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UN welcomes first commercial flight from Yemen's Sanaa airport to Egypt
The United Nations has welcomed the first commercial flight from Yemen's Sanaa airport to Cairo
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UN envoy arrives in Yemen's Aden to discuss lifting siege on Taiz
On Saturday, representatives from the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia concluded an initial round of discussions without reaching an agreement on opening roads around Taiz
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WEF 2022: 5 ways to secure a more sustainable, safer future for every child
Years of conflict and crises in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen have shattered economies along with all the systems children rely on to survive and thrive
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Yemen 2009 plane crash trial begins in Paris, lone survivor to attend
The 2009 Yemenia flight left from Paris before picking up other passengers in the southern French city of Marseille, the crash killed 152 people
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Yemen's Houthi rebels agree to stop using child soldiers, says UN
The Houthis signed what the UN described as an action plan to end and prevent recruiting or using children in armed conflict, killing or maiming children and attacking schools and hospitals
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Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Hadi steps down under Saudi pressure: Report
Prince Mohammed told Hadi that other Yemeni leaders had agreed that it was time for him to relinquish power, according to the Saudi and Yemeni officials
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India welcomes ceasefire in Yemen, calls for peace and security
India on Thursday said it calls for peace, security and prosperity for the people of Yemen and welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in the eight-year-long conflict
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Yemen's Prez calls on Houthis for negotiations to end civil war
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
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Oil inches up as supply concerns weigh despite reserve release, Yemen truce
The United Nations has brokered a two-month truce between a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi group aligned with Iran for the first time in the seven-year conflict.
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Crude oil prices extend losses on reserves release, Yemen truce
The United Nations has brokered a two-month truce between a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi group aligned with Iran for the first time in the seven-year conflict.
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'Long-awaited reprieve': US welcomes United Nations mediated truce in Yemen
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.
F1 race in Saudi Arabia to go ahead despite nearby attack by Houthi rebels
The announcement came a day after the rebels attacked an oil depot located about 11 kilometers (seven miles) from the F1 circuit
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10,200 kids dead, injured in Yemen's years-long conflict: United Nations
The Unicef announced that 10,200 children have been killed or injured since the ongoing conflict in Yemen escalated nearly seven years ago.
UN warns of impending famine in war-ravaged Yemen due to economic collapse
UNICEF warned Friday that millions of Yemeni people are at risk of famine as a result of the country's years-long military conflict and sharp deterioration of its economy, calling for urgent action
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US State Secy Blinken expresses concern over civilian casualties in Yemen
Yemen has been mired in civil war since September 2014 when the Houthi militia forced the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of the capital Sanaa.
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Yemen rebel attack on UAE brings tragedy to Indian families
Rath, whose fuel tanker blew up in a fatal attack on Abu Dhabi last month claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels last month, was standing by his truck filling out forms when the drones hit.
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UN Chief condemns Saudi-led deadly airstrikes in Yemen's Saada city
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition against a detention centre in Yemen's Saada city, said his spokesman
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Saudi-led forces receive distress signal from oil tanker off Yemen: Report
The report, on Wednesday, gave no further details but said there were "high-risk indicators" in waters off Hodeidah port on the Red Sea, one of the world's busiest maritime lanes
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UN top envoy says Yemen violence escalation worst in years
Hans Grundberg, the special envoy of the UN Secretary general for Yemen, has said that escalating violence in the country has been "among the worst" in recent years
Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen strikes Sanaa airport: Report
The Yemeni capital is held by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement
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