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War looms large as Yemeni children head back to school

Thousands of teachers receive no salaries in Yemen, and many children drop out to work or fight.

Al Jazeera

Yemenis Return to Streets to Protest Houthi Violations

New waves of protests against the Houthis have erupted in regions held by the Iran-backed militias in Yemen in recent days. The demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the Houthi corruption and arbitrary practices against the people, demanding their overthrow. Yemeni sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Houthis…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Jambiyas and henna: War does not stop Yemeni preparations for Eid

A uneasy truce has brought relative quiet to Yemen, but people are still struggling to afford their Eid traditions.

Al Jazeera

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

Parallel Entities: A Houthi Weapon that Destroys the State, Dismantles Society

The Houthi group continues to create parallel entities and bodies to replace state institutions despite its complete control over Sanaa. Last week, the head of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, established the General Corporation for Electric Industries and Renewable Energy and appointed Abdul-Ghani Mohammad Hussein al-Madani as its head.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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UN Envoy in Sanaa to Persuade Houthis on Ending Taiz Siege

UN Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg arrived on Wednesday in Sanaa to convince Houthi leaders of his proposal to lift the siege on Taiz and open some roads between the governorates. Earlier, Yemeni government officials and Houthi putschists tried to resolve the Taiz file in two rounds of talks in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen's warring parties renew two-month truce: UN

Dubai (AFP) - Yemen's warring parties have agreed to renew a two-month truce, the United Nations said on Thursday, in an 11th-hour move on the day it was set to expire.

AFP

Yemen truce extended for two months, but warring sides far apart

Initial two-month truce, which had notably reduced hostilities in Yemen, had been set to expire on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Yemen truce extension in the balance a day before end date

No breakthrough in UN-backed talks, despite two-month truce bringing much-needed breathing room for Yemeni civilians.

Al Jazeera

Yemen truce hangs in balance as extension talks falter

Sanaa (AFP) - A fragile UN-brokered truce between the Yemeni government and Huthi rebels hung in the balance Wednesday as talks on renewing it hit trouble, threatening the humanitarian gains of the past two months.

AFP

US calls on Yemen’s Houthis to release its local embassy staff

US calls on Yemeni rebels to ‘end injustice’ and free current and former employees of the US embassy in Sanaa.

Al Jazeera

Three killed in Yemen's capital by downed drone, Houthi officials say

Three people were killed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after Houthi forces downed a spy drone of the Saudi-led military coalition, Houthi officials and medical sources said on Monday.

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Amnesty urges Yemen rebels to free journalists on death row

Dubai (AFP) - Amnesty International has urged Yemen's Huthi rebels to free four journalists facing the death penalty for "espionage" in the war-torn country, ahead of an appeal court hearing on Sunday.

The Independent UK

UN envoy: Talks on now to extend Yemen's 2-month cease-fire

With just two weeks left in Yemen's two-month cease-fire, the U.N. envoy to the war-torn country says talks with the government and Houthi rebels are going on right now and he hopes the truce will be extended

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Yemeni Flight Departs Sanaa to Amman

The first commercial flight in six years took off from Yemen’s Sanaa on Monday as part of the two-month nationwide truce. The flight by national carrier Yemenia - also known as Yemen Airways - was bound for Jordan’s capital of Amman.

The Independent UK

1st commercial flight in years takes off from Yemen's Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say the first commercial flight in six years has taken off from the rebel-held capital, Sanaa

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Reuters

First commercial flight takes off from Sanaa, raising Yemen peace prospects

Yemen's national airline operated on Monday its first commercial flight in years from the capital Sanaa, raising hopes for renewal of a U.N.-brokered truce in the seven-year-old conflict that has pitted a Saudi-led coalition against the Iran-aligned Houthis and put Middle East security in peril.

Al Jazeera

First commercial flight in 6 years leaves Yemen’s capital Sanaa

Flight is part of UN-brokered 60-day truce between internationally-recognised government and Houthi rebels.

AFP

First commercial flight in 6 years leaves Yemen's rebel-held capital

Sanaa (AFP) - The first commercial flight in nearly six years took off from Yemen's rebel-held capital Monday, a major step forward in a peace process that has provided rare relief from conflict.

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Flight out of Sanaa Airport Set to Take off on Monday

The first flight out of Yemen's Sanaa International Airport is set to take off on Monday after a number of obstacles have been overcome, announced Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. The flight will head to the Jordanian capital Amman. The operation of flights from the airport, which is held…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Overcomes the Obstacle of Houthi Travel Documents from Sanaa

The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has succeeded in overcoming the obstacle of Houthi travel documents, which prevented the resumption of commercial flights from Sanaa airport, just two weeks before the two-month ceasefire ends. The Envoy gained the legitimate government's approval to travel documents issued in Sanaa and the…

AFP

Yemen takes step to allow flights from rebel-held capital: official

Aden (AFP) - Yemen's government will permit citizens living in areas controlled by Huthi rebels to travel on Huthi-issued passports, an official told AFP, removing a barrier to long-awaited commercial flights out of the capital Sanaa.

Reuters

Yemen's warring sides reach deal on stalled Sanaa flights, officials say

Yemen's government has agreed to allow Houthi-issued passport holders to travel outside Yemen, three officials said on Thursday, removing a major obstacle that had stalled resumption of commercial flights from the capital Sanaa under a truce deal.

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