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Yemenis Bury Children Killed in Hajjah Air Strikes
2019-03-15
Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air strikes last week as Western pressure increased on the warring parties to end the devastating four-year war.
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Saudis Shoot Down Drone Aimed at Kingdom, Saudi TV Reports
2019-03-09
Saudi Arabia's air defense systems shot down a drone over the kingdom on Friday, the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said, and it accused the country's Houthi fighters of launching the aircraft and targeting civilians.
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Yemen's Warring Parties Agree on Initial Redeployment: U.N
2019-02-18
Yemeni government and Houthi representatives have reached an agreement on the first phase of their redeployment of forces under a U.N.-sponsored deal for the warring armies to leave the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Launches a Targeting Operation in Sanaa
2019-02-09
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched a targeting operation in the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, Saudi state TV reported on Saturday.
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Amnesty Accuses UAE of Diverting Arms to Militias in Yemen
2019-02-06
Amnesty International accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of diverting arms supplied by Western and other states to "unaccountable militias accused of war crimes" in Yemen.
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U.N. Envoy Says Yemen Prisoner Swap would Help Peace Process
2019-02-06
A U.N. special envoy told warring Yemenis on Tuesday that rapid implementation of a prisoner swap deal would help advance efforts at a political settlement of a nearly four-year-old war.
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Head of U.N. Team to Monitor Hodeidah Ceasefire Arrives in Yemen
2018-12-23
The head of a United Nations advance team tasked with monitoring a ceasefire between the Iranian-aligned Houthi group and Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen's Hodeidah has arrived in Yemen, U.N. and local officials said on Saturday.
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Explosions Rock Yemen's Main Port for Second Day after Truce
2018-12-20
Explosions rocked Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeidah for a second day on Wednesday despite a U.N.-mediated ceasefire meant to pave the way for peace negotiations to end nearly four-years of war.
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U.N. Security Council Considers Action to Back Yemen Deal on Hodeidah
2018-12-18
The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution that asks U.N. chief António Guterres to submit proposals by the end of the month on how to monitor a ceasefire agreed by Yemen’s warring parties for the key port city of Hodeidah, diplomats said on Monday.
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U.N. Proposes Yemen's Warring Parties Pull out of Key Port
2018-12-12
The United Nations proposed at initial talks between Yemen’s warring parties on Tuesday that they withdraw from the contested port city of Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions facing famine, and place it under the control of an interim entity.
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Yemen Talks Set to Start in Sweden after Wounded Houthis Evacuated
2018-12-04
Yemeni Houthi officials are expected to travel to Sweden shortly for talks as early as Wednesday to end the nearly four-year-old war after the Saudi-led coalition allowed the evacuation of some of their wounded for treatment.
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U.N. Envoy to Yemen Arrives in Red Sea City of Hodeidah
2018-11-24
The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived on Friday in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, witnesses said.
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Yemen’s Houthis Halt Missile Attacks on Saudi Coalition: Reuters
2018-11-19
Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Monday it was halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their Yemeni allies, responding to a demand from the United Nations.
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Saudi-Led Coalition Halts Hodeidah Assault as West Presses for Yemen Ceasefire: Sources
2018-11-16
The Saudi-led coalition has ordered a halt in its offensive against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen’s main port city Hodeidah, three sources said on Thursday, in an apparent concession to Western pressure to end the war.
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EU Arms Fuelling Yemen Conflict, Tougher Checks Needed: Parliament
2018-11-15
Tougher checks on European Union arms exports are needed and sanctions should be imposed on those countries that flout the bloc’s rules, the European Parliament said on Wednesday.
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Families Get Food in Yemen's Hodeidah during Lull in Fighting
2018-11-14
After a night of air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah, calm descended to allow hungry families to stock up on food in the Houthi-held Red Sea port city on Tuesday.
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U.S. Halting Refueling of Saudi-Led Coalition Aircraft in Yemen's War
2018-11-11
The United States is halting refueling of aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen, the United States and Saudi Arabia said on Friday, ending one of the most divisive aspects of U.S. assistance to the Saudi war effort.
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Yemen Conflict could Push Millions More to Brink of Famine: U.N.
2018-10-16
The number of Yemenis on the brink of famine could rise to 12 million - or two in five of the population - from around 8.5 million in coming months due to escalating war and a deepening economic crisis, the United Nations food agency said on Monday.
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Houthis Say Launch Missile at Aramco Facility in Saudi Arabia
2018-06-21
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said it launched a missile targeting a facility of oil firm Aramco in Asir in southwestern Saudi Arabia, Houthi-run media al-Masirah TV and SABA reported on Tuesday.
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Saudi-Led Coalition Foils Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Ships, Saudi and UAE Media Say
2018-05-24
A Saudi-led military coalition foiled attacks by explosives-laden speedboats deployed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement against commercial vessels, including an oil tanker, in the Red Sea, Saudi and Emirati state media said on Wednesday.