Yemen

UN to evacuate 50 wounded Houthi rebels from Yemen ahead of peace talks

Fifty wounded Houthi rebels will be evacuated from the Yemeni capital for medical treatment ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels agree to talks on UN running Hodeidah, envoy says

The UN envoy to Yemen urged warring sides to "keep the peace" in Hodeidah, saying rebels agreed to talks on the UN taking a leading role in running the port

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Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Yemen

Finland will not issue new arms export authorisations to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates due to concerns over the humanitarian situation in Yemen

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Denmark suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war, Khashoggi murder

Denmark has suspended military exports to Saudi Arabia over the situation in Yemen and the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears

The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine

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UN draft resolution on Yemen calls for Hodeidah truce, free flow of humanitarian aid

A UN draft resolution on Yemen presented to the Security Council calls for an immediate truce in Hodeidah and sets a deadline for the sides to remove humanitarian aid barriers

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Yemen: Senior Houthi rebel leader calls for end of military operations ahead of peace talks

A high-ranking Yemeni Houthi official urged his leadership to freeze military operations and stop firing missiles into Saudi Arabia as the UN prepares for peace talks

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Yemen’s president Hadi backs UN calls for peace talks but vows to ‘liberate’ Hodeidah

Yemen's president supported a UN push for fresh peace talks to end almost four years of fighting, but vowed to oust Houthi rebels from the city of Hodeidah

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Saudi coalition ends US fueling of planes for Yemen airstrikes

Saudi Arabia ended a controversial refueling arrangement between the United States and the coalition that is bombing Yemen

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Norway suspends military export licences to Saudi Arabia

Norway's foreign minister said the state was freezing all defense material export licences to Saudi Arabia over recent developments in the country and the war in Yemen

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