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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…
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2 Yemen abductees die after brutal torture in Houthi prisons
Two Yemeni nationals abducted by the Houthis died after being brutally tortured in prisons of the Houthi militia in the capital, Sanaa, local media reported. The two Yemenis are Munassar bin Hussein…
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Roadside bomb explosion kills 2 govt soldiers in Yemen’s Shabwa
Aden: Two soldiers of Yemen’s government forces were killed and four others injured in an explosion in the country’s southeastern oil-rich province of Shabwa, a military official said. A local military officer…
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UN says additional money needed to salvage oil tanker off Yemen
United Nations: Tens of millions of US dollars more might be needed to salvage the Safer oil tanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, a United Nations spokesman said. “What we have been…
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Yemen’s presidential council welcomes efforts to revive stalled political process
Aden: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has welcomed efforts to revive the stalled political process in the war-torn Arab country, affirming its commitment to the peace approach that ensures the cooperation of…
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3 killed in landmine blasts in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Sanaa: Three people were killed in a landmine blast in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Houthi-run media reported. The victims were a woman and her two children, while her husband…
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Yemen: 7 displaced children die of cold wave in Marib camps
Sanaa: The severe cold wave in the Yemeni governorate of Marib has caused the death of seven children in camps for the displaced there, Xinhua News Agency reported. The official government source…
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Saudi-led coalition launches 5 drone strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia claimed that the Saudi-led coalition launched five drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The attacks on Tuesday night targeted Houthi military positions in Hays…
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Yemen’s govt forces repulse Houthi attack in Taiz: Official
Aden: Intense armed confrontation renewed between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi rebels in the southwestern province of Taiz, a military official has confirmed. “The Houthis launched a large attack against the…
