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The Latest Breaking News from Yemen

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

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Male guardianship rules in north Yemen restrict women's aid work

Female aid workers in north Yemen cannot do their jobs tackling one of the world's worst humanitarian crises as tightening male guardianship rules by Houthi authorities restrict their movement, nine female humanitarians told Reuters.

Reuters

Yemeni Activists Urge Int'l Intervention to Stop Houthi Plan to Demolish 500 Buildings in Old Sanaa

Yemeni intellectuals and activists urged interventions to stop the Houthi militia's plan to demolish 500 archaeological buildings in the Old City of Sanaa, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. They warned that the planned demolition includes four crucial markets intending to establish a sectarian shrine in the city. Yemeni…

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US Lauds Yemen Govt. Efforts, Quartet Condemns Houthi Attack

The US lauded the Yemeni government's efforts to support peace and economic reforms, said the US ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin. Fagin visited Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik and other officials in Aden, during which they discussed the latest developments. Fagin said the United States was encouraged by the significant reduction…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renewed fighting in Yemen clouds diplomatic peace efforts

Soldiers killed as clashes erupt after new attack by the Houthis in Marib province, reports say.

Al Jazeera

Oxfam warns that Yemen is on the brink of economic collapse

Yemen, declared by the UN as "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world", is on the brink of economic collapse according to Oxfam...

The National (Scotland)

Frontline escalation in Yemen war tests months-long calm

A flare-up of fighting in Yemen's energy-rich Marib province is testing 10 months of relative calm, the longest stretch in an eight-year civil war, under a U.N.-brokered truce deal that lapsed in October but had largely held.

Reuters

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Saudi Arabia and Iran restore relations: A chance at peace for Yemen?

The two sides in Yemen's conflict have agreed to free nearly 900 people in a prisoner exchange. That deal comes less than two weeks after Saudi Arabia and Iran re-established diplomatic ties after years of hostility. The two regional powers have backed opposing sides in Yemen's war, and their rapprochement…

France 24

UN, US Welcome Latest Prisoner Exchange Agreement in Yemen

The international community welcomed the latest prisoner exchange agreement reached between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias. The parties agreed to free 887 detainees and to meet again in May after 10 days of negotiations in Switzerland, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross…

Asharq Al-Awsat

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.

Al Jazeera

Yemen Govt, Houthis to Release 887 Prisoners in UN-mediated Agreement

The Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias agreed to free 887 detainees and to meet again in May after 10 days of negotiations in Switzerland, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday. "It's an expression of hope. It's an expression of humanity and…

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Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Yemen’s warring sides say they have agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict

The Independent UK

Yemen's conflict parties reach deal to release 887 detainees

The two sides in Yemen's conflict agreed to free 887 detainees and to meet again in May after 10 days of negotiations in Switzerland, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday.

Reuters

UK ambassador to Yemen took part in opening of Jordanian cigarette factory

Michael Aron praised facility part-owned by British American Tobacco at ribbon-cutting event in 2019

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UN Official: Houthi Attempts to Interfere with Aid Operations Remain Rife

Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya has warned that interference by Yemen’s Houthi militias with aid operations “remains rifle.” “In Houthi-controlled areas, Yemeni female aid workers are still unable to travel without male guardians – both within and out of the country.

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Member of Yemeni Presidential Leadership: The Battle is Existential with Houthis

Member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Tareq Saleh, described the battle with the Houthi militias as an existential battle on all levels, referring to the "banditry" of its leaders and their attempts to wipe out the Yemeni identity. The official media quoted Saleh as confirming that the battle with…

Wales Online

'It was my stepdad's dream for me to open a restaurant and now I'm doing it in his memory'

Leila hopes her Yemeni-western fusion restaurant can bring together the community as well as helping those during the cost of living crisis

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Grundberg Succeed in Transforming Momentum into Permanent Truce in Yemen?

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg is seeking to take advantage of the momentum produced by the Chinese-sponsored Saudi-Iranian agreement to restore diplomatic relations by creating a breakthrough in the Yemeni crisis, by first consolidating the nationwide ceasefire and eventually reaching a lasting political settlement. Grundberg had concluded on…

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Yemen’s Hadramout Receives 3rd Batch of Saudi Oil Derivatives Grant

A new batch of Saudi fuel derivatives arrived Thursday to the Yemeni province of Hadramout, coming from Aden and offered under the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY). The grant includes 5,500 tons of diesel and 13,000 tons of mazut and is an affirmation of the Kingdom's keenness…

France 24

Détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia raises hopes for steps towards peace in Yemen

A renewal in diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia has raised hopes of an end to fighting in Yemen, where the two regional powers have been locked in a proxy war for eight years.

Daily Mirror

'World's oldest man' dies as devastated family slam 'botched op' to remove horns

Ali Anter, believed to be Yemen's and the world's oldest man has gnarled, horn-like growths protruding from the side of his head and has died at the reported age of 140

Asharq Al-Awsat

Number of Houthi Mine Victims in Yemen Increases

The casualties of landmines planted randomly by Houthi militias have increased by 30 percent in Feb.

The Independent UK

With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Mideast

In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world’s two leading powers

Daily Mirror

'World's oldest man' dies 'aged 140' after surgery to remove horn-like growths on head

Ali Anter, alleged to be Yemen's and possibly the World's oldest man, became famous for his a condition with caused the huge growth from his forehead

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Renewed Saudi-Iranian ties, brokered by China, force new calculations in Mideast

BEIRUT — The surprise announcement of a resumption of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to a deal brokered by Beijing, underscores regional governments’ interest in a de-escalation of tensions — and China’s willingness to wield its economic clout to achieve it.

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