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In a first, 5 Yemeni policewomen appointed to key security posts
Sanaa: For the first time in the history of Yemen, five policewomen has been appointed to key security posts in the Yemeni city of Taiz, local media reported. The five of them…
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2 Yemen abductees die after brutal torture in Houthi prisons
Two Yemeni nationals abducted by the Houthis died after being brutally tortured in prisons of the Houthi militia in the capital, Sanaa, local media reported. The two Yemenis are Munassar bin Hussein…
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Yemen’s presidential council welcomes efforts to revive stalled political process
Aden: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has welcomed efforts to revive the stalled political process in the war-torn Arab country, affirming its commitment to the peace approach that ensures the cooperation of…
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3 killed in landmine blasts in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Sanaa: Three people were killed in a landmine blast in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Houthi-run media reported. The victims were a woman and her two children, while her husband…
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Yemen: 7 displaced children die of cold wave in Marib camps
Sanaa: The severe cold wave in the Yemeni governorate of Marib has caused the death of seven children in camps for the displaced there, Xinhua News Agency reported. The official government source…
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Yemen’s warring sides gear up for conflict in 2023 amid stalled peace talks
Aden: Yemen’s warring parties are gearing up for new waves of conflict in 2023 amid lack of decisive steps towards sustainable peace, adding to the sufferings of millions of people living in…
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Over 11,000 children killed, injured during war in Yemen: UN
More than 11,000 children have been killed or injured in the civil war in Yemen since it escalated nearly eight years ago. In nearly 8 years of war, Yemen is facing the…
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Houthi militia kidnapped 16,804 civilians in 8 years: Report
The Iranian-backed Houthi militia had kidnapped 16,804 civilians, since its seizure of power, during the period from September 2014 to the end of August 2022, according to a human rights report. The…
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Explosions rock govt-controlled weapons warehouse in Yemen
Sanaa: Several explosions rocked a weapons warehouse owned by Yemen’s government forces in the country’s northeastern oil-rich province of Marib, a security official said. On Monday night, the blasts rocked the warehouse…
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Roadside bomb blast kills 2 pro-govt soldiers in Yemen’s Abyan
Sanaa: At least two soldiers of Yemen’s pro-government forces were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bomb blast in the country’s turbulent southern province of Abyan, a military official said.…
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Expired medicines kill 10 children in Yemen’s hospital
Sanaa: Ten children with leukemia died after receiving expired medicines in a public hospital in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthi-run state media reported, citing a statement by the Houthi-controlled health authorities. Meanwhile, nine…
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Yemen torrential rains: 10 historic buildings collapse, 38 dead
Sanaa: Torrential rains in southwest Yemen and in the old city country’s capital, Sanaa, have caused flooding and collapsed 10 historical buildings, killing at least 38 people over the past two days,…
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Explosion at arms depot kills 6 people: Yemen officials
Sanaa: An explosion at an arms depot in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Tuesday killed six people and wounded 32, medical officials said. The cause of the early morning blast that…
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UN envoy in Sanaa to persuade Houthis on ending Taiz siege
Sanaa: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg arrived in Yemen’s capital Sanaa in a bid to persuade the Houthi group to accept a proposal for ending the siege on Taiz city.…
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4 killed in grenade explosion in Yemen’s Aden: official
Aden: At least four people were killed and dozens injured in a grenade explosion in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Thursday, a security official told Xinhua. “An explosion caused by…