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Fights and insults end UN quest for peace in Yemen

UN brokered peace moves on Yemen have collapsed with exiled government negotiators set to return to Saudi Arabia. Earlier the talks descended into

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Regional powers fight bloody chess game in Yemen

Yemen is a regional proxy battleground between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shia Muslim Iran. The destruction caused by Saudi-led coalition

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Bomb blasts rip through Sanaa - ISIL blamed

More than 50 people are killed in a series of car bomb attacks in central Sanaa. ISIL militants claim they were responsible.

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UN pushes hard for Ramadan ceasefire in Yemen during tough talks in Geneva

Yemen’s warring parties are in discussion over the terms and conditions of a possible one-month ceasefire. The sides are attending UN brokered peace

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Despite "ticking bomb" situation, little hope for peace in Yemen talks

Delegates from both sides of the Yemen peace talks express little hope for a resolution to the conflict in the country.

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Yemen's Old City: UNESCO site targeted in battle for Sana'a

The Yemeni capital’s Old City is the latest area to be targeted in the battle between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces. Dating back more than

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Al-Qaeda's leader in the Arabian Peninsular is killed in Yemen

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that a suspected US air strike in Yemen has killed the leader of its organisation in the Arabian Peninsular, (AQAP), Nasser

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'While the parties bicker, Yemen burns:' Ban Ki-moon opens Geneva peace talks

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened peace talks on Yemen with a chilling warning: “When the parties bicker, Yemen burns.” Ban called

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Six Yemeni prisoners transferred from Guantanamo to Oman

President Obama’s goal to close the US naval-based prison at Guantanamo in Cuba moved another step closer as six Yemeni inmates were flown to Oman

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UNESCO condemns bombing of Sanaa's Old City

At least six people have been killed and buildings destroyed in Sanaa’s Old City after a Saudi led coalition air strike on the UNESCO World Heritage

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Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen "kills 20" Houthi fighters

Around 20 Houthi fighters were killed after Saudi-led coalition air strikes shook the Yemeni city of Aden and the capital Sana’a to the north

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Yemen: French hostage Isabelle Prime appeals for release

A video has been released of French national Isabelle Prime, who was kidnapped in the Yemeni capital Sana’a in February, 2015. In the clip, Prime

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Yemen: Houthi rebels said to be in US talks

While Yemenis deal with the aftermath of airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition forces, the government in exile said the Houthi militia was in talks with

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Yemen: deadly air strike hits rebel base

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Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 80 in Yemen

A day of deadly bombing by Saudi-led warplanes has killed at least 80 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and in an area along the border with Saudi

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'Deadliest day': reports of 80 killed in Saudi-led strikes across Yemen

More than 80 people reported killed in what could be Yemen's deadliest day of bombing in over two months. Oxfam claims the country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.

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Clashes leave seven dead in Yemen's Taiz

At least seven people have been killed and more than 30 wounded during fierce clashes in Yemen’s southern city of Taiz. Houthi rebels and troops

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Stranded Yemenis return home as UN peace talks are announced

With peace talks on the horizon a few of the thousands of Yemenis stranded abroad have made it back to the capital Sana’a. Two planes: one from Egypt

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Yemen crisis: UN chief calls for dialogue, as Saudi-led airstrikes continue

A further round of Saudi-led airstrikes has pounded military sites in Yemen. It was the second day of attacks against Houthi militia and forces

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Iran calls for UN action as Saudi airstrikes resume against Houthis in Yemen

In Yemen air strikes by Saudi-led forces have resumed against Houthi rebel positions in the southern city of Aden after a five-day humanitarian truce

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