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Six-year-old boy dies, 11 injured in Houthi attack in Taiz
A six-year-old Yemeni boy died on Sunday after Houthis attacked a residential neighbourhood in Taiz Governorate, southwest of Yemen on Saturday. The Houthis on Saturday afternoon fired an artillery barrage at houses…
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United Nations pushes to extend Yemen truce for six months
United Nations (UN) is pressing the warring parties in Yemen to agree to a six-month extension of the truce, which expires on Tuesday, August 2. The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans…
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis refuse to extend the truce in Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthi group announced on Saturday evening, its refusal to extend the UN truce in Yemen, which expires on August 2, Saba News Agency reported. The Houthi militia, which has never stopped violating…
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Houthi delegation in Jordan to resume Yemen truce talk
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group has sent a delegation to Jordan’s capital Amman to resume the UN-sponsored truce talks with the Yemeni government, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The delegation would discuss the…
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Yemen: Houthi Militia attacks Taiz city, breaks truce
Al-Mukalla: The Iran-backed Houthi Militia undermined the UN-brokered truce, on Tuesday, by launching coordinated attacks on the besieged city of Taiz. The Houthi Militia bombarded the government troops with artillery fire, heavy…
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Iran welcome the extension of the Yemen truce
Tehran: Iran has welcomed the two-month renewal of the nationwide truce between Yemen’s warring parties under the UN auspices. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday said it is hoped that…
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Gulf countries, US welcome the extension of the Yemen truce
The United States and Gulf countries on Thursday welcomed the decision to extend the United Nations-sponsored truce in Yemen and said that it supports efforts to reach a political solution to the…
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UN envoy: Talks on now to extend Yemen’s 2-month cease-fire
United Nations: With just two weeks left in a two-month cease-fire in Yemen, the UN envoy to the war-torn country said Tuesday that talks with the government and Houthi rebels are going…
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Yemen govt accuses Houthis of attacking oil-rich province despite truce
Sanaa: The Yemen government has accused the Houthi rebels of attacking the oil-rich province of Marib despite a two-month ceasefire brokered by the UN. “The Houthis launched a sniper operation killing a…
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Two more gas ships allowed into Yemen’s Hodeidah port
Sanaa: Two more ships carrying diesel were allowed to enter Yemen’s blockaded Red Sea port of Hodeidah as part of the ongoing truce between the country’s warring sides. The Saudi-led coalition forces…
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UN Yemen envoy in Aden to uphold ceasefire
Aden: Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, arrived in the southern port city of Aden for a two-day visit, amid efforts to push the country’s warring parties to uphold a…
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Gas ship allowed into Yemen’s Hodeidah port as part of truce
Sanaa: The Houthi militia have announced that a ship carrying gas was allowed to enter Yemen’s blockaded Red Sea port of Hodeidah as part of the ongoing truce between the country’s warring…
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Saudi Arabia releases 163 Houthi prisoners to Sanaa, Aden
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Friday announced that it had transported 163 Houthi prisoners to Yemen in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as…
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Houthis attack Yemen govt security centre despite truce
Sanaa: The Houthi rebels attacked a security centre of the Yemeni government in the southwestern province of Taiz, a military official said. “The Houthis used an explosive-laden drone in their attack against…
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Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war
Sanaa: Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month…