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Saudi blockade stopping cash flights, strangling Yemen’s economy: Yemen's Central Bank
Aug 14, 2017 15:00The Central Bank of Yemen has censured the Saudi-led enforcement of a blockade over the Yemeni airspace and the 12-month closure of the country’s primary international airport in the capital city Sana'a, arguing that such restrictive measures are blocking flights that are bringing in cash and “strangling” the economy.
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Roadside bomb explosion kills 12 civilians in southwestern Yemen: Local sources
Aug 14, 2017 14:52At least 12 civilians have been killed and many others have sustained injuries in southern Yemen after a roadside bomb went off under a vehicle, local sources say.
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Over half million Yemenis infected with Cholera since April: WHO
Aug 14, 2017 10:05The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 500,000 people have been affected by Cholera in war torn Yemen since the epidemic broke out in late April, as the waterborne disease has killed nearly 2,000 others in the impoverished nation during the past four months.
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Yemenis mark anniversary of Saudi airstrike on Sa'ada school
Aug 14, 2017 02:37Yemeni children have rallied outside the UN building in the capital Sana'a, marking the first anniversary of the martyrdom of 10 children in a Saudi airstrike.
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Yemeni naval forces, allies sink vessel of Saudi-led coalition off Mukha
Aug 12, 2017 13:43Yemeni naval forces, backed by fighters from Popular Committees, have reportedly targeted and destroyed a military vessel in a missile attack off the coast of the country’s southwestern province of Ta'izz.
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FM, UN envoy stress need for end to Yemen human catastrophe
Aug 12, 2017 08:01The Iranian foreign minister and UN envoy for Yemen have stressed the importance of finding comprehensive political solutions to end the humanitarian crisis in the impoverished war-torn Arab country.
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UN envoy, Iranian diplomat discuss Yemen
Aug 12, 2017 07:57The United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, held a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari in Tehran on Saturday to discuss the situation in Yemen and ways to end the war there.
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UN envoy for Yemen arrives in Iranian capital to discuss Yemeni conflict
Aug 12, 2017 03:13The United Nations (UN)’s Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has arrived in the Iranian Capital, Tehran, to discuss the Yemeni conflict with Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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Yemen's national blood bank at risk of closure within week: Official
Aug 10, 2017 14:11Yemen's national blood bank is facing a complete shutdown within a week as the impoverished Arab country continues to suffer from a deadly military campaign by Saudi Arabia.
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55 presumed dead off Yemen as smugglers deliberately drown refugees: UN agency
Aug 10, 2017 14:10At least 55 refugees are feared dead due to “deliberate” drowning by smugglers off the southern coast of Yemen in the second incident in two days, the United Nations migration agency says.