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15 Yemeni Rebels, 8 Soldiers Killed In Clashes

At least 15 Yemeni rebels and eight soldiers were killed Monday as government forces attacked insurgent positions in...

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Ex Gitmo Detainee Bin Atef Down With Malaria – Lawyer

Aside from the strain of the uncertainty of his continued stay in Ghana and dealing with separation from his wife,...

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UAE Runs ‘informal Prisons’ In Yemen

The United Arab Emirates runs at least two "informal detention facilities" in Yemen and has reportedly transferred...

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Three Things To Watch As Saudi Names New Heir To Throne

Mohammed bin Salman, named Saudi crown prince on Wednesday, becomes first in line to the throne as the historically...

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Mine Blast Kills Saudi Soldier On Yemen Border

A Saudi border guard died Tuesday in a landmine blast along the frontier with Yemen, the interior ministry said. The...

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Yemen Rebels To Boycott UN Envoy

Rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have said they will have no further dealings with a UN envoy who has...

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27 Dead As Yemen Army Closes In On Taez Palace

Yemeni government forces fought Saturday to capture a rebel-held presidential palace in the southwestern province of...

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Yemen Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Saudi Capital

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile, fired by Yemeni rebels, southwest of the capital Riyadh late Friday...

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Rifts Grow On Both Sides of Yemen Conflict

Rifts are growing within the ranks both of Yemen's government and the rebel alliance, further dimming the prospects of...

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South Yemen Leaders Defy Government With Local Council

Former Yemeni officials on Thursday launched an autonomous body to manage the war-wracked country's formerly...

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Yemen Strongman Saleh Open To Negotiations With Saudi

Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is open to negotiations with rival Saudi Arabia, two years into a deadly war...

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Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran

A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said...

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Saudi Fire Stops ‘rebel Boat Bomb’ From Yemen

The Saudi coast guard fired on an unmanned boat rigged with explosives, thwarting an attack on one of the kingdom's oil...

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UN Eyes New Yemen Peace Talks By End of May

A new round of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides should begin by the end of May, the UN mediator said...

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Countries Pledge $1.1bn To Avert Yemen Famine

Countries around the world Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help prevent a looming famine in war-torn...

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‘March For Bread’ Protestors Reach Key Yemen Port

Yemeni protestors reached the Red Sea city of Hodeida Tuesday, ending a weeklong march from the capital to demand the...

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Yemen Missile Seriously Wounds AFP Photographer

A local photographer who works with AFP was seriously wounded in a missile strike on Sunday in southwest Yemen, his...

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Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of...

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Yemeni Protestors March On Key Port To Demand Humanitarian Zone

A group of Yemeni protestors set out from rebel-held capital Sanaa Wednesday on a 225-kilometre (140-mile) march to...