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Yemen detainees celebrate after being freed by Houthis

Yemen detainees celebrate after being freed by Houthis

Yemen's rebel Houthi movement has unilaterally released 290 detainees as part of a peace initiative. UN special envoy Martin Griffiths we…

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Ferry with 55 people missing off eastern Yemen's coast

Ferry with 55 people missing off eastern Yemen's coast

Local authorities on Socotra Island announced on Saturday that a ferry carrying an estimated 55 people went missing on the Indian Ocean off Yemen's…

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Heavy rainfall hits Yemen's Aden, civilian houses affected

Heavy rainfall hits Yemen's Aden, civilian houses affected

Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds on Friday hit Yemen's southern port city of Aden, affecting many civilian houses. The Meteorologi…

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Nearly 1 mln vaccine doses for under-year children reach Yemen's capital

Nearly 1 mln vaccine doses for under-year children reach Yemen's capital

Nearly one million doses of under-year vaccine arrived in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Thursday, local health authorities said in a statemen…

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Saudi Development, Reconstruction Program for Yemen Holds Exhibition in New York

Saudi Development, Reconstruction Program for Yemen Holds Exhibition in New York

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, otherwise known as Emaar, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mohammed bin Saeed Al Ja…

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Yemen launches project to help orphans attend school

Yemen launches project to help orphans attend school

A Yemeni foundation with local authorities on Monday launched a project of distributing school bags to 25,000 students who lost their parents in th…

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Open-air lessons for Yemeni pupils without classrooms

Open-air lessons for Yemeni pupils without classrooms

 Twenty Yemeni pupils listen to their teacher with textbooks balanced in their laps as they sit under trees in their southern village, where t…

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Feature: Football unites Yemenis, heals divisions caused by conflict

Feature: Football unites Yemenis, heals divisions caused by conflict

The deadly internal military fighting that has been going on in Yemen for over five years tragically splintered unified families and affected socia…

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In Yemen, gunmen abduct former journalist Abdel Hafiz al-Samadi

In Yemen, gunmen abduct former journalist Abdel Hafiz al-Samadi

Gunmen in civilian clothing abducted Abdel Hafiz al-Samadi from his house in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on July 27, 2019, according to a statement fr…

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At least 9 killed in heavy rains, floods in NW Yemen

At least 9 killed in heavy rains, floods in NW Yemen

Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains killed at least nine people in the past 24 hours, displaced hundreds of families in Yemen's northwestern…

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Into the unknown: African migrants in Yemen

Into the unknown: African migrants in Yemen

Many migrants from East Africa choose a route that is less known, cheaper and even more dangerous than the Mediterranean: They cross the Gulf of Ad…

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King Salman to host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army ‘martyrs’ during Hajj

King Salman to host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army ‘martyrs’ during Hajj

King Salman will host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army and Popular Resistance soldiers who died fighting to restore the legitimate government in…

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Armed men rob bank transport vehicle of 20 mln Yemeni riyals

Armed men rob bank transport vehicle of 20 mln Yemeni riyals

Armed men robbed on Tuesday the Yemeni central bank's transport vehicle of 20 million Yemeni riyals while it was to deliver salaries to the Telecom…

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ERC Al Ain branch participates in initiative to collect toys for Yemeni children

ERC Al Ain branch participates in initiative to collect toys for Yemeni children

The Al Ain branch of the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, adopted a humanitarian initiative launched by t…

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Croatians raise 1.4 million for children of Yemen

Croatians raise 1.4 million for children of Yemen

Croatian citizens and companies once again showed their solidarity and responded to UNICEF Croatia's appeal to save the children of Yemen, raising…

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Yemeni sisters' two year wait for asylum decision

Yemeni sisters' two year wait for asylum decision

Sisters Reem and Sara have been in the UK for nearly two years and are still waiting for decisions on their asylum applications. They say…

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Mother of Martyrs in Yemen

Mother of Martyrs in Yemen

In Al Dhalea province in southern Yemen, where fighting in defence of homeland and dignity is seen as a holy duty, many families have lost dozens o…

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Yemeni Houthis release detained Jordanian

Yemeni Houthis release detained Jordanian

Jordan said on Saturday that Yemen's Houthis released a Jordanian who had been in detention since February. Jordan's Foreign Ministry Spo…

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Heatwave hits southern Yemen amid power blackout, 7 dead

Heatwave hits southern Yemen amid power blackout, 7 dead

 A severe heatwave hit Yemen's southern provinces controlled by the government, killing seven citizens within a week, a medical official told…

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Starving Yemenis find food source in Massive "LOCUST "Outbreak

Starving Yemenis find food source in Massive "LOCUST "Outbreak

"Instead of them eating our vegetables, now we eat locusts with rice and our vegetables are fine," said one Yemeni farmer. A massive outb…

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