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How can peace return to Yemen?

How can peace return to Yemen?

What Yemen needs is a return to a unified structure, democratic elections, and an inclusive government. It does not need a return to two states.…

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Anwar Gargash meets US Special Envoy for Yemen

Anwar Gargash meets US Special Envoy for Yemen

Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, met today with the US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking. The meeting disc…

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US envoy visits Gulf to help expand Yemen truce, launch peace process

US envoy visits Gulf to help expand Yemen truce, launch peace process

 The US Special Envoy for Yemen will visit the Gulf on Monday "to advance ongoing un-led efforts to expand the truce and launch a comprehensiv…

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Masam project clears 1,055 Houthi mines in Yemen

Masam project clears 1,055 Houthi mines in Yemen

Masam, a Saudi project to clear landmines in Yemen, in the second week of August dismantled 1,055 mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.…

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France renews its support for efforts to reach a political settlement to conflict in Yemen

France renews its support for efforts to reach a political settlement to conflict in Yemen

France renewed its support for efforts to reach a political settlement to the conflict in Yemen that has been going on for more than eight years.…

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Unpaid teachers strike in Houthi-controlled areas

Unpaid teachers strike in Houthi-controlled areas

 Yemeni teachers have gone on strike in Houthi-controlled areas as outrage grows over the militia’s failure to pay public employees.…

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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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Lightning strikes kill 4 in Northen Yemen

Lightning strikes kill 4 in Northen Yemen

Lightning strikes killed four people and injured four others in separate accidents in Yemen's northern provinces, local health authorities said.…

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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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Tell the UN envoy, the American envoy and the whole world: This is the situation  of the children of Yemen! Human rights activists say

Tell the UN envoy, the American envoy and the whole world: This is the situation  of the children of Yemen! Human rights activists say

Yesterday, the Yemeni social media topped the image of a 9-year-old boy who fled with his family from the hell of war while he was recli…

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Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in Yemen: Alarming Reality

Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in Yemen: Alarming Reality

Yemen continues to grapple with food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by conflict and induced economic collapse. Des…

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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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UN Sends Mine-Clearing Equipment to Houthis, Sparking Anger Among Yemenis

UN Sends Mine-Clearing Equipment to Houthis, Sparking Anger Among Yemenis

The UN Development Program (UNDP) in Yemen sparked anger among Yemeni governmental and human rights activists after handing over $750,000 worth of…

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Yemeni military commander among four killed in suspected al-Qaeda attack in Abyan

Yemeni military commander among four killed in suspected al-Qaeda attack in Abyan

A bombing in southern Yemen on Thursday killed four fighters loyal to the Southern Transitional Council, including a prominent commander who previo…

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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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