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UN Official: Yemenis Need Lasting Peace More than Ever

Torrential rains have affected over 100,000 people in Yemen in recent weeks, a UN official revealed, warning that the worst is yet to come. “But more than anything, Yemenis need lasting peace. Now is the time to deliver it,” said Ghada Eltahir Mudawi, Deputy Director, Operations and Advocacy Division, Office…

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France Urges Yemeni Parties to Engage in Good Faith in Political Talks

France has urged the Yemeni parties, particularly the Houthis, to engage in good faith in the negotiations led by the United Nations and Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen. It commended the Saudi and Omani efforts to reach a ceasefire and revive the political talks. The UN Special…

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Peak Selling Season of Saudi Shemagh

Experts in the manufacturing and import of the Saudi shemagh revealed that this traditional dress has reached the highest annual sales season, recording sales estimated at about 900 million riyals annually. They pointed to new consumer trends, especially among the younger generation, as a number of international brands have joined…

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‘Massacre of the Hungry’ in Sanaa Leaves More than 200 Dead, Wounded

Medical sources in Sanaa reported that more than 200 people were killed and wounded in what has come to be called the “massacre of the hungry”. The stampede tragedy occurred when hundreds of people in the poverty-hit country had gathered at a school in the capital Sanaa to receive cash…

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Muslims end Ramadan and begin Eid holiday amid war, reconciliation

Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at sundown Thursday and ushered in the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities were overshadowed by raging battles for control of Sudan and a deadly stampede in Yemen.

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‘Swarms of people’: Witnesses recall Yemen stampede tragedy

Locals blame merchants, authorities for the stampede, which left at least 78 people gathered to receive donations dead.

Al Jazeera

Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation

Large parts of the Muslim world are preparing to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the start of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are overshadowed in many parts of the region by conflict and tragedy

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Middle East round-up: Sudan descends into chaos

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

Al Jazeera

Daily Dose Ep 1332: Gandhi’s plea dismissed, Pak foreign minister to visit India

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Gujarat, the Supreme Court, Pakistan and Yemen.

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Tattered clothes, bloodstains mark Yemen's deadly crush

Sanaa (AFP) - Torn clothes and discarded sandals litter the alleyway outside Yemen's Maeen School, which was turned into a scene of terror when a Ramadan handout went disastrously wrong on Thursday.

AFP

Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker

A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen

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Factbox-Stampede highlights Yemen's dire humanitarian crisis

A stampede in Yemen as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan killed 78 people in a war-torn country where two thirds of the population rely on humanitarian aid.

Reuters

Funding Shortage Threatens ‘FSO Safer’ Rescue Mission

In a joint effort with the UN, Britain and the Netherlands will host a conference in two weeks aimed at raising an extra $29.4 million to salvage the deteriorating oil tanker known as FSO “Safer,” moored off the coast of Hodeidah governorate in Yemen. The derelict supertanker has been stranded…

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At least 78 killed in aid stampede in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa

At least 78 people have been killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as residents gathered at a school to receive cash donations.

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85 dead, hundreds injured in Yemen crush over $8 handout

Sanaa (AFP) - At least 85 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a Ramadan cash handout in Yemen early on Thursday, as the impoverished country suffered one of its worst tragedies just as optimism was growing over its bitter civil war.

The Independent UK

At least 78 dead in stampede at school in Yemen

Tragedy in Sanaa’s Old City believed to be one of the deadliest seen in years

Radio France Internationale

Yemen stampede during Ramadan charity distribution kills at least 85

At least 85 people were killed and over 300 injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in Yemen on Thursday. Hundreds of people gathered at a school in the capital Sanaa to receive cash handouts ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which marks the end of the…

Evening Standard

At least 78 people killed in Ramadan crush in Yemen’s capital Sanaa

Hundreds had gathered in a school to receive monetary handouts from local businesspeople

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Yemen: At least 85 killed, hundreds injured in stampede

At least 85 people were killed while over 322 others were injured in a stampede that broke out during a charity distribution event in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Yemen Stampede during Charity Distribution Kills 85

More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Houthi officials said after one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade. The latest tragedy to strike the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country came days ahead of Eid al-Fitr,…

Daily Mirror

Yemen stampede: More than 80 people killed in horror crush after gunfire terrifies crowd

The tragedy was Yemen's deadliest in years that was not related to the country's long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan later this week

WEKU

Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78

The tragedy was Yemen's deadliest in years that was not related to the country's long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which later this week marks the end of Ramadan.

AFP

Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85

Sanaa (AFP) - At least 85 people were killed and over 300 injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said, one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade.

The Independent UK

Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78, officials say

A crowd stampeding at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has left at least 78 people dead and 73 injured, according to Houthi officials and witnesses

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Scores killed in stampede in Yemen's capital, officials say

The stampede took place at an event organized to give away charitable donations during the final days of Ramadan.

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