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Yemen’s PLC chief calls for comprehensive ceasefire during Ramzan
Aden: Chief of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad Al-Alimi, has renewed his calls for a comprehensive ceasefire during Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In a speech marking the start of Ramadan,…
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UN envoy confirms Yemen’s warring sides agree to release 887 detainees
Aden: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg confirmed that the country’s warring sides have agreed to release 887 conflict-related detainees as they concluded a 10-day negotiation in Switzerland. In a joint…
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UN Yemen envoy welcomes Saudi-Iran agreement
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has hailed the China-brokered agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran on the restoration of diplomatic relations. “Allow me to also take this opportunity…
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UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
United Nations: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has signed an agreement with Euronav to secure the purchase of a large vessel as part of a coordinated operation to remove more than 1…
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9 killed in Houthi overnight attack on govt forces in Yemen
Aden: Nine people were killed in Yemen after Houthi rebel militants launched an overnight attack on sites of the government forces in the northern province of al-Jawf, a military official said on…
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Clashes between security forces, tribal gunmen in Yemen kill 5
Aden: Five people were killed and several others injured in intense clashes between Yemeni security forces and tribal gunmen in the country’s oil-rich northeastern province of Marib, a government official said. “Following…
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Over 370 Indian passports seized for breaching Yemen travel ban
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, told the Lok Sabha on Friday that the government has seized a total of 372 passports of those who have travelled…
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Yemen, Saudi-led coalition discuss combat readiness of troops
Aden: Yemen’s Defence Minister received a military delegation from the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the country’s southern port city of Aden, according to state media. Mohsen Muhammad Al-Daeri, along with local Yemeni…
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Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes of end of civil war
Hajjah: Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors…
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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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Yemeni leader, EU delegation discuss efforts to renew truce
Aden: Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, on Tuesday discussed with a European diplomatic delegation the ongoing regional and international efforts to renew the expired truce in the war-torn country.…
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Yemen forms new reserve military units to confront Houthis
Aden: Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi has issued a republican decree to form new reserve military units in the war-ravaged Arab country to fight the Houthi rebels. “President Rashad…
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At least 8 killed during Houthi attack on govt troops in Yemen
Aden: At least eight people were killed on Friday in an attack launched by the Houthi fighters on military sites of the Yemeni government forces in the southern province of Lahj, a…
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Arab coalition denies responsibility for bombing border areas in Yemen
Riyadh: The Arab coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has denied responsibility for the bombing that resulted in civilian casualties in Yemeni areas under the control of the Houthi…
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Saudi project clears 1,045 mines within week in Yemen
Sanaa: The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) announced they have cleared 1,045 mines in the war-ravaged Arab nation in the third week of January. Masam said in a statement…