis seize Yemen' US says

Iran has “contributed” to the Houthi militia’s takeover of Yemen and the collapse of the government there, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said…

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France urges release of French woman kidnapped in Yemen

France urges release of French woman kidnapped in Yemen

A French woman working for an international organization in the Yemeni capital Sanaa was kidnapped on Tuesday morning, the Foreign Ministry…

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 Yemen Leader Says Still President After Fleeing Capital

Yemen Leader Says Still President After Fleeing Capital

The Yemeni leader who resigned the presidency last month and fled to the country's south on Saturday said all actions taken since Shiite rebels sto…

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