Yemen
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Saudi Arabia pushed Yemen’s president to step down, report says
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Officials have confined him to his home and restricted his communications, the Wall Street Journal says.
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War-torn Yemen holds breath as breakthrough truce begins
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The Iran-backed Huthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition have both agreed to observe the two-month truce, which took effect on the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim holy fasting month.
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Saudi Aramco storage petroleum facility hit by Houthi attack, causing fire
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The Iran-aligned Houthis, who are battling the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, have intensified attacks on energy facilities in the kingdom, the world's largest oil exporter.
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47 children killed, maimed in Yemen in 2 months, says Unicef
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At least over 10,000 minors are believed to have been killed or injured in the war that has raged since 2015.
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Saudi coalition hits Yemen capital after drone attack
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The coalition say the raids are in response to a drone attack on a Saudi airport near the border which left 12 injured by falling debris after the Saudi military blew up the 'bomb-laden' projectile.
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14 dead as coalition bombs Yemen after UAE attack
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The Abu Dhabi attack marks a new phase in the Yemen war and further reduces hopes of any resolution to the conflict, which has displaced millions.
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Three killed in UAE fuel truck blast, Yemen Houthis claim attack
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The move could heighten tensions between the UAE and Iran after outreach to Tehran by Abu Dhabi to avoid any regional conflict that could hurt the Opec producer's economic ambitions.
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Yemeni journalist killed on way to hospital to give birth
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An explosive device planted in the car of journalist Mahmud al-Atmi blew up as he was taking his wife Rasha Abdallah to a hospital to deliver her baby, according to sources from government forces.
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Al-Qaeda in Yemen congratulates Taliban, vows to continue jihad
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It says the takeover shows that 'jihad and fighting represent the (Islamic law)-based, legal, and realistic way to restore rights (and) expel the invaders and occupiers'.
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Migrant boat capsizes off Yemen, 25 bodies recovered
African migrants continue to make the dangerous trip there in hope of finding work in neighbouring oil-rich states.
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Disfigured by acid, the face of violence against Yemen’s women
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'I went through hell,' says 19-year-old who was married at 12 and rejected by her husband at 16 before being disfigured in an acid attack.