Yemen
UN warns of alarming rise of hunger in war-torn Yemen
Economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now the novel coronavirus were creating a perfect storm for the expected sharp rise in food insecurity,...
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UN chief deplores lack of ceasefire during virus
Since the call by Antonio Guterres in March for ceasefires, announcements backing the end of fighting have been made in countries including Afghanistan, the Philippines and Cameroon, but conflicts have continued to rage in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere.
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Yemen rebels sentence four journalists to death
Amnesty International says the Huthis have been holding 10 journalists in detention since 2015.
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Saudi-led coalition declares 2-week coronavirus ceasefire in Yemen
The unilateral ceasefire follows an escalation in fighting between the warring parties despite a call by the United Nations for an immediate cessation to protect civilians in the Arab world's poorest nation from the pandemic.
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More than 80 soldiers killed in Yemen missile, drone attack
Saturday's strike follows months of relative calm in the war between the Iran-backed Huthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government.
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UN resumes grain milling in starvation-threatened Yemen
Artillery fire on 26 December damaged WFP grain stores at the Red Sea Mills located on the front line in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.
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Blast hits military parade in Yemen, at least five dead
No claim of responsibility was made and Houthi media did not immediately comment on the blast or accusation.
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Saudi crown prince hosts Iraq PM for talks on oil attacks
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi for talks on Wednesday focused on attacks on the kingdom's oil infrastructure, which Washington has blamed on Iran.
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Rouhani says Iran resists sanctions, drives US 'desperate'
The United States on Friday imposed another round of sanctions on Iran, including on its central bank which was already blacklisted.
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UK believes Iran was behind Saudi oil attacks - Johnson
The United States and Saudi Arabia have already blamed Iran for the 14 September strikes that initially halved Saudi oil output. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has claimed responsibility.
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Pompeo says US mission is to avoid war with Iran but measures in place to deter
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have further escalated after an attack last weekend on Saudi oil facilities that initially disrupted half of the oil production from the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter, and was blamed on Tehran by the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis
Trump said on Twitter that he had ordered the US Treasury to “substantially increase sanctions” on Iran, which denies carrying out the attacks, and told reporters the unspecified, punitive economic measures would be unveiled within 48 hours.
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Saudi to announce oil attacks findings as US weighs retaliation
Riyadh, which is bogged down in a five-year war against Tehran-aligned rebels in neighbouring Yemen, has said that the weapons used were Iranian-made, but has not directly blamed its arch rival.
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Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia after US blames Iran
Vice President Mike Pence announced that Pompeo was on his way to the kingdom to 'discuss our response.'
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Iran leader rules out US talks as tensions rise over Saudi attacks
Tensions between Iran and the US and its allies have threatened to boil over since May last year when President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal and began reimposing sanctions in its campaign of 'maximum pressure'.
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Saudi oil facility attacks to hit SA economy, warns economist
Standard Bank economist Elna Moolman said that the effects would be felt here at home.
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US blames Iran for Saudi oil attack, Trump says 'locked and loaded'
Earlier in the day, a senior US official told reporters that evidence from the attack, which hit the world’s biggest oil-processing facility, indicated Iran was behind it, instead of the Yemeni Houthi group that had claimed responsibility.
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More than 100 killed in air strike on Yemen prison - ICRC
The Saudi-led military coalition said it targeted a facility run by the Huthi rebels that 'stores drones and missiles', but the rebels said the attack had levelled a building they used as a prison.
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UN finalises accord with Yemen rebels to resume food aid
The UN had suspended deliveries of food aid to rebel-held areas on 20 June following accusations of "diversion of food" meant for Yemeni civilians.
