Yemen

Yemen’s southern separatists expose cracks in Saudi-UAE alliance

A Saudi-Emirati delegation met with Yemen's Southern Transitional Council separatists who seized control of Aden

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Saudi coalition launches airstrike against Yemen separatists in Aden

A Saudi-led coalition launched a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second city Aden

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Dozens of Yemen police killed in twin attacks in Aden

Separate attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels and an ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 49 people in Aden, many of them newly trained police cadets

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US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales

The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president

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UAE reducing troop numbers in Yemen, moving from ‘military-first’ strategy

The UAE said that it was redeploying and reducing troops fighting the Houthis in Yemen, moving from a "military-first" strategy to a "peace-first" plan

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In Congress, a long battle over Trump’s Iran and Saudi policies looms

A growing bipartisan alliance of progressive Democrats and libertarian-leaning conservatives is reasserting Congress's role in war

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Saudi-led coalition claims capture of senior Islamic State Yemen figure

Saudi and Yemeni special forces captured a senior leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said

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Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport kills 1, wounds 21

A Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other people, the coalition fighting the Houthis said

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US Senate votes to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The US Senate voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators outraged with the kingdom delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump

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UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules

A UK court handed a partial victory to campaigners trying to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the kingdom's bombing campaign in Yemen

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