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Public threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says
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Public threats to return to war in Yemen hinder efforts to start peace talks, UN envoy says

UNITED NATIONS: Threats to return to war in Yemen are hindering efforts to start peace talks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces an increasingly…

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Stampede highlights Yemen's dire humanitarian crisis
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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…

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Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78, official says
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Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78, official says

SANAA: People stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday, and at least 78 people were killed and dozens more…

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Yemeni Prisoners: Yemen rebels and government complete prisoner exchange
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Yemeni Prisoners: Yemen rebels and government complete prisoner exchange

SANAA: Yemeni rebels and government forces freed scores of prisoners Sunday on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, boosting hopes of…

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Yemen'S Warring Sides Resume Releasing Prisoners: Red Cross: Yemen's warring sides resume releasing prisoners
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Yemen’S Warring Sides Resume Releasing Prisoners: Red Cross: Yemen’s warring sides resume releasing prisoners

SANAA: Hundreds of detainees from Yemen‘s conflict were released Saturday as part of a major prisoner exchange that began a day earlier, the International Committee…

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Yemen: Yemen prisoner swap starts as truce talks set for second round
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Yemen: Yemen prisoner swap starts as truce talks set for second round

SANAA: A major prisoner exchange involving hundreds of captives from Yemen‘s civil war got underway on Friday after truce talks ended with an agreement to…

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Icrc: Major Yemen prisoners swap underway as the first plane leaves: ICRC
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Icrc: Major Yemen prisoners swap underway as the first plane leaves: ICRC

SANAA: Major exchange of prisoners from Yemen‘s brutal civil war got underway on Friday with the first plane departing rebel-held Sanaa for government-controlled Aden, the…

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Saudi Yemen: Saudi team leaves Yemen, more truce talks expected
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Saudi Yemen: Saudi team leaves Yemen, more truce talks expected

Sanaa, April 14, 2023 -A Saudi delegation has left war-torn Yemen without a finalised truce but with a commitment to hold a second round of…

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Yemen Prisoner Swap To Start Thursday: Yemen prisoner swap to start Thursday as peace hopes rise
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Yemen Prisoner Swap To Start Thursday: Yemen prisoner swap to start Thursday as peace hopes rise

DUBAI: A prisoner exchange involving hundreds of detainees from Yemen‘s brutal civil war will start on Thursday, a Yemeni government official said, against a backdrop…

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Houthi: Saudi, Omani envoys arrive in Sanaa for peace talks with Houthi leaders
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Houthi: Saudi, Omani envoys arrive in Sanaa for peace talks with Houthi leaders

RIYADH: Saudi and Omani delegations arrived in Yemen‘s capital Sanaa, Houthi-run media said on Sunday, to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with Houthi officials and…

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