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UN calls for closing funding gap to salvage decaying oil tanker off Yemen
United Nations: There is a “crucial need” for additional money to close the funding gap to salvage the decaying Safer oil tanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, a UN spokesman said. A…
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Yemen’s warring sides ready to resume prisoner exchange talks
Aden: Yemen’s government and the Houthi militia have separately announced their readiness to resume UN-facilitated negotiations on the exchange of prisoners and detainees. In a statement, the government’s prisoner affairs committee voiced…
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UN envoy to Yemen holds constructive talks with Houthi militia
Sanaa: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg announced that he had “positive engagements” with the Houthi militia in capital Sanaa, calling on concerning parties to take bold steps to end the…
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Dam collapse kills four in Yemen
Sanaa: Four people were killed in Yemen after the collapse of a water dam in the Al Mahwit governorate, about 111 km west of the capital Sanaa. Local authorities on Sunday confirmed…
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Houthis release Yemeni military commander after 8 years
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released a government military commander who had been detained for eight years, a Houthi official announced in a statement. Faisal Rajab, a commander in the Yemeni government…
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Roadside bomb explosion kills commander of Yemeni govt forces
Aden: A senior commander of Yemen’s government forces was killed in a roadside bomb blast in the country’s southern province of Abyan, a security official told an international news media portal. “Fawzi…
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IOM helps over 3,200 African migrants return home from Yemen
Aden: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that it has helped more than 3,200 African migrants stranded in Yemen to return safely to their home countries so far this year. The…
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Houthis release 77 pro-govt detainees in Yemen
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia released 77 pro-government detainees, authorities said. In a report, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV quoted Abdulkadir al-Murtada, head of the Houthi prisoner committee, as saying that they included dozens…
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Yemen govt calls for int’l probe into deadly stampede in Sanaa
Aden: Yemen’s government has called for an international investigation into the deadly stampede in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa, which left 87 people dead. The government, based in the southern port city…
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At least 80 killed in stampede during charity event in Yemen
Sanaa: A stampede at an aid distribution centre in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa has claimed the lives of at least 80 people and left 220 others injured, according to Anis Al-Subaihi, spokesperson…
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Yemen’s Houthis unveil new prisoner exchange deal with Yemeni govt
Aden: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unveiled a new prisoner swap agreement with the country’s government, raising hopes for a peaceful resolution to the country’s ongoing conflict. The move comes just hours after…
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Yemen prisoner swap of nearly 900 detainees begins
Sanaa: The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen’s conflict began on Friday, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Taking to Twitter, ICRC…
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UN hails progress in Yemen peace talks between Saudi, Omani delegations
Sanaa: A UN spokesperson said that talks between Saudi and Omani delegations and the Houthi militia in Yemen’s capital Sanaa were “a welcome step towards the de-escalation of tensions” in the war-torn…
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Saudi-Houthi talks spark optimism for ceasefire in war-torn Yemen
Sanaa: Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi militia have engaged in direct talks aimed at reviving a ceasefire in the war-torn nation, following more than eight years of deadly conflict, a government official…
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Saudi delegation arrives in Yemen to hold ceasefire talks with Houthi rebels
Sanaa: A Saudi delegation arrived in the Yemeni capital here to hold ceasefire talks with the Houthi militia, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Sunday. The Saudi delegation arrived along with Omani…
