Yemen
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Saudi tries its hand at rebuilding a 'destroyed' Yemen

The war has killed hundreds of thousands of people either through combat or knock-on effects like hunger and disease. Millions remain displaced, their homes and communities destroyed.

published on : 16th May 2023
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Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85, injured hundreds

Hundreds of people in the poverty-hit country had gathered to receive handouts, according to witnesses.

published on : 20th April 2023
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Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap

In Sanaa, the Houthi-held capital, dozens of former prisoners descended from a plane to a marching band and traditional Yemeni dancers, wearing ribbons with the colours of the Yemeni flag.

published on : 14th April 2023
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'Stuck in a swamp': Saudi Arabia seeks exit from Yemen war

The Saudi-led intervention, which marks its eighth anniversary on Sunday, came after the Huthis took control of the capital Sanaa in 2014.

published on : 26th March 2023
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Yemen rebels restrict humanitarian flights arriving in Sanaa

The Houthi-run Civil Aviation Authority said no humanitarian flights would land in Sanaa between March 25-30. It said in a statement they would allow such flights into Sanaa only on Fridays.

published on : 25th March 2023
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10 Yemeni troops killed as new fighting clouds peace efforts  

The clashes took place in oil-producing Marib province, one of the main battlegrounds and the scene of sporadic fighting even during a lull in hostilities over the past year.

published on : 23rd March 2023
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Mideast rivals Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China's help

The deal represents a major diplomatic victory for China and comes as diplomats have been trying to end a yearslong war in Yemen, a conflict in which both Iran and Saudi Arabia are deeply entrenched.

published on : 10th March 2023
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EXPLAINER | Decades-long rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Here is a look back at the long years of rocky relations that preceded the latest announcement between the two nations to restore severed ties and reopen diplomatic missions.

published on : 10th March 2023
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Officials: 14 women, children drowned in shipwreck off Yemen

The group was heading to a relative’s wedding party on Kamaran Island when their boat capsized because of high winds and waves.

published on : 8th March 2023
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Shakespeare in Arabic: Tragedy offers respite from war in Yemen

Yemen, the poorest country on the Arabian peninsula, has been at war since 2014 when Iran-backed Huthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene.

published on : 20th January 2023
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US officials confident Al-Qaeda's Christmas Day jet-bombing mastermind killed

Al-Asiri is believed to have masterminded the attempted Christmas Day, 2009, bombing of a US-bound passenger jet.

published on : 21st August 2018
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Saudi Arabia claims to have intercepted new Yemen missile

The insurgents have in recent months ramped up missile attacks against neighbouring Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition against them.

published on : 24th May 2018
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Saudi Arabia says missile fired at Riyadh was 'Iranian-Huthi'

Saudi Arabia said a ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh Tuesday was "Iranian-Huthi", days after Washington accused Tehran of manufacturing a missile fired by the Yemeni rebels.

published on : 19th December 2017
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Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh: state media

Saudi Arabia intercepted a Yemeni rebel missile over Riyadh today, state media said, as the rebels said the target was Yamamah palace, the official residence of King Salman.

published on : 19th December 2017
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Yemen since Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure

A timeline of the conflict in Yemen since a 2011 uprising that toppled president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

published on : 4th December 2017
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Yemen ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh killed by rebel forces

The statement came shortly after a video began to circulate on social media showing what appeared to be a dead Saleh with a severe head injury.

published on : 4th December 2017
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Yemen's Huthi rebels claim ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh killed

The statement came shortly after a video began to circulate on social media showing what appeared to be a dead Saleh, wrapped in a floral-print blanket with a severe head injury.

published on : 4th December 2017
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Air strike kills 26 in Yemen: medics, military sources

The rebel television channel Al-Masirah also reported the air strike, but give a slightly higher toll of 27 killed and said dozens more were wounded.

published on : 11th March 2017