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Houthis Commit Widespread Violations a Week Before Yemen Truce Ends

The Iran-backed Houthi militias are committing widespread violations, most notably in the besieged Taiz province, al-Jawf, Marib and the western coast, a week before the UN-sponsored truce ends. A rights group in the al-Jawf province said the militias committed 20 violations against civilians in July. They included the killing and…

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U.S. envoy heads to Middle East to push Yemen peace talks

The U.S. special envoy for Yemen leaves for Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Monday to continue Washington's diplomatic efforts to back a United Nation's mediated truce in Yemen, the U.S. State Department said.

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Grundberg Condemns Attack on Taiz, Presidential Leadership Council Calls for Punishing Houthis

The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has vowed to continue engaging the parties to the conflict in Yemen to renew and expand the truce. He issued a statement on Sunday condemning the attack on Zaid al-Moshki residential neighborhood in Taiz that injured 11 boys and girls, mostly…

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Houthi ‘Massacre’ of Taiz Children Angers Human Rights Defenders, Yemeni Parties

A Houthi militia attack that hit a residential neighborhood in Taiz, killing and injuring children, has angered human rights defenders in Yemen with the government calling for more pressure on the Iran-backed group to get it to commit to the UN-sponsored truce before it expires on August 2. The Houthi…

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Four Months of Yemen Truce

Any journalist following the Yemeni developments will not be surprised by the lack of information from their sources, as international and Yemeni figures are exerting efforts to extend the four-month Yemeni ceasefire that will end in ten days. The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, returned to the region on…

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Israel’s Gantz: War Is a Last Resort against Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that war with Iran will be a “last resort.” Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, he said Israel could move against Iran when needed but won’t do so unless it was its “last resort.” Gantz added that Iran, regardless of its nuclear program, is…

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Death Toll Mounts in Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Khubzah

Eighteen people, including women and children, have been killed and injured in the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ barbaric attack on Yemen’s Khubzah village, revealed rights sources on Thursday. The militias launched their attack on the village on Tuesday after besieging it for a week. The attack is seen as a reprisal…

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Despite Houthi Obstacles, UN Envoy Intensifies Efforts to Explore Possibilities of Yemen Truce Extension

Despite the obstacles put by the Houthi militias, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said Thursday that he has intensified his engagements with the parties to support the implementation of all elements of the truce, and to explore possibilities for an expanded and extended truce beyond August 2.…

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Yemenis Condemn Brutal Houthi Attack Against Khubzah Village in Al-Bayda

Houthi militias continue to attack the residents of Khubzah village in Al-Bayda governorate, after besieging the region for a week, according to Yemeni sources. The village, located at the foot of a mountain in the al-Qurayshiah district, is one of the villages that have taken the lead in fighting the…

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Yemen Quint Meeting Backs Truce Extension

A quint meeting, which included Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, the US and the UK, has affirmed its support for extending the UN-sponsored truce in Yemen as a step towards reaching a permanent ceasefire and achieving a comprehensive political settlement. While the five nations expressed concern about the continuation of…

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EU Criticizes Continued Siege on Taiz Amid Efforts to Extend Yemeni Truce

The EU on Tuesday slammed the Iran-backed Houthis for refusing to end their siege on Taiz, a major Yemeni city, at a time when Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak confirmed that the militias are still not ready to commit to peace. “The EU deeply regrets a rejection by…

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Five Million Yemenis Receive Less Than Half of Daily Food Needs

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed in a recent report a new reduction in food rations distributed to millions of needy people in Yemen. By the end of June, the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) remained under-funded, forcing aid organizations to reduce or close…

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Yemen Satisfied with Jeddah Summit Outcomes, Gov’t Urges Pressure on Houthis

Yemeni authorities have voiced their satisfaction towards the outcomes of the Jeddah Summit, but warned that the track of a much-needed peace to alleviate the suffering of Yemenis is still held hostage by the Houthis and their lack of commitment. According to the Yemeni government, added pressure from the international…

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U.N. presses Yemen warring parties for six-month truce extension -sources

The United Nations is pushing Yemen's warring parties to agree a six-month truce extension, two sources familiar with the talks said, which would be the longest in the seven-year-old conflict as international pressure grows on both sides to end the war.

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Saudi Arabia Provides Assistance to the Displaced Affected by Floods in Yemen

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center provided quick assistance to more than 14,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yemen’s Marib, due to floods resulting from torrential monsoon rains that hit the governorate in the past days. Yemeni authorities issued an urgent appeal to relief organizations to intervene and…

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Yemen Welcomes Jeddah Summits, Houthis Apprehensive

The Yemeni crisis, as expected, was present at all meetings held in Jeddah last week between Saudi, American and Arab Gulf leaders. The crisis was present in the joint statement after Saudi-US talks on Friday and the concluding statement of the Gulf-US summit on Saturday. Head of the Presidential Leadership…

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Al-Alimi Urges Pressure on Houthis, Blinken Describes Yemeni Leadership as Bold

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Dr.

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Biden to Present US Strategy to Enhance Security in the Region

Energy security, confronting Iran’s threats, and stabilizing the Yemen truce will top the discussions of US President Joe Biden during the second phase of his Middle East tour. Hours before the arrival of the presidential plane in Jeddah, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan revealed that Biden would announce a…

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Sleeper cell member with terror links in Pakistan arrested in Patna

PATNA: Sleuths probing the network of a terror module busted in Bihar on Friday said they have stumbled upon a separate 'sleeper cell' with connections in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Yemen, among other countries.

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Yemenis divided on Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia

Yemen will be on the agenda during the US president’s visit to Jeddah, but Yemeni politicians are not invited.

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Head of Yemeni Leadership Council in Jeddah amid Reports of Upcoming Meeting with Biden

The head of the Yemeni Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, headed to Jeddah on Thursday to hold high-level consultations, ahead of the Arab-US summit on Saturday, which will be held in the presence of the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, Egypt and Jordan, the official Yemeni media reported. Yemeni…

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Will Grundberg Succeed at Extending Yemen's Truce without Opening Crossings?

About two weeks before the end of the first extension of the fragile Yemeni truce, legitimate pro-government circles are frustrated by the failure to open the crossings between the contact lines and to end the siege around the city of Taiz, as UN Envoy Hans Grundberg has so far been…

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Yemen FM: Biden's Visit Presents Opportunity to Achieve Consensus on Yemen Crisis

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak considered the upcoming visit of US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia an opportunity to achieve regional and international consensus that would be reflected in resolving the Yemeni crisis. “We look at the visit positively, hoping that the US administration will renew its…

The Independent UK

Why is Joe Biden going to Saudi Arabia?

President has multi-issue agenda to discuss with Saudi leaders

The Independent UK

From ‘pariah’ to ‘partner’: Understanding Joe Biden’s evolving views on Saudi Arabia

President’s softening of rhetoric has yet to produce results

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