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Saudi-led Arab coalition to halt military operations in Yemen
Riyadh: The Arab Coalition in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that it will halt military operations in Yemen starting from Wednesday morning to help create a positive atmosphere during the…
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Gulf states plan Yemen talks without Houthi rebels present
Dubai: Gulf Arab states were to gather for a summit on Tuesday about the years-long war in Yemen, which the country’s Houthi rebels were boycotting because it is taking place in Saudi…
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Saudi Arabia offers $7mn to Unicef education programs in Yemen
United Nations: The Unicef announced a new contribution of $7 million by Saudi Arabia to support the Fund’s education programmes in the war-torn Yemen. According to the Unicef, the monetary aid will help…
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Yemen’s Houthi militia announce Saudi prisoner swap deal
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia has announced that they are ready to swap 823 prisoners of the Saudi-led coalition forces for 1,400 Houthi militants. The prisoner exchange agreement was reached on March 21…
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Yemeni arrested in Saudi for glorifying Houthi strike on Aramco
Riyadh: A Saudi Arabia-based Yemeni expatriate has been arrested for glorifying a recent attack by Yemeni Al Houthi rebels on Saudi Aramco’s petroleum distribution depot in Jeddah on Friday, the Saudi Press…
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Guterres condemns attacks on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia, Yemen
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned attacks that targeted civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. “The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about reports of ongoing airstrikes in Hodeidah city and the…
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Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen’s Houthis after Jeddah attack
Sanaa: A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen unleashed a barrage of airstrikes on the capital and a strategic Red Sea city, officials said Saturday. At least eight people were killed.…
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels announce 3-day ceasefire with Saudi-led coalition
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced a three-day unilateral ceasefire with the Saudi-led coalition, voicing their commitment to a permanent truce if the coalition ends airstrikes and withdraws forces. “We will suspend…
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Iran is working hard to keep dialogue open with Saudi Arabia: FM Hossein
Tehran: The ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia are facing problems and challenges but Iran is working hard to keep the dialogue open between the two Middle Eastern powers, Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Saudi Arabia: Houthi attack causes massive fire at Aramco’s oil facility
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, announced that Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked a Saudi Aramco oil facility setting off a huge fire visible from Jeddah’s Formula 1 track as…
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Iran says Yemen faces worst humanitarian crisis in ‘destructive war’
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said the Saudi-led coalition’s “destructive war” on Yemen has caused the country to face the biggest humanitarian catastrophe in the century. It added on Thursday in a…
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Car bombing hit security checkpoint in Yemen’s Aden
Aden: A massive explosion caused by a booby-trapped vehicle hit a security checkpoint in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, killing and injuring a number of security members, a security official told Xinhua…
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Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again
Dubai: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels this week struck the same oil storage tank in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah they had previously hit two years ago, satellite photos showed Tuesday. Satellite…
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Arab countries condemn Houthi attack targeting civilians in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Arab countries have condemned in the strongest terms the attack carried out by the Yemeni Houthi movement in the early hours of Sunday, by targeting economic and civilian facilities in several regions in…
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Houthis launch drone attacks against Saudi Aramco oil facilities
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia have claimed responsibility for a fresh attack against Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Jeddah and other vital energy facilities in the Jazan, the second of such cross-border missile…
