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Blasts hit Yemen's Aden airport after Saudi-backed 'regime' arrives
Dec 30, 2020 14:26Explosions have hit an airport in Yemen’s southern city of Aden after a plane carrying a self-proclaimed regime backed by Saudi Arabia landed from Riyadh.
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Trump administration approves billions in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt
Dec 30, 2020 08:39In its final days in office, the administration of US President Donald Trump has approved arms sales to three Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, amid widespread criticism of their bleak human rights record.
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PGCC ministers discuss resolution of Qatar dispute in online meeting
Dec 28, 2020 10:48The foreign ministers of Persian Gulf Arab countries have held an online meeting ahead of a summit of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) to discuss settlement of the diplomatic row with Doha.
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Any Israeli attack on Yemen will set the region ablaze: Foreign ministry official
Dec 28, 2020 02:43An official from the Yemeni Foreign Ministry has warned the illegal Zionist entity against an act of military aggression against the West Asian country, stressing that such a measure will spark off an all-out war in the region and the regime will be the first to suffer.
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Yemen’s humanitarian crisis worsened amid COVID
Dec 27, 2020 06:34It is hard to comprehend the magnitude of the crisis in Yemen: approximately one child dies every 12 minutes in the country, where 24 million people need humanitarian aid. Nearly 18 million people have no access to clean drinking water, a problem that will worsen in the future. For Yemenis, COVID-19 was only the latest epidemic; the county has in recent years faced outbreaks of malaria, dengue and cholera. Even the outbreak of COVID-19 did not stop the Saudi- led US- supported violence.
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Yemeni children suffer malnutrition amid ongoing Saudi blockade
Dec 24, 2020 16:10An estimated 12 million children face a nightmare in Yemen, where one child dies every ten minutes due to poor healthcare services and preventable diseases amid the ongoing blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition.
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Saudi-led aggression kills over 3,800 Yemeni children: Health minister
Dec 24, 2020 13:26The Yemeni minister of health says the military onslaught by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies has claimed the lives of over 3,800 children in the crisis-hit Arab country, while more than 400,000 minors are acutely malnourished and require urgent care.
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Qatar calls for Iran-Persian Gulf states dialogue; welcomes any initiative for regional peace
Dec 23, 2020 14:07Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has called for dialogue between Iran and Persian Gulf littoral states, saying Doha welcomes any initiative that would contribute to peace and stability in the region.
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Ports in aggressor states will be targeted if Saudi-led siege continues: Yemeni FM
Dec 23, 2020 09:41Foreign Minister in the Yemeni National Salvation Government, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, has warned Saudi Arabia and its regional allies against continuation of the sea, land and air blockade on Yemen, stating that their ports and economically strategic sites will be targeted if such crippling measures are not abolished.
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Yemeni army shoots down another Saudi drone, this time over Ma’rib
Dec 21, 2020 12:14Yemeni forces have shot down a combat and surveillance drone belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition while hovering over the central Province of Ma’rib.