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Int’l Report: 4,000 Yemenis are Killed Each Year in Land, Water Disputes

An international center has warned that climate change put the population of Yemen at significant risk moving forward, both in their ability to attain needed resources to survive and in the potential for conflict to continue well into the future over increasingly constrained resources. In its report on the climate…

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Yemeni Book Documents Houthi Violations Against Minorities

A Yemeni Council on Minority Affairs issued a book documenting the Houthi violations against religious minorities in Yemen since 2015. The book reviewed the history of religious minorities, coexistence among Yemeni social components before the militias invaded the capital, and the subsequent events that pushed top minority figures to flee…

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War crimes committed by Yemen's Houthis since truce expiry: U.N

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement has committed war crimes since the expiry of a peace agreement last month, the United Nations' human rights chief said on Friday, citing incidents of sniper attacks and shelling.

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Houthis Target Private Sector Companies in 3 Governorates

Once again, Houthi militias in Yemen are targeting the private trade sector in three different governorates as the Iran-backed group continues with its efforts to impose control over businesses operating in areas under its rule. Around 3,000 Houthi militiamen have been deployed over the years to take over businesses and…

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Yemen Gov't Adopts Measures to Deal with Houthis’ Terrorist Designation

The Yemeni cabinet has adopted several executive procedures and programs for rebuilding ministerial plans to deal with new changes considering the decision to classify the Houthi coup militia as a terrorist group. According to the official Saba news agency, the new executive procedures and programs include rebuilding ministerial plans to…

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UN Report Warns of Irregular Migration from Horn of Africa to Yemen

The Horn of Africa and Yemen is one of the busiest and riskiest migration corridors in the world, traveled by hundreds of thousands of migrants, most of whom cross irregularly, often relying on smugglers to facilitate movement, according to a recent UN report. According to the International Organization of Migration…

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US envoy visits Middle East to back Yemen truce, State Dept says

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this week "to support efforts to renew and expand the U.N.-mediated truce in Yemen," the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, one day after the top diplomat left for the region.

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Saudi Arabia Offers Grant to Renovate Historic Seiyun Palace in Yemen’s Hadramout

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has provided funding to renovate the historic Seiyun Palace in Hadramout Governorate, in response to the Yemeni government’s request to protect antiquities and endangered historical areas. Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber said that the inauguration of the Seiyun Palace…

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Leaders hold final day of Arab League summit amid cost of living crisis

Arab leaders convened on Wednesday in Algeria for the second day of the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference, seeking common ground on several divisive issues in the region. The meeting comes against the backdrop of rising inflation, food and energy shortages, drought and soaring cost of living…

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Riyadh Hosts International Workshop to Improve Yemeni Institutions

The Coordination Group for Building and Developing the Capacity of Yemeni Institutions held on Tuesday its first workshop in Riyadh, with the participation of a number of Yemeni and Saudi institutions and international organizations. The two-day workshop aims to discuss means to strengthen the work of the Yemeni government and…

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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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Arab League Summit to Kick off in Algeria with Condemnation of Houthi Militias, Foreign Meddling

Arab leaders and delegations began arriving in Algiers on Monday to attend the two-day Arab League summit that will kick off on Tuesday. Among the arrivals were Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al…

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Food Security Improves for Yemenis

A recent report by the World Food Program (WFP) painted a different picture for food security in Yemen.

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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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‘Unidentified Corpses’ Raise Doubts about Houthi Killing of Detainees

Houthi militias in Yemen announced a few days ago that dozens of bodies were buried in mass graves in Sanaa.

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Saudi Ambassador to Yemen: Houthi Assessment of Int’l, Regional Position is Wrong

Saudi Arabia has warned Houthi militia leaders of the consequences of their actions, urging them to prioritize the interests of Yemenis and choose the path towards peace without dictates or conditions. Saudi Ambassador Mohammed Al-Jaber, who also supervises the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen, said on…

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IOM Report: African Migrants Remain Victim of Abuse in Yemen

African migrants remain the victims of widespread violations committed by smugglers in Yemen.

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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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Yemen National Defense Body Designates Houthis as Terrorists

Yemen’s National Defense Council has designated the Houthi group as a terrorist organization amid international, Arab and Gulf condemnation of the attacks waged by the Iran-backed militia on oil exporting ports in the Shabwa and Hadramout governorates. The Yemeni government might also withdraw from its obligations to the Stockholm Agreement…

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Yemen Govt Warns ‘All Options Open’ after Houthi Attack on Dhabba Oil Terminal

The Iran-backed Houthi militias’ attack on the al-Dhabba oil terminal on Friday sparked outrage in Yemen and Arab and international condemnation. The government said on Friday its forces had intercepted armed drones launched on the southern oil terminal in Hadhramaut province by the militias as an oil tanker was preparing…

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Houthi Attack on Yemen Oil Port

Saudi Arabia condemned on Saturday the terrorist attack carried out by the Houthi militias on the southern Al-Dhabba oil port of Yemen's Hadramout province. In a statement, the Saudi foreign ministry said the “escalation” came after the UN-brokered truce in Yemen expired.

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Yemeni government forces intercept Houthi drones attacking southern oil terminal

Yemen's Saudi-backed government said on Friday its forces had intercepted armed drones launched against a southern oil terminal by Houthi fighters as an oil tanker was preparing to dock.

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Yemeni Govt Forces Intercept Houthi Drones Attacking Southern Oil Terminal

Yemen's legitimate government said on Friday its forces had intercepted armed drones launched on a southern oil terminal in Hadhramaut province by the Iran-backed Houthi militias as an oil tanker was preparing to dock. A Yemeni government official said Houthi drones attacked al-Dhabba oil terminal, located in the southern town…

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Iran rock climber in headscarf controversy

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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UK Urges Yemen’s Houthis to Avoid Escalation, US Calls for Release of 12 Employees

The British government urges the Houthi militias not to escalate and deal constructively with the efforts of the United Nations envoy to extend the truce in Yemen, according to the UK Government Arabic Spokesperson in MENA, Rosie Dyas. Dyas said in a statement on Twitter that the Houthis' rejection of…

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