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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…
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Egypt agrees to operate flights between Sanaa, Cairo after 6 yrs
Sanaa: The Yemeni government on Tuesday announced that Egypt agreed to operate direct flights between Cairo and Sanaa, which is under the control of the Houthis, as part of a truce in…
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Yemen: 3 killed after Saudi ‘spy’ drone crashes in Sanaa
Sanaa: Three citizens were killed and three others injured after a Saudi “spy drone” crashed into a street in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, the Houthi militia announced on Tuesday. The drone…
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Yemeni govt accuses Houthis of recruiting children in conflict
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognised government has accused the Houthi rebels of recruiting children in their ongoing fighting in the Arab country. According to a statement released by the country’s Information Minister Muammar Eryani…
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Seven Indian sailors held in Yemen released: Oman minister
New Delhi: Seven Indian sailors were among 14 foreigners released on Sunday from the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said. The Indian sailors and at least seven…
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Omani delegation in Sanaa to mediate peace process
Sanaa: A delegation from Oman arrived in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Friday to convince the Houthi militia to engage in a peace process with the government of the war-torn nation. “The Omani…
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Angelina Jolie visits Yemen refugees amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Sanaa: Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie visited Aden, Yemen on Sunday to provide aid and…
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UN: 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s rebels died fighting
United Nations: UN experts said in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021, and the Iranian-backed rebels…
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Saudi-led airstrikes hit military camp in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital
Sanaa: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has launched multiple airstrikes on a military camp controlled by the Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. On Tuesday midnight, it was…
