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Deadly al-Qaeda attack targets Yemen’s southern separatists

Southern separatist forces say al-Qaeda kills 20 of its fighters, adding that six attackers were also killed in gunfight

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Al Qaeda attack kills 20 Yemeni forces in Abyan, says southern military

Al Qaeda militants killed some 20 Yemeni security force members in an assault in the southern Abyan province on Tuesday, a southern military spokesperson said, before all eight attackers were killed.

Reuters

Cairo Hosts 18th Edition of Sharjah Narrative Forum

The Egyptian capital kicked off on Monday the 18th edition of the two-day Sharjah Narrative Forum. The event brings together around 60 Egyptian novelists, short story writers, and critics, as well five Arabic authors from Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya. Held under the patronage of Sharjah Ruler Sultan bin…

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FAO Forecasts More Storms in Yemen That Will Impact Thousands

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecasted more storms over the already flooded areas of western Yemen. “A five-day forecast indicates that by September 5, cumulative rainfall over much of Ibb, western al-Dhale, and eastern Taiz will get a high of 100 mm, potentially putting about 8,100 people…

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The Brooklyn deli owner winning TikTok’s heart – one ‘Ocky’ recipe at a time

Rahim Mohamed, AKA General Ock, has turned his bodega into a tourist hotspot with creations like pancake-wrapped bacon sandwiches

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UN’s Yemen Envoy Condemns Houthi Attack on Taiz

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has condemned the Houthi attack on Taiz in southwest Yemen. Grundberg said in a statement: "I condemn the attack that was launched from areas controlled by Ansar Allah on Sunday night in Dabab area in Taiz that left a number of soldiers…

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UN Envoy Meets Yemeni Leaders to Consolidate the Ceasefire

The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, intensified his meetings with Yemeni officials as part of his efforts to consolidate the military and humanitarian ceasefire. The Houthi militias have pushed thousands of their armed members to Hodeidah in a show of force, which could lead to new battles and threaten…

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Saudi Arabia Designates 5 People for Working with Houthis

Saudi Arabia designated on Wednesday five Yemenis for their ties to the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen and their terrorist activities. The Presidency of State Security said one of the individuals, Mansour Ahmed al-Saadi, is active in smuggling Iranian weapons to Yemen. He had previously received intense training in Iran…

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Yemeni Rights Organization Documents Houthi Torture of Over 17,000 Detainees

A Yemeni human rights organization documented the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ torture of more than 17,000 prisoners since their coup in Yemen in September 2014. In a report marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Yemeni Organization for Prisoners and Abductees said the Houthis tortured to death 178…

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UN Raises Alarm on Red Sea Oil Tanker ‘Time-Bomb’

The UN appealed Tuesday for the last $14 million needed to try and prevent a stricken oil tanker from triggering a disaster off Yemen that could cost $20 billion to clean up. The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off the port…

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1st Ukraine Grain Ship for Horn of Africa Reaches Djibouti

The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in East Africa affected by drought and conflict has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti. Food security experts call it a drop in the bucket for the vast needs in the worst-hit Horn countries of Somalia, Kenya and…

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Food Aid Vessel Leaves Ukraine for Yemen, WFP Says

The second shipment of humanitarian food aid since Russia's invasion left Ukraine for Yemen on Tuesday, the World Food Program said in a statement. The MV Karteria left from the Black Sea port of Yuzhny and will stop in Türkiye for the grains to be milled into flour, the UN…

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Food aid vessel leaves Ukraine for Yemen, WFP says

The second shipment of humanitarian food aid since Russia's invasion left Ukraine for Yemen on Tuesday, the World Food Programme said in a statement.

Reuters

Rights groups urge Yemen's Houthis to end Taiz blockade

Sixteen rights groups have urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to end their years-long siege of the country’s third-largest city

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Rights Groups Urge Houthis to End Siege on Yemen’s Taiz

Sixteen rights groups on Monday urged the Iran-backed Houthi militias to end their siege of Yemen’s third-largest city. The groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said in a joint statement the Houthi blockade of Taiz has severely restricted freedom of movement and impeded the flow of essential goods,…

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Report: Syria Asked Iran Not to Attack Israel from its Territories

Syrian officials have asked Iran and its proxies not to carry out attacks against Israel from its territory, The New York Times reported on Friday citing a source in Damascus. It said this request led the Iran-led axis to retaliate against Israeli strikes by hitting US bases instead. The source…

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Yemeni Insurgents Accused of Tampering with High School Exams

Houthi militias have tampered with the results of high school exams in their areas of control, according to Yemeni sources. The sources accused the group's leader, Yahya al-Houthi, who was appointed as Minister of Education, and his deputy, Qassim al-Hamran, of deliberately manipulating the results and leaking exams. They also…

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Yemenis to Hold 3rd Round of Talks in Amman

Representatives of the legitimate Yemeni government and Houthi militias, will meet for the third round of talks to discuss ending the siege of Taiz and opening the crossings. The Iran-backed Houthi militia has rejected several proposals of the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, regarding easing the siege of Taiz…

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ICRC: Floods Caused Havoc in Yemen

Weeks of exceptionally heavy seasonal rains and floods have caused havoc across Yemen, killing dozens of people and destroying homes, agricultural land, roads and vital infrastructure, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a report on Wednesday. The floods have also moved unexploded ordnance to residential and…

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Yemenis Barely Celebrate GPC’s 40th Anniversary

Yemenis home and abroad are faintly celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the General People's Congress (GPC), one of the largest political parties in Yemen. The reason behind this is that the GPC has faced fragmentation over the years and lost its decision-making power to Houthi militias. Marking…

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Yemen’s HSA Pledges $1.2m to UN Drive to Avert Safer Tanker Oil Spill

Yemen’s HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the UN urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million. The international organization, which has…

Reuters

Yemen's HSA pledges $1.2 million to U.N. drive to avert tanker oil spill

Yemen's HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the U.N. urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million.

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Yemeni Official: Houthi Mines Disaster Will Last Decades

Director of Yemen's National Mine Action Program, Brigadier General Amin Al-Aqili accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of continuing to plant mines in the war-torn country, saying the disaster they have created will take decades to resolve. The Houthis have continued to plant the explosives in spite of the ongoing nationwide…

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Human Rights Network Documents 18,000 Houthi Abuses in Yemen’s Dhamar

A Yemeni human rights report revealed on Tuesday that the Iran-backed Houthi militias have committed over 18,000 violations against civilians in the Dhamar governorate during seven years. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said that from December 1, 2014 to October 30, 2021, it documented 18,413 grave Houthi violations…

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Yemeni president orders separatists to stop military operations

Pro-UAE forces have recently taken control of Shabwa governorate, bringing them into conflict with pro-govt groups.

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