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Yemen’s war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk
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Yemen’s war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk

MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) – In Yemen’s gas-rich region of Marib, fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed government recited Koranic verses before…
Yemen warring parties agree largest prisoner swap, sources say
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Yemen warring parties agree largest prisoner swap, sources say

ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to exchange some 1,000 prisoners, including 19 Saudi soldiers, at United Nations-sponsored…
Yemen’s president urges Houthis to allow humanitarian aid
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Yemen’s president urges Houthis to allow humanitarian aid

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yemen’s embattled and exiled president on Thursday urged his government’s rival, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels,…
Saudi king’s rare address to UN showcases monarch in charge
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Saudi king’s rare address to UN showcases monarch in charge

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made a rare address to the UN General Assembly on…
Yemen gets new virus hospital after other facilities close
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Yemen gets new virus hospital after other facilities close

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Red Cross on Monday announced the opening of a new field hospital in southern Yemen…
Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says
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Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali money transfer companies moved more than US$3.7 million in cash between suspected weapons traffickers in recent…
UN warns of Yemen famine, no aid from Saudis, UAE, Kuwait
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UN warns of Yemen famine, no aid from Saudis, UAE, Kuwait

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that “the specter of famine” has returned to conflict-torn Yemen…
New UN report says rebels in Yemen recruited teenage girls
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New UN report says rebels in Yemen recruited teenage girls

GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed experts have found evidence that rebels in Yemen recruited nearly three dozen teenage girls — some…
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume
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Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting resumed in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the internationally recognized government, officials said Wednesday.…
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
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Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics

HAJJAH (Reuters) – Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health center in a Yemeni…
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