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Minaikher to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Only Choice Is Supporting Political Solution in Yemen

Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador to Yemen Sarhan al-Minaikher has been a witness to key developments in the war-torn country for years. In 2013, the young Saudi worked closely on the national dialogue. He witnessed the developments that followed and that impeded the political process in the country and resulted in…

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US Navy offers cash for tips to seize Mideast drugs, weapons

The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region

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Yemeni Government Responds to Houthi Allegations on Taiz Negotiations

Yemeni military officials will meet in Amman, under the auspices of the UN envoy to Yemen, to discuss violations and the UN-sponsored ceasefire, said a Yemeni official. Member of the government team concerned with opening the crossings, Nabil Jamel denied Houthi claims that there is a new round of negotiations…

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Yemeni FM: Lebanon’s Vowed Measures against Houthi Channels Remain Mere Ink on Paper

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak has heavily criticized Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s interference in the Yemeni crisis and demanded that the country take effective measures to shut-down Houthi satellite channels broadcasting from Beirut’s southern suburbs. “Lebanon has announced a policy of disassociation towards the Yemeni crisis.

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World Bank Grants Yemen $100 Mn to Expand Electricity Access

The World Bank approved a $100 million grant to Yemen for the second phase of the Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project, announced Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Waed Badhib. Badhib said that the project aims to increase access to electricity in rural areas and cities' outskirts and plans to…

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Yemenis Hail Announcement on Accelerating Aid from Saudi Arabia, UAE

Yemenis welcomed the announcement that aid from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be accelerated to the war-torn country. The aid, worth around 3.3 billion dollars, will improve services, most notably electricity, water and transportation, and boost the economy and local currency. Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership…

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GCC Praises Saudi Arabia's New Development Projects in Yemen

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr.

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ICESCO Commends Saudi Initiative to Finance Development Projects in Yemen

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s announcement to finance a set of development projects in Yemen. Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday a number of vital development projects that will be implemented in Yemen, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The Saudi Development and Reconstruction…

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Saudi Arabia Announces Development Projects in Yemen Worth $600 Mln

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday a number of vital development projects that will be implemented in Yemen, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen will implement 17 projects, worth $400 million, that cover six sectors, including energy, transportation, education, water, health, and building state…

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Swedish Messages for a Long-Term Solution to End Yemeni Crisis

Sweden’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ambassador Peter Semneby believes that the longer the current ceasefire lasts in Yemen the harder it becomes to break it. “A long-term perspective that gives the Yemeni people what they need and deserve can only be achieved through: de-escalation, alleviation of human suffering, and engagement…

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Stockholm, Yemen… Traditions, Intersections

Sweden’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ambassador Peter Semneby, constantly recalls old Swedish traditions centered around promoting conflict resolution and care for humanitarian affairs. Sweden has showcased those traditions in many conflicts around the world. For example, Sweden has provided continued support to Afghanistan for over four decades, according to Semneby,…

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Yemen Agrees with World Bank to Support Institutions, Achieve Economic Recovery

The World Bank agreed to support government institutions and achieve economic recovery in Yemen, Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik has announced. Abdulmalik said Yemeni officials met with World Bank and International Finance Corporation officials in Aden. The meeting resulted in an agreement on boosting the Bank's presence in the interim capital…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemeni currency devaluation persists, despite new leadership

President Rashad al-Alimi has toured the Gulf looking for more funds for the country’s war-damaged economy.

Al Jazeera

Famine threatens wide swaths of world, now worsened by Ukraine war

WASHINGTON — The scenes witnessed by journalists and humanitarian workers in recent months have been striking: In Sudan, swollen-bellied babies are looking for anything to eat. In Yemen, where warring parties have blocked humanitarian aid, hollow-eyed children and their mothers languish on the brink of death from starvation. In Ukraine,…

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WFP cuts Yemen food rations further due to funding gap, inflation

The World Food Programme said it has further reduced rations in Yemen, where millions face hunger, due to critical funding gaps, global inflation and knock-on effects of the Ukraine conflict.

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Relief Organization Partners in Marib Accused of Bias, Lack of Transparency

Relief organizations operating in Yemen’s Marib governorate, which is hosting the largest gathering of refugees, are being accused of bias and a lack of transparency with calls urging them to switch partners over what was labeled as “grave and continued conduct violations.” A local official held those organizations responsible for…

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Al Jaber, Grundberg Discuss Joint Efforts to Reach Political Solution in Yemen Crisis

Saudi Arabia on Sunday renewed its support for UN efforts to reach a comprehensive political solution in Yemen. This came during a meeting between Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg in Riyadh. They discussed joint efforts to reach a comprehensive political…

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Head of PLC to Discuss with Grundberg Houthi Rejection to Open Taiz Crossings

The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, will meet in Riyadh Monday with the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Yemen Rashad al-Alimi to discuss the Houthi militias' refusal to open the Taiz crossings, according to well-informed sources. The sources revealed that the government team concerned with opening…

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KSrelief Supports Life-Saving Reproductive Health Program in Yemen

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has announced a contribution of $2.5 million, supporting the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to provide life-saving reproductive health services to the most vulnerable women and girls in Yemen. The funding will help increase access to reproductive health services for women…

France 24

Tanker could spill oil along whole of Red Sea coast, UN warns

An oil supertanker that has been moored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen since 1976 could break apart and unleash part or all of its 1.1 million barrels of oil on the Horn of Africa, the UN warns. Also in this edition: Britain's Prince Charles expresses regret…

The Hindu

One-year-old from Yemen with a rare brain malformation gets new lease of life

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Saudi Arabia Extends MASAM Demining Project in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has extended the contract of the Saudi Project for Landmines Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) for an additional year with a cost of more than $33 million. “Renewing the contract with the implementing partner stems from the sense of humanitarian responsibility the center has towards our brothers in Yemen,”…

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Houthis Reject UN Proposal to Reopen Routes to Yemen's Taiz

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have rejected a proposal by United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg regarding the reopening of routes leading to the besieged Taiz province, revealed a source to Asharq Al-Awsat. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the source said the Houthis have turned down the proposal that was…

Reuters

Lick of paint for Yemen's historic Sanaa as truce holds

Yemeni architect Zaid al-Kuhlani watched his workers dab white paint around stained glass windows from scaffolds, part of a large-scale restoration effort of UNESCO-listed historic Old Sanaa that has endured years of bombings during the war.

Al Jazeera

How football is helping Yemenis cope with the prolonged war

Unofficial tournaments and street football are where many Yemenis are finding solace amid continuing conflict.

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