Yemeni Crisis

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Yemeni Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Mecca

A ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels was shot down late Thursday close to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, a month before...

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80% of Yemen Children In Need of Immediate Aid

A vicious combination of war, cholera and hunger has left 80 percent of Yemeni children in desperate need of aid, the...

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Top UN Delegation Visits Crisis-Hit Yemen

A high-level UN delegation arrived in Yemen on Monday, a UN source said, to visit areas held by both the government and...

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Yemen Cholera Cases Could Exceed 600,000 In 2017

More than 600,000 people are expected to contract cholera in Yemen this year, the International Committee of the Red...

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CARE Chief Says Yemen Situation A ‘shame On Humanity’

The head of anti-poverty NGO CARE International on Saturday denounced the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen, which...

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UN Blames Saudi-Led Coalition For Deadly Yemen Strike

The United Nations on Friday blamed a Saudi-led coalition for a deadly air strike on civilians in Yemen this week,...

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20 Yemeni Civilians Reported Dead In Air Strike

An air raid in Yemen has killed at least 20 people mostly from the same family, the UN and witnesses said Wednesday,...

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20 Yemeni Civilians Killed In Air Strike

An air strike on a group of displaced Yemenis has killed at least 20 civilians, mostly from the same family, a UN...

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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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Yemen Troops Killed In Suspected Qaeda Attack

Five Yemeni soldiers were killed and three wounded Sunday when gunmen suspected of ties to Al-Qaeda opened fire on a...

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UN Blames Yemen Warring Sides For ‘man-Made’ Cholera Crisis

The UN aid chief on Wednesday blamed Yemen's warring parties and their foreign backers for a 'man-made' cholera...

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Britain’s Arms Exports To Saudi ‘lawful’

Britain's High Court ruled on Monday that UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia are not unlawful, after campaigners argued...

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Southern Yemenis Rally For Independence

Thousands of Yemenis demanding southern secession rallied in the streets of Aden on Friday, waving the flag of the...

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Yemen Famine Risk Rising As Cholera Diverts Resources

Aid groups have pulled resources from the fight against malnutrition to battle cholera in Yemen, raising the risk of...

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Drone Kills Two Qaeda Suspects In Yemen

A drone strike likely to have been carried out by the United States killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members in southern...

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Yemen Troops, Rebels Killed In Battle For Central Province

Six soldiers were killed in Yemen on Thursday, a military source said, as government forces seek to cement their...

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Yemen Cholera Cases Could Jump To 300,000 By September

A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen will probably have infected more than 300,000 people by September, up sharply...

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Yemen Cholera Cases Could Pass 300,000 By September

A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen could infect more than 300,000 people by the end of August, up from nearly...

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Local Qaeda Leader In Yemen Killed By US Air Strike

A US air strike has killed a regional Al-Qaeda leader and two associates in Yemen's Shabwa province, a jihadist...