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Anwar Gargash meets UN Special Envoy to Yemen

Anwar Gargash meets UN Special Envoy to Yemen

Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, met with Hans Grundberg, United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Yemen. During the…

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Yemen, UN Coordinate Efforts for Phase 2 of ‘Safer’ Offloading Process

Yemen, UN Coordinate Efforts for Phase 2 of ‘Safer’ Offloading Process

The Yemeni government began coordinating with the UN to discuss the executive plans of the second operation of removing crude oil from the rusting…

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Houthi Military Escalation Follows Grundberg’s Visit to Liberated Yemen Regions

Houthi Military Escalation Follows Grundberg’s Visit to Liberated Yemen Regions

Houthi militias in Yemen capitalized on the visit of the UN envoy to Aden and Marib, aiming to heighten military tensions. They admitted to launchi…

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Salvage Team Departs FSO Safer After Completing Oil Transfer Project

Salvage Team Departs FSO Safer After Completing Oil Transfer Project

The salvage team in the UN-led effort to remove the oil from the dilapidated FSO Safer departed the site on Monday, August 29, marking the completi…

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UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

UN envoy warns resumption of war remains threat in Yemen unless parties reach new cease-fire deal

The United Nations' top official in Yemen warned Monday that Yemen will remain a powder keg for renewed war unless its ri…

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UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis

UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis

More than four million Yemenis will receive less food assistance as a result of funding shortages, compounding one of the world’s worst human…

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UN officials push for resolution amid prolonged strife in Yemen

UN officials push for resolution amid prolonged strife in Yemen

 Two senior United Nations (UN) officials emphasized on Wednesday the urgent need for progress toward peace in Yemen, given the persistent pol…

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Yemen’s envoy to UN thanks Saudi Arabia for its political, economic and development support

Yemen’s envoy to UN thanks Saudi Arabia for its political, economic and development support

Yemen’s permanent representative to the UN, Abdullah Al-Saadi, said on Wednesday that his country appreciates the ongoing political, economic…

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Yemen.. UN mediation between  government , Houthis to sell "Safer" oil

Yemen.. UN mediation between government , Houthis to sell "Safer" oil

UN coordinator for Yemen, David Gresley, confirms that the oil removed to a replacement vessel, amounting to about 1.1 million barrels, is "in very…

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UAE welcomes successful completion of oil unloading operation from tanker FSO Safer

UAE welcomes successful completion of oil unloading operation from tanker FSO Safer

The UAE has welcomed the United Nations' announcement of the successful operation of unloading oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer off the coast…

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How ‘a monumental catastrophe’ was averted with offloading of Safer near Yemen’s Red Sea coast

How ‘a monumental catastrophe’ was averted with offloading of Safer near Yemen’s Red Sea coast

The news that the threat of a massive oil spill in the Red Sea has receded with the transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from the FSO Saf…

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Yemen : United Nations completes removal of oil from decaying tanker in Red Sea

Yemen : United Nations completes removal of oil from decaying tanker in Red Sea

"More than I.I million barrels of oil transferred to the replacement tanker over 18 days" At 1800 local time, the United Nations successful…

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UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen

UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen

The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year.…

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Five UN security personnel kidnapped in Yemen released after 18 months in captivity

Five UN security personnel kidnapped in Yemen released after 18 months in captivity

The United Nations said Friday that five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. In a brief statement, UN…

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Saudi Ambassador, UN Envoy discuss collaborative efforts to alleviate Yemeni crisis

Saudi Ambassador, UN Envoy discuss collaborative efforts to alleviate Yemeni crisis

The Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed al-Jaber, met with the United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to discuss the ongoing Yemeni crisis…

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UN Special Envoy for Yemen concludes a visit to Riyadh

UN Special Envoy for Yemen concludes a visit to Riyadh

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded a two-day visit to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During his visi…

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UN Sanctions Committee Team Holds Meetings with Yemeni Officials in Aden

UN Sanctions Committee Team Holds Meetings with Yemeni Officials in Aden

A team from the international sanctions committee concerned with Yemen is holding ongoing meetings in the city of Aden with civilian and military o…

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Yemen: Rescue Operation for ‘Safer’ Enters Final Stages

Yemen: Rescue Operation for ‘Safer’ Enters Final Stages

Roughly two weeks after its initiation, the final stages of the rescue operation for the derelict oil tanker Safer, moored off the coasts of Yemen,…

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UN operation to remove oil from decaying Yemeni tanker

UN operation to remove oil from decaying Yemeni tanker

UN operation to remove oil from the FSO Safer, a rusting tanker moored off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, has successfully removed much of the…

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UN says most oil removed from decaying tanker off Yemen

UN says most oil removed from decaying tanker off Yemen

Most of the oil on board a rusting super-tanker off war-torn Yemen has been moved to a replacement vessel in a bid to avert a catastrophic spill, t…

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