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US think tank: UAE still an ‘aggressor’ in Yemen despite withdrawal claim
Feb 24, 2021 04:35An American think tank says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains deeply involved in the war on Yemen despite its claim of disengagement.
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Iran will continue path of General Soleimani: IRGC Quds cmdr.
Feb 23, 2021 12:23Commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran will continue down the path of resistance that his predecessor, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, pursued prior to his assassination by the United States.
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Ma’rib battle: Yemeni army close to retaking city from Saudi-led forces
Feb 23, 2021 08:12Victory appears to be on the horizon in the heated battle for Yemen’s strategic central province of Ma’rib as army troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have reportedly taken control of most areas there and dislodged Saudi-led coalition forces and Riyadh-backed militants from those regions.
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British arms sales to Saudi Arabia prolonging war in Yemen: Oxfam
Feb 23, 2021 02:25An international charity organization has rebuked the British government for allowing the export of air-to-air refueling equipment to Saudi Arabia, warning that the gear could prolong the Yemen war as it would be used to help the Saudi air force conduct indiscriminate bombing attacks in the Arab country.
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Zarif: Saudi war on Yemen doomed to fail
Feb 22, 2021 05:36Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen is doomed to failure, and that the kingdom will not be able to impose its will on the Yemeni people through negotiations either.
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Yemen’s UN-brokered prisoner swap negotiations end in no deal
Feb 22, 2021 04:19UN-brokered talks between Yemeni authorities and Saudi-backed former government officials over prisoner exchange have failed.
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Pro-Hadi battalion surrenders to Yemeni army: Reports
Feb 21, 2021 08:14Yemeni media reports say an entire battalion supporting the fugitive Riyadh-backed President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has surrendered to the Yemeni army and allied fighters from Popular Committees.
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Yemen lost over $28mn in 2020 by Saudi detention of fuel tankers: YPC
Feb 21, 2021 04:17The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) says the estimated economic damages incurred by the Saudi-led military coalition’s insistence on preventing dozens of tankers from unloading essential consignments and its “maritime piracy” on fuel ships exceeded 28 million dollars in 2020.
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Saudi Arabia announces 'aggressive' plan to spend $20bn on domestic arms
Feb 20, 2021 16:40Saudi Arabia has announced a “very aggressive” plan to spend more than 20 billion dollars on its domestic military industry over the next decade.
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Independence-seeking Yemen will never accept guardianship of US, Israel, Saudi Arabia: Houthi
Feb 20, 2021 03:27Yemen wants to be a free and independent country, strongly rejecting guardianship sought by the United States, Saudi Arabia, or any other foreign state, the leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says.