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Yemenis hold large rally against deadly Saudi war, blockade of Yemeni ports
Nov 13, 2017 16:19Thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of capital Sana’a to voice their outrage at the ongoing military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, against their impoverished nation and a crippling blockade the invading alliance has imposed on Yemen’s ports, particularly the vital port of Hudaydah.
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Saudi Arabia says will lift its siege of Yemen air, sea ports
Nov 13, 2017 08:49Saudi Arabia’s mission to the United Nations says Riyadh and its allies will reopen airports and seaports in Yemen which is already facing a dire humanitarian situation in the face of a crippling blockade.
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Ansarullah threatens to target Saudi-led coalition’s warships, oil tankers
Nov 13, 2017 03:32Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has threatened that it could strike warships and oil tankers of the Saudi-led coalition in retaliation for the blockade the military alliance has imposed on the Yemeni ports, particularly the Southwestern Port of Hudaydah.
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US general points finger at Iran over Yemeni missile fired against Riyadh
Nov 12, 2017 05:38A top US Air Force official in the Middle East is pointing the finger at Iran over a retaliatory missile fired from Yemen against the Saudi capital Riyadh during a war launched by the monarchy.
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EU says partial removal of Saudi blockade not enough to help Yemenis
Nov 12, 2017 03:31The European Union has said that Saudi Arabia’s slight easing of its blockade on Yemen is not enough to stop the country from plunging into famine, urging further measures to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.
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Yemenis to give 'unprecedented' response to Saudi possible attack on Hudaydah
Nov 11, 2017 16:01The chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee has warned the Saudi-led coalition against launching a military assault on the country’s strategic western port city of Hudaydah, stressing the Yemeni forces’ response would be “unprecedented” in such a case.
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Partial removal of Saudi-led blockade of Yemen not enough: UN
Nov 11, 2017 15:46A United Nations official says the re-opening of the port city of Aden and a land border crossing for dispatching humanitarian aid to Yemen is not enough as the Saudi-led coalition is still blocking desperately-needed UN aid deliveries to the impoverished country.
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Saudi warplanes target Yemen’s Defense Ministry building in Sana’a
Nov 11, 2017 03:28Saudi warplanes have conducted airstrikes on Yemen's Defense Ministry and a nearby residential building in the capital Sana’a, local sources say.
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Yemen’s fuel stocks, vaccine will run out in a month, UNICEF warns
Nov 11, 2017 03:11The United Nations children’s agency has warned that Yemen's stocks of fuel and vaccines will run out within a month unless the invading military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, lifts its blockade on the Western Port of Hudaydah and the international airport in the capital Sana'a.
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Saudi siege could kill more hunger-stricken kids in Yemen: UNICEF
Nov 10, 2017 07:58The UN children’s fund has voiced alarm over humanitarian repercussions of the crippling Saudi blockade against Yemen, where some 400,000 kids are already at risk of death due to acute malnutrition.