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Yemen expresses concern over Houthi’s recruitment of children
Sanaa: Yemen’s Minister of Information criticized the continued silence of the international community regarding the recruitment of children by Iranian terrorist Houthi militia in select areas of control. According to a statement released by the…
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Egypt agrees to operate flights between Sanaa, Cairo after 6 yrs
Sanaa: The Yemeni government on Tuesday announced that Egypt agreed to operate direct flights between Cairo and Sanaa, which is under the control of the Houthis, as part of a truce in…
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Houthi delegation head to Jordan to discuss lifting Taiz siege
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia said they had sent representatives to Jordan’s capital Amman to attend a UN-sponsored negotiation over lifting the siege on Taiz city as part of the ongoing truce. The…
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Yemeni govt accuses Houthis of recruiting children in conflict
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognised government has accused the Houthi rebels of recruiting children in their ongoing fighting in the Arab country. According to a statement released by the country’s Information Minister Muammar Eryani…
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Another commercial flight leaves Houthi-held Sanaa airport
Sanaa: Another commercial flight left Yemen’s capital of Sanaa held by the Houthi militia shortly after it offloaded passengers from Jordan, as part of the ongoing truce between Yemen’s warring parties. The…
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UN envoy: Talks on now to extend Yemen’s 2-month cease-fire
United Nations: With just two weeks left in a two-month cease-fire in Yemen, the UN envoy to the war-torn country said Tuesday that talks with the government and Houthi rebels are going…
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First commercial flight departs from Sanaa airport after 6 years
Sanaa: The first commercial flight took off from the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen’s capital on Monday after a break of almost six years. The first flight carrying 126 passengers, took…
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Yemen govt accuses Houthis of attacking oil-rich province despite truce
Sanaa: The Yemen government has accused the Houthi rebels of attacking the oil-rich province of Marib despite a two-month ceasefire brokered by the UN. “The Houthis launched a sniper operation killing a…
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UN Yemen envoy in Aden to uphold ceasefire
Aden: Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, arrived in the southern port city of Aden for a two-day visit, amid efforts to push the country’s warring parties to uphold a…
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Gas ship allowed into Yemen’s Hodeidah port as part of truce
Sanaa: The Houthi militia have announced that a ship carrying gas was allowed to enter Yemen’s blockaded Red Sea port of Hodeidah as part of the ongoing truce between the country’s warring…
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Saudi Arabia releases 163 Houthi prisoners to Sanaa, Aden
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Friday announced that it had transported 163 Houthi prisoners to Yemen in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as…
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Houthis attack Yemen govt security centre despite truce
Sanaa: The Houthi rebels attacked a security centre of the Yemeni government in the southwestern province of Taiz, a military official said. “The Houthis used an explosive-laden drone in their attack against…
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Yemen: Houthis offer to release 200 prisoners before Eid al-Fitr
Sanaa: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement made a new offer to the United Nations to release 200 prisoners from each of the warring parties in Yemen before Eid al-Fitr. The head of the…
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1st commercial flight from Sanaa airport in six years postponed
Sanaa: The first commercial flight scheduled to depart the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen’s capital in over six years has been delayed indefinitely amid accusations between the country’s warring sides. A flight…
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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…
