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Yemen: 3 soldiers of pro-govt killed in clashes with Houthi fighters
Aden: At least three soldiers of Yemen’s joint pro-government forces were killed and 10 others injured in clashes with the Houthi fighters in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a…
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Yemen’s Houthi group rejects accusation of threatening ongoing truce
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has rejected the accusation that its recent military parade in the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah has threatened the truce in Yemen, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV…
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Yemeni leader, UN chief discuss peace efforts in war- torn country
Sanaa: Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, has met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over peace efforts to end the civil war in Yemen, national Yemeni TV reported. The meeting…
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UN envoy submits proposal to prolong truce in Yemen
Aden: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg said that he has submitted a proposal to the Yemeni warring factions to prolong the ongoing truce for a long period. “The UN is…
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Top Yemen official calls for new approach to handle civil war
Sanaa: Rashad al-Alimi, chief of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), has called on the international community to drastically change its long-standing approach to dealing with his country’s years-long civil war. Al-Alimi said…
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Yemeni FM calls for faster salvage of derelict oil tanker
New York: On the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Yemen’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak called for accelerating the UN-coordinated plan to prevent a massive…
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UN gets funds needed to salvage derelict oil tanker off Yemen
United Nations: The UN now has all the funds needed to start an emergency operation to prevent a massive oil spill from the derelict Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off…
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Yemen’s Houthi militia displays ‘home-made long-range’ missiles
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia displayed “home made long-range” ballistic missiles during a military parade here. According to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the militia held the parade on Wednesday to celebrate the eighth…
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Some hospitals in Yemen to close over to lack of funding
Sanaa: Hospitals and medical centres in some parts of Yemen are on the brink of closure due to a lack of funding, a government official said here. “A number of public hospitals…
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UNSC calls for donations for Yemen oil tanker rescue
United Nations: Members of the UN Security Council made an unusual plea to help avoid a “catastrophic ecological, maritime, and humanitarian risk posed by the Safer tanker” off Yemen. In a statement…
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Saudi: Man does Umrah ‘for the soul of Queen Elizabeth’, arrested
Riyadh: The Saudi Public Security Directorate announced on Tuesday, the arrest of a Yemeni resident in the courtyards of Makkah’s Grand Mosque, carrying a banner that reads, ‘Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth…
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Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh man booked for travelling to Yemen
Hyderabad: A migrant worker from Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district was on Tuesday booked for travelling to Yemen. The man identified as Rajeshwar Kumar Dutt Kurmoju was booked by security officials at the…
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Food aid ship leaves Ukrainian port for Yemen: UN agency
Sanaa: A ship chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) carrying 37,000 metric tonne of wheat left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy for Yemen, the UN agency said in a…
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First grain shipment leaves Ukraine for Yemen: UN
Sanaa: A ship chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) carrying 37,000 metric tonne of wheat left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy for Yemen, the UN agency said in a…
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Houthi attack in Taiz kills 10 soldiers; Yemen govt appeals
The government of Yemen on Monday accused the Houthi rebels of strengthening its hold on the southern city of Taiz by launching a deadly attack on the only road connecting it with…
