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Yemen flash floods: 91 killed, 24,624 families affected
Sanaa: Yemen Houthi rebels have said 91 people have been killed by recent flash floods, triggered by heavy rain, in areas under their control in the north of the war-devastated country. At…
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4 Yemeni soldiers killed in Houthi attacks despite truce
The Yemeni army announced that 4 soldiers were killed and 25 injured, in 351 Houthi violations of the UN armistice on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 8 to 10. The violations occurred…
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Yemen torrential rains: 10 historic buildings collapse, 38 dead
Sanaa: Torrential rains in southwest Yemen and in the old city country’s capital, Sanaa, have caused flooding and collapsed 10 historical buildings, killing at least 38 people over the past two days,…
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Houthi rebels admit kidnapping 2,850 civilians in one year
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels admitted to kidnapping 2,856 civilians, including women, from several governorates subject to the coup during the past 12 months. In this context, human rights sources in Sana’a revealed to…
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Saudi Arabia affirms absolute support for Yemen’s stability
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday, August 9, affirmed the Kingdom’s firm support for all measures that can help ensure the security and stability of Yemen and its people,…
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UN: Yemen’s warring sides extend truce until October
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday announced the extension of the Yemen truce for another two months from August 2, 2022, to October 2, 2022. The truce was extended according to the…
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Houthis deprive Yemeni journalist of medication amid health decline
The family of a 36-year-old Yemeni journalist held in Houthi prisons said that his health condition of the latter is critical and may die because the Iran-backed Houthis are depriving him of…
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Yemen’s presidential council appoints four ministers
Aden: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has appointed four Ministers, including a war-worn veteran who will head the Saudi-backed government’s Defence Ministry. Mohsen Mohammed Hussein al-Daeri, who has led several military campaigns…
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Yemen: Conjoined twins successfully separated in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A team of doctors in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday successfully separated Yemeni conjoined twins Mawaddah and Rahma, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The 3-month-old twins were born conjoined…
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81 killed in Yemen since truce began
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government said that 81 people were killed and 331 others injured in the sporadic attacks carried out by the Houthi militia since the beginning of an UN-brokered truce. “The violations…
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Yemen: Houthis abduct girls in Hajjah on prostitution charges
Yemeni activists and human rights groups stated on Monday that the Iran-backed Houthi group has kidnapped dozens of girls from their homes on charges of prostitution since the beginning of July in…
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Six-year-old boy dies, 11 injured in Houthi attack in Taiz
A six-year-old Yemeni boy died on Sunday after Houthis attacked a residential neighbourhood in Taiz Governorate, southwest of Yemen on Saturday. The Houthis on Saturday afternoon fired an artillery barrage at houses…
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UN envoy steps up efforts for expansion of truce in Yemen
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg has intensified his engagements toward full implementation of the truce in Yemen, and is exploring possibilities for expanding and extending it beyond August…
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Guantanamo Bay: Yemeni national cleared for release after 20 years
A Yemeni national who was held in US custody without charge at Guantanamo Bay detention centre for 20 years has been cleared for release but will remain imprisoned until he is transferred out of…
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EU criticises Houthis for refusing to open Taiz’s roads
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday expressed its great regret at the Houthis’ rejection of the latest proposal of the United Nations Special Envoy to reopen roads, especially around Taiz Governorate. “The…
