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(MENAFN) Casualties from the latest escalation in Yemen are increasing by roughly 100 each day, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A WHO report issued Sunday said Yemen’s Health Emergency Operations Center recorded 809 new...

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(MENAFN) Nearly 16,000 more people have been uprooted in Yemen in just seven days as violence persists along the country's western coast and in the south, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.

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(MENAFN) Yemen's Defense Ministry said Monday that government forces launched 356 operations against Houthi targets in the past 24 hours, leaving 476 fighters dead or wounded and knocking out command centers and military vehicles across 10 fronts....

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(MENAFN) Yemen's military said Saturday that weapons in the Houthis' arsenal now pose a direct danger to civilian aircraft and international flight corridors over the southern Red Sea. Military spokesman Majid al-Nazili said the group had...

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(MENAFN) Yemeni government forces seized full control of strategic Mount Qarfan in southern Taiz province Tuesday following fierce clashes with Houthi rebels, a defense official said.

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(MENAFN) Yemen's military warned Saturday that weapons deployed by the Houthis could endanger civilian aircraft and international air routes over the southern Red Sea. Military spokesman Majid al-Nazili said the group had modified Iranian...

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(MENAFN) The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Sunday it would maintain its support for the Yemeni government and armed forces as they seek to restore state institutions and end Houthi control.

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(MENAFN) The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen pledged Sunday to keep backing the Yemeni government and armed forces as they work to restore state institutions and end the Houthi takeover.

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(MENAFN) A tanker reported several explosions near its position off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, according to a maritime warning.

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(MENAFN) Senior members of US President Donald Trump’s national security team met at Camp David on Friday for closed-door discussions focused on the war with Iran and the conflict involving Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen, according to...

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(MENAFN) UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg completed a three-day visit to Cairo on Wednesday, where he discussed the renewed military escalation in Yemen and its wider regional consequences.

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Displaced families head toward Al-Shaqadif Camp and its surrounding areas after leaving Al-Malika Camp, fleeing the escalation of shelling and military operations in the area.

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(MENAFN) Yemeni government forces have taken control of a strategically located mountain overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb area following clashes with Houthi fighters, according to a senior government official.

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(MENAFN) Five people, including a child, are killed and several others injured in separate Houthi attacks in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province on Wednesday, according to Yemeni authorities.

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(MENAFN) Yemeni government forces launch new airstrikes against Houthi positions in Taiz province on Thursday as fighting intensifies across western Taiz and nearby Lahj, according to a government official.

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(MENAFN) Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks Monday on bilateral relations, regional developments and maritime security along key international waterways.

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(MENAFN) Saudi and Yemeni military officials discussed Saturday measures to improve coordination and increase the operational readiness of Yemeni forces across multiple fronts.

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(MENAFN) Lt. Gen. Fahd bin Hamad Al-Salman, who commands the Saudi-led coalition's Joint Forces, met Saturday with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council member Tareq Saleh to discuss tightening coordination and sharpening the readiness of Yemeni...

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(MENAFN) The head of Hamas's political bureau announced Saturday that the group has extended an offer to mediate between Yemen's warring parties, voicing hope the initiative will gain acceptance.

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(MENAFN) Hamas has proposed helping mediate between the rival sides in Yemen and is waiting to see whether the parties involved will accept the initiative, the head of its political bureau said Saturday.