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Intense govt-Houthi fighting leaves 10 killed in Yemen
Aden: At least 10 soldiers were killed on Tuesday in heavy fighting between pro-government Yemeni troops and Houthi militants in the southern province of Dhalea, a military officer said. The intense confrontations broke…
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Houthis seize strategic Yemeni city from army
Sanaa: The Yemeni Houthis drove the government army out of the strategic Harad city in the northern province of Hajjah, killing more than 60 soldiers and injuring 140 others, a military source said.…
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Five UN employees kidnapped in Yemen’s Abyan
Aden: A United Nations official confirmed on Saturday that five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen’s turbulent southern province of Abyan. Russell Geekie, the Senior Communications Advisor to the Resident and…
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Greek coast guard throw Yemeni migrant family into Mediterranean Sea
Sanaa: A Yemeni migrant family who tried to cross into Europe via Greece was thrown into the cold Mediterranean sea by Greek coast guard units, Anadolu News Agency reported. On December 2021, three…
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UAE strongly condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly condemned the attempt by the Houthi militia to target Abha International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through a drone, which was…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for drone attack on Saudi airport
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia has claimed responsibility for a bomb-laden drone attack on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia. “The attack hit a military object at the airport accurately,” Yehya Sarea, Houthi military…
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Saudi Arabia: Intercepted Houthi drone shrapnel injures 12 including an Indian
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, on Thursday announced that at least twelve people have been injured including an Indian resident by shrapnel from a drone intercepted by…
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36 Yemenis killed by explosives in Jan: official
Aden: A total of 36 Yemeni people were killed by explosives during the first month of 2022 across the war-torn Arab country, a government official told Xinhua. “Unexploded ordnance and landmines, including…
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UN declares progress in talks with Yemen’s warring parties over decaying oil tanker
Aden: The United Nations(UN) has announced that positive discussions with Yemen’s warring parties had taken place regarding a proposal to solve the crisis caused by a rusting oil tanker off Yemen’s Red…
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Yemeni army advance into Houthi-held district near Saudi border
Sanaa: The Yemeni army has advanced into the northern district of Harad near the Saudi Arabian border, recapturing a military camp, a village, and a series of strategic mountains from the Houthi…
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Yemen rebel attack on UAE brings tragedy to Indian families
Abu Dhabi: First, there was a pop, like firecrackers, then the world itself seemed to splinter. Ramjan Rath felt a sharp pain. He looked down, and realised he was on fire. Rath,…
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US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
Dubai: The U.S. military launched interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates during a visit by Israel’s president, the second-such time American troops have…
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Yemen families forced to eat leaves owing to the escalating war
The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations stated on Sunday that it had documented examples of Yemeni families being compelled to eat leaves due to hunger in their war-torn nation.…
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Houthis suffer serious setbacks in fight over Yemen’s oil-rich provinces
Sanaa: Recent military operations conducted by elite Yemeni troops inflicted serious setbacks on the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the fight over the country’s oil-rich provinces, said a military official. The Southern Giants…
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UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, the third such attack in recent weeks.…
