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UN food chief recounts suffering of Yemeni children after trip
Nov 17, 2018 14:10“It was just like tickling a ghost.” That is a remark expressed with desperation by Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program David Beasley following his return from a three-day visit to Yemen, where he saw for himself the suffering of Yemeni children.
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Yemen warring parties close to prisoner swap deal, vow to attend Sweden peace talks: UN
Nov 17, 2018 02:53The UN envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says the warring sides in Yemen are close to a deal on exchanging prisoners as a confidence-building measure ahead of the upcoming peace talks in Sweden, which both sides have promised to attend.
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Despite declared halt to offensive, Saudi warplanes hit Hudaydah
Nov 16, 2018 15:25At least nine people have been killed in western Yemen, despite a declared halt to the Saudi-led offensive that was meant to seize control of the strategic port city of Hudaydah.
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Pause in Saudi raids on Hudaydah aimed at buying time: Ansarullah
Nov 16, 2018 07:38Yemen's Ansarullah spokesman says a pause in Saudi airstrikes on Hudaydah is not a submission to international pressure but a bid to buy time and reinforce the military strength for a fresh offensive.
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Bahrain inks deal to buy US copters after Senate favor
Nov 16, 2018 03:51Bahrain signs an agreement with a US aerospace manufacturer to buy 12 twin-engine attack helicopters after the Senate votes down a draft resolution to block American arms sales to the kingdom.
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House Republicans block vote on measure seeking to end US role in Yemen war
Nov 15, 2018 11:47US President Donald Trump’s Republican allies in the House of Representatives have blocked a vote on a measure that sought to end Washington’s support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal war on Yemen.
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European arms sales stoking Yemen war, tougher checks needed: Parliament
Nov 15, 2018 07:44The European Parliament (EP) says the European Union’s arms exports to Saudi Arabia are stoking the deadly war on Yemen, calling for sanctions on the countries that refuse to respect the EU’s rules on weapons sales.
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US drone strikes killing more civilians in Yemen: Report
Nov 15, 2018 03:23Civilian casualties from the years-long US drone strikes in Yemen are on the rise, a new report has warned, pointing to yet another major threat facing the Yemeni people amid a devastating war by Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi-backed militants pause Hudaydah attack
Nov 15, 2018 00:32Saudi-backed militiamen loyal to Yemen's former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have halted their offensive aimed at taking the strategic port city of Hudaydah from the Ansarullah fighters.
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UN aid chief demands cessation of hostilities around Yemen's Hudaydah
Nov 14, 2018 03:05United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has called for a ceasefire around of Hudaydah, where Saudi-backed militiamen loyal to Yemen's former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and foreign mercenaries are fighting Ansarullah fighters for the control of the western Yemeni port city.