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(MENAFN) Senior members of US President Donald Trump’s national security team met at Camp David on Friday for closed-door discussions focused on the war with Iran and the conflict involving Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen, according to...

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(MENAFN) UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg completed a three-day visit to Cairo on Wednesday, where he discussed the renewed military escalation in Yemen and its wider regional consequences.

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(MENAFN) Government troops in Yemen launched fresh airstrikes against Houthi positions in the southwestern province of Taiz on Thursday, as combat intensified across multiple fronts spanning western Taiz and the adjoining Lahj province, a...

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(MENAFN) Fresh fighting in Yemen has driven more than 57,000 children from their homes in just two weeks, compounding an already dire humanitarian emergency, UNICEF said in a report issued late Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Yemen's internationally recognized government has condemned missile and drone attacks by the Houthi group against Saudi cities, expressing its “full solidarity” with Saudi Arabia, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s government said Tuesday that nearly 12,600 families have been forced to leave their homes across six provinces as a new wave of military escalation drives further displacement.

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(MENAFN) Five people, including a child, are killed and several others injured in separate Houthi attacks in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province on Wednesday, according to Yemeni authorities.

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(MENAFN) Escalating clashes between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthi group have displaced at least 125,000 people since the beginning of September, adding further pressure to communities already facing a prolonged humanitarian crisis....

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(MENAFN) Yemeni government troops intercepted three Houthi drones in Taiz and Shabwa provinces on Monday, even as warplanes pounded the group's positions and military hardware in western Taiz. According to the government-aligned Giants Brigades,...

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(MENAFN) Yemeni government forces said Monday they had intercepted three Houthi drones in Taiz and Shabwa provinces as airstrikes targeted Houthi positions and military equipment in western Taiz, highlighting renewed escalation between the rival...

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(MENAFN) Nearly 94,000 people have been newly displaced across Yemen as fighting between government forces and the Houthi group continues, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s internationally recognized government has approved a sweeping ban on the import and circulation of Iranian goods and products, as tensions continue to rise between authorities and the Iran-backed Houthi movement.

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(MENAFN) Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi has pledged to continue efforts to rebuild state institutions and restore government control throughout the country as fighting with the Houthi group continues to reshape the...

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(MENAFN) Yemen's government said Sunday that 150 civilians have been killed and more than 200 others wounded by Houthi fire in the provinces of Taiz, Al-Hudaydah and Marib since September 3. The figures came in a statement from the Human Rights...

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(MENAFN) Yemeni government forces have recaptured several positions from the Houthi group and continued their advance in southwestern Taiz province, amid a series of airstrikes against Houthi fighters and military assets.

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(MENAFN) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed outrage over the death of a UN employee while detained by Houthi authorities in Yemen, describing himself as “appalled” by the incident.

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(MENAFN) Saudi authorities temporarily activated emergency warning systems on Monday in three cities amid heightened tensions involving Yemen's Houthi group, before confirming that the threat had ended.

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(MENAFN) A UN staff member has died in the custody of Houthi authorities in Yemen, prompting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to say he was “appalled.” The victim, Mohammed Ibrahim al-Shami, worked for the Office of the UN High Commissioner...

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense declared the security threat over in the southwestern regions of Jazan and Najran on Monday, after the National Early Warning Platform triggered alerts to residents.

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(MENAFN) Saudi and Yemeni military officials discussed Saturday measures to improve coordination and increase the operational readiness of Yemeni forces across multiple fronts.