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GCC considering inviting Houthis for peace talks in Riyadh
Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is considering inviting the Iranian-backed Ansar Allah armed group (Houthis) and other Yemeni parties for consultation in Riyadh this month as part of an initiative aimed…
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Car bomb in Yemen targets security commander; four killed
Sanaa: At least four people were killed by a car bomb on Tuesday in war-torn Yemen. At least eight people, including a senior security official, were injured, officials said. The explosion took…
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Saudi-led coalition repels Houthi advances in Yemen’s Marib
Sanaa: Forces of the Saudi-led coalition have repelled advances by the Houthi militia on two fronts in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a military source said. Coalition airstrikes targeted the Houthi combatants…
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Dozens of Yemeni children killed, injured in 2022: Report
Sanaa: Dozens of Yemeni children were killed or injured in the Yemeni civil war in January and February this year, as the ongoing conflict continued to escalate in the country and, as…
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Russia-Ukraine conflict could reduce Yemenis’ access to basic needs: Report
Sanaa: The Russian invasion of Ukraine isn’t only jeopardizing the lives of Ukraine’s citizens, but also raises concern in war-torn Yemen and could reduce Yemenis’ access to their basic needs. The International…
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Houthi shelling in Yemen kills six children
Sanaa: Shelling carried out by the Houthi militia in different areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours has led to the deaths of six children, a security official said. “In two…
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Angelina Jolie holds talks with Houthis on Yemen’s situation
Sanaa: Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie held talks with the Houthi Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf in Sanaa, the Saba News Agency…
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21mn Yemenis need life-saving aid: Unicef
Sanaa: Some 21 million people in the war-torn Yemen, or nearly 70 per cent of the total population, need life-saving humanitarian assistance, the Unicef said. “This includes 11.3 million children or nearly…
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Angelina Jolie visits Yemen refugees amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Sanaa: Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie visited Aden, Yemen on Sunday to provide aid and…
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Two international aid workers kidnapped in Yemen
Sanaa: Two workers of the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres/MSF) were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Yemen’s southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official said. The aid workers…
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UN slaps expanded arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
United Nations: The UN Security Council voted Monday to impose an expanded arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, saying they have threatened the peace, security and stability of the war-torn country. Council…
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Yemen complains over Houthi activities from Lebanon
Beirut: Lebanon’s Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi on Tuesday received a complaint letter from his counterpart in Yemeni Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak about the Houthi militia engaging in hostile activities from inside Lebanese territories.…
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Saudi Arabia: 16 injured in Houthi drone attack on Jazan airport
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, on Monday announced that sixteen civilians were injured in a drone attack that targeted Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Airport in Jazan, a southwestern…
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Yemeni woman kidnaps ex-husband after he remarries
Sana’a: In a strange and rare incident, a Yemeni woman kidnapped a man in the south-western province of Taiz after he remarried, local media reported. The victim, Mubarak Sultan, was kidnapped by…
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Arab coalition kills dozens of Houthis by launching strikes on Yemen
Sanaa: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, announced that it launched twelve strikes on Houthi positions in north-western Hajjah Governorate during the past 24 hours. It said…
