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Sanaa airport set to reopen from April 24 after six years
Sanaa: Yemen’s national airline Yemenia announced on Thursday the reopening of Sanaa International Airport controlled by the Houthi militia from Sunday. These will be the first commercial flights from the Yemeni capital,…
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Yemen’s Houthis criticize new U.S.-led task force in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis criticised a new U.S.-led task force that will patrol the Red Sea following a series of attacks by the Iran-backed rebels in a waterway that’s essential to global trade.…
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10 Al-Qaida members escape from prison in Yemen
Aden: A total of 10 members of Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen escaped from a prison in the southeastern province of Hadhramout, a government official said. “The prison break occurred late on Thursday…
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UN envoy warns against attempts to use truce in Yemen to prepare for escalation
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg has warned against attempts to take the advantage of the current truce in Yemen to prepare for escalation. Although the two-month renewable truce…
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Preparations to reopen Sanaa airport in Yemen underway
Sanaa: Preparations are underway to reopen Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport, nearly six years after it closed to commercial flights. Since 2016, the Saudi-led Arab coalition has halted air navigation at Sanaa airport…
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UN envoy urges Yemeni parties to commit to ceasefire
Sanaa: The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg urged the country’s warring parties to commit to the agreed ceasefire after fighting broke out in the oil-rich Marib province. The fighting on Friday…
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Head of Yemen’s new presidential council vows to end war
Sanaa: Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s newly formed Presidential Leadership Council, has vowed to work to end the country’s devastating conflict and achieve permanent peace. On Thursday, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi issued…
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Saudi Arabia announces $3 billion in urgent support for Yemen
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday welcomed the decision by Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, President of Yemen, to form the Presidential Leadership Council, and announced the provision of urgent…
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Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war
Sanaa: Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month…
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Yemen’s President calls on Houthis for negotiations to end civil war
Sanaa: Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has urged the Houthi militia to sit at the negotiating table with the government to reach a political settlement and end the seven-year civil war, the Saba…
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UN security council welcomes truce call in Yemen
United Nations: The UN Security Council has issued a statement, welcoming the April 1 call by UN special envoy Hans Grundberg for a two-month truce announcement on Yemen and the positive response from…
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Ready to resume talks with Saudi Arabia to solve differences: Iran
Tehran: Iran is ready to resume talks with Saudi Arabia to solve differences, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman announced. “We are ready for the continuation of talks and for the settlement of…
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Yemen’s 2-month ceasefire enters into force
Sanaa: A two-month ceasefire brokered by the UN in Yemen is set to come into force at 7 p.m, the UN envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced one hour prior to the agreed…
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Yemen government agrees to reopen Sanaa airport
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognised government declared its readiness to reopen the Sanaa International Airport controlled by the Houthi militia. Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak said that his government is ready to deal positively…
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US welcomes United Nations mediated truce in Yemen
Washington: The United States on Friday welcomed the United Nations-mediated truce in Yemen, with President Joe Biden saying that the initiative is a long-awaited reprieve for the people of the country. I…
