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Yemeni Officials, Public Optimistic About $1 Billion Saudi Deposit

Yemeni officials and the public hailed the new Saudi deposit agreement with the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden for $1 billion, indicating that it would improve the local currency rate, support primary food imports, and enable the government to implement economic reforms. The deposit directly impacted the exchange rate,…

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Saudi Arabia deposits $1bn in Yemen’s Aden-based central bank

The deposit comes as the Saudi-backed administration struggles to handle weak currency and high fuel prices.

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Saudi Arabia Deposits $1 Billion into Yemen’s Central Bank

Saudi Arabia deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s legitimate government Tuesday in a bid to bolster the country’s economy, state media said. The move was in implementation of directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince…

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Alimi Heads to Europe to Coordinate Peace Efforts in Yemen

The head of the Yemeni Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, left Aden for Riyadh ahead of his European tour, including Belgium and Germany, to coordinate the stalled peace efforts with the Houthi militia. According to a source in the Yemeni presidency, Alimi was scheduled to hold discussions with senior European officials…

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Grundberg Discusses in Muscat Means to Renew Truce in Yemen

UN Envoy Hans Grundberg concluded his talks in Muscat on Thursday, as part of his efforts to renew the Yemeni truce and start a comprehensive political process. Earlier this week, the UN envoy visited Riyadh and met with Saudi officials, before landing in the interim Yemeni capital, Aden, to meet…

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UN Envoy in Riyadh, Aden to Discuss Efforts to Resolve Yemen Crisis

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg held talks in Riyadh and the interim Yemeni capital, Aden, aimed at reaching a political solution in the war-torn country. In the Saudi capital, he met with the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Yemen and Supervisor General of the Saudi Program for Development and Reconstruction…

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European Diplomat to Asharq Al-Awsat: No Current Intention to Open Our Embassies in Aden

At the present time, none of the European countries intends to open their embassies in the interim Yemeni capital, Aden, a European diplomat told Asharq Al-Awsat. The diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, affirmed that visits to Aden will continue in the coming period. Two days ago, Yemeni Foreign…

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Yemen Urges Diplomatic Missions to Resume Work in Aden

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry urged diplomatic missions to resume their work from the interim capital, Aden, pledging to provide all facilities to enhance the state's role. Foreign diplomatic missions closed their embassies and evacuated their staff from Sanaa after the Houthi militia took control of the capital in September 2014.…

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Alimi Returns to Aden, Thanks Coalition, Donor Countries

The Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, affirmed the keenness of the Council and the government to fulfill their declared pledges to Yemenis. Alimi arrived in Aden on Saturday, coming from Riyadh. Alimi told Saba News Agency that the government aimed to increase Yemen's presence in the…

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Yemeni Government Accuses Houthis of Exploiting Truce to Increase Looting

The Central Bank of Yemen in Aden affirmed its commitment to the monetary policies it set to protect the local currency from collapse and maintain the stability of the markets. In parallel, Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani accused the Houthi militia of exploiting the truce to double the looting of resources…

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70,000 Metric Tons of Saudi Oil Derivatives Grant Arrive in Aden

The second batch of the oil derivatives grant provided by Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen (SDRPY) arrived on Saturday at the oil port in Aden. This comes in line with the Kingdom's efforts to support the electricity sector, improve livelihood opportunities and…

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SDRPY Hands Over 150 Housing Units to Yemeni Families in Aden

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) on Friday, delivered 150 homes in Yemen’s Aden to improve the living conditions of low-income families. The new residences were part of the ‘Adequate Housing’ project implemented in partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT) and AlWaleed Philanthropies. Over…

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African Refugees Lack Access to Shelter, Food, Sleep in Streets of Aden

The influx of thousands of African refugees to Yemen continues in the absence of camps to accommodate them. The Houthi militias have also deported thousands of them to areas under the control of the legitimate government, and they are now living in extremely dire humanitarian conditions. A number of refugees…

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Saudi Arabia, Yemen Sign 12 Solar-Powered Water Projects Agreements

Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, witnessed on Monday the signing of agreements for 12 potable water projects using solar energy technologies in three governorates.

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Houthi Insurgents Prevent Yemeni Women from Domestic, Int’l Travel

Houthi militias are banning women from traveling inside and outside Yemen without a mahram, or a male companion, accompanying them. Karima, a woman in her seventies, was stopped at a Houthi militia checkpoint in Sanaa and prevented from traveling because she did not have a mahram. Her son Fahmy told…

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First batch of New Saudi Oil Grant to Yemen Arrives in Aden

The first batch of the Saudi oil derivatives grant, worth $200 million, arrived in Aden on Wednesday. The grant comes as an extension of Saudi Arabia’s continuous support to the Yemeni people under the directives of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Yemenis are hopeful that the grant…

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Yemeni Government Prepares to Confront Houthi Intransigence

The Yemeni government is preparing for all possibilities to confront Houthi intransigence, Prime Minister Maeen Abdul-Malik said, calling for increasing its level of readiness. Abdul-Malik said that using the truce to serve Iran's agenda is unacceptable. He was speaking at the cabinet meeting in Aden, which discussed several political, military,…

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Yemen, UN, Netherlands Discuss Safer Tanker in Aden

A tripartite meeting between the Yemeni government, the UN, and the Netherlands was held in Aden to discuss the status of the FSO Safer tanker and efforts to initiate the implementation of the first phase of the UN plan to empty and maintain the tanker to avoid a global environmental…

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In Yemen, Queen’s Death Recalls Memories of Colonial Past

In 1954, large crowds turned out for a historic visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Aden. At the time, this city on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was a colony of the British Empire and was one of the busiest and most important ports in the world. Now…

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In Yemen, Queen’s death recalls memories of colonial past

There are few remaining reminders that the Yemeni port city of Aden was once a British colony

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Yemeni Government Seeks to Raise Combat Forces Readiness

The Yemeni government has announced that it was working to raise the readiness of armed forces to confront outlaws and pursue terrorist elements. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting in the city of Aden amid a campaign led by security and military forces in separate areas of Abyan…

Reuters

In once flourishing Aden, Yemeni matriarch recalls British queen's visit

Kulthoom Muhammad Saeed was 12 years old when a young Queen Elizabeth visited Aden, then one of the world's busiest fueling ports and a strategic piece of Britain's crumbling global empire.

Reuters

Yemen rifts stall reforms needed to access Gulf aid, sources say

Rifts within Yemen's new presidential council are delaying approval of reforms needed to unlock $3 billion in financial aid from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that would help ease a severe foreign exchange crunch, four sources said.

Al Jazeera

Queen Elizabeth II’s last foothold in Arabia

Aden, now part of Yemen, was the only British colony in the Arab world, until British forces left in 1967.

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Hadraawi: the most famed poet in Somalia, the land of the poets

Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Said, widely known by his childhood nickname Hadraawi, was one of the greatest Somali poets of all time. He was certainly the most famed Somali poet since the mid 1900s. He will remain the Somali poet of this century and beyond.

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