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UN envoy in Sanaa to persuade Houthis on ending Taiz siege
Sanaa: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg arrived in Yemen’s capital Sanaa in a bid to persuade the Houthi group to accept a proposal for ending the siege on Taiz city.…
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Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Houthi militia have started their second round of talks over the opening of blocked roads in Taiz city, an official said. “Delegations representing the Yemeni government…
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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 announces extension of Yemen truce for two months
UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Thursday announced the extension of Yemen truce for another two months. The truce was extended according to the same provisions of the original agreement…
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UN welcomes first commercial flight from Sanaa-Cairo
United Nations: The United Nations has welcomed the first commercial flight from Yemen’s Sanaa airport to Cairo, a UN spokesman said. The first commercial flight took off on Wednesday. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman…
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Yemen’s warring sides agree to extend truce for two-months
Aden: Efforts exerted by the UN and other international powers succeeded in convincing Yemen’s warring sides to initially accept a proposal of extending the recent two-month nationwide truce, a government official said.…
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Two Yemeni govt soldiers killed in roadside bomb
Aden: Two soldiers of the Yemeni government armed forces were killed and four more injured when a roadside bomb struck a military pick-up truck in Yemen’s southern oil-rich province of Shabwa, a…
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Yemen expresses concern over Houthi’s recruitment of children
Sanaa: Yemen’s Minister of Information criticized the continued silence of the international community regarding the recruitment of children by Iranian terrorist Houthi militia in select areas of control. According to a statement released by the…
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First commercial flight departs from Sanaa-Cairo after 6 years
Cairo: The Houthi militia in Yemen has confirmed that the first commercial flight between Sanaa and Cairo will take off on Wednesday after a gap of six years. “The office of UN…
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Yemen’s presidential council to restructure army, security forces
Aden: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has declared a new plan for unifying the pro-government Yemeni army and security forces in the war-ravaged Arab country. According to a statement released by the…
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Five killed in landmine blasts in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Sanaa: Five people, including a child and woman, were killed in three separate landmine explosions in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official said. “The blasts were caused by…
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Talks on reopening of Taiz roads concludes without agreement
Aden: Representatives from the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia concluded an initial round of discussions without reaching an agreement on opening roads around the besieged province of Taiz, said UN Special…
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4 killed in grenade explosion in Yemen’s Aden: official
Aden: At least four people were killed and dozens injured in a grenade explosion in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Thursday, a security official told Xinhua. “An explosion caused by…
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Yemen looks for fresh funding, wheat supplies amidst escalating food crisis
Yemen is looking for new wheat sources, but will require assistance to pay for increasingly expensive imports, informed an official and a major importer, as the World Food Programme warned of food…
