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Yemen’s PLC Rejects Houthi Blackmail, Calls for ‘Firm’ Int’l Pressure on Militias

Members of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) reiterated on Monday their rejection of the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ attempted political blackmail, calling on the international community to pressure them to accept peace. According to official sources, PLC deputy head Aidarous al-Zubaidi discussed on Monday with Charge d’Affaires of the Indian Embassy…

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Saudi Defense Minister, Al-Alimi Discuss Efforts to Extend Yemen Truce

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held in Riyadh talks on Monday with Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi. Their meeting focused on United Nations efforts to extend the nationwide truce that expired on October 2. Prince Khalid tweeted that the talks tackled efforts to…

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Yemen’s PLC Affirms Commitment to End Houthi Coup

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) is committed to achieving a just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace that meets the Yemeni people’s aspirations for restoring state institutions and ending the coup waged by Iran-backed militias, affirmed Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of the PLC. Al-Alimi’s assertion was made at a meeting between the…

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Saudi MASAM Removes over 360,573 Mines Planted by Houthis in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmines Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) announced Friday that it has successfully removed 360,573 landmines, improvised explosive devices and various unexploded ordnance in eight liberated provinces in Yemen. It said a number of Arab studies and research centers in Cairo have recently honored this project by MASAM…

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Yemen: Militias Reopen Iranian Hospital That Was Used as Spy Center

The Iranian-backed Houthi militias reopened an Iranian hospital in Sanaa, 13 years after closing it and using it as a center for spying and promoting extremism. The militias changed the hospital's name and allocated more than 3.5 billion riyals to equip it. The move is considered one of the group's…

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End of Yemen’s truce leaves civilians afraid dark days are back

The truce lasted for six months and expired on October 2, with efforts to renew it unsuccessful so far.

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IMF Expects Yemen to Achieve 2% Economic Growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission expected that Yemen would achieve a modest economic growth of about two percent this year and 3.2 percent in 2023. However, the Fund called for more reforms, especially with regard to the customs dollar rate, support for the electricity sector, transparency in financial management,…

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Yemen’s Zubaidi Vows Firm Response to Any Houthi Military Escalation

Deputy head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Aidarous al-Zubaidi on Thursday threatened to respond firmly to any military escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias. This comes in the wake of the warring sides’ failure to reach an agreement to extend a nationwide ceasefire, which expired on October 2. Zubaidi…

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Blinken Underlines Close Cooperation with Saudi Arabia to Extend Truce in Yemen

The UN Security Council expressed “deep disappointment” at the Houthis’ failure to engage with the Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to extend the truce in Yemen for another six months. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced during a joint press conference with Chile’s Foreign Minister Antonia Oriola in…

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Yemeni Govt Calls for Deterrence against Houthi Militarization of Red Sea

The Yemeni government demanded international deterrence against the Houthi group's threats to international shipping. In a statement carried by Saba news agency, Yemen's Minister of Information Moammar al-Eryani said that the dangerous announcement made by the Houthis that the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandab, and the Arabian Sea are a military…

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US Envoy: Houthis' 'Maximalist and Impossible Demands' Failed UN Truce

US envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking blamed the Houthis for their "impossible" demands that failed the US and UN efforts to extend the truce, demanding the group shows more flexibility to achieve peace. During a special telephonic press briefing, Lenderking warned of the resumption of fighting again after the failure…

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In an empty kitchen, Yemeni family struggles with hunger

In a bare kitchen in her house in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, Umm Zakaria al-Sharaabi prepares for a daily challenge - creating a meal out of virtually nothing to feed the 18 people in her extended family.

Reuters

Security Council Says Houthis Are Responsible for Not Renewing Yemen Truce

The UN Security Council said the Houthi militias were responsible for not renewing the truce agreement in Yemen, stressing that the last-minute demands of negotiations to extend the truce in the country impeded the UN mediation efforts. The Security Council stressed the need to avoid the resumption of hostilities inside…

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US envoy blames Houthis for failure to extend cease-fire

The U.S. envoy to Yemen has blamed Houthi leaders for the recent failure to extend the country’s cease-fire agreement

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Yemen FM: Govt Determined to Renew Nationwide Truce

The legitimate Yemeni government stressed on Wednesday that it was keen on renewing the nationwide truce and avoid escalation in the conflict. The two-month truce expired on Sunday after the parties failed to agree on its renewal. It was first adopted in April and extended twice since. "We are determined…

Reuters

Yemen's Houthis should be more flexible over truce deal, says US envoy

U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking on Wednesday called on the Houthi group to show more flexibility over an extended and expanded truce deal proposed by the United Nations to build on a previous pact that expired on Sunday.

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OIC Calls on Houthis to Engage in Yemen Peace Process

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said on Tuesday the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen will be held completely responsible for the economic and humanitarian repercussions of their rejection of the United Nations’ envoy to propose and extend the nationwide truce. The two-month truce expired on Sunday with parties failing to…

Reuters

Yemen's U.N. envoy pushing for peace deal after truce ends

Yemen's warring parties should revive efforts for a broader deal to end its devastating seven-year conflict, the country's top United Nations envoy said on Tuesday after failed efforts to renew a truce deal on Sunday.

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Failure to extend Yemen ceasefire leaves millions at risk, say charities

International organisations cite 60% fall in civilian casualties over six months, but critics say benefits of truce have been exaggerated

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Yemeni FM: We Don’t Want Houthi-Imposed War

Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak stressed on Monday the legitimate Yemeni government’s rejection of the was imposed by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on Yemen. “We do not want this war imposed by the Houthi militias,” said bin Mubarak after meeting with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, in Rabat. According…

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Yemeni Source Refutes Houthi Claims about Truce

A Yemeni government source refuted the claims made by the Iran-backed Houthi militias about the nationwide truce that expired on Sunday without another extension. It stressed that the government, since the moment the truce was declared in April, sought to deal positively with all international efforts and initiatives to end…

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UN Chief Urges Yemen Rivals: No New Violence and Renew Truce

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. The move follows the failure to extend a nationwide cease-fire and to engage with each other to renew the truce. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general is disappointed that the…

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UN chief urges Yemen rivals to avoid new violence and renew ceasefire

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Does the end of Yemen’s truce mean return to full-blown fighting?

Yemeni government and Houthis failed to extend a six-month truce that saw a lull in fighting in the eight-year conflict.

Reuters

Yemen truce expires as U.N. keeps pushing for broader deal

Yemen's warring parties failed to renew a U.N.-brokered truce deal that expired on Sunday, dashing the hopes of some Yemenis for a broader pact that would ease economic woes and prolong relative calm after more than seven years of fighting.

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