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What's Behind The Feud Between Saudi Arabia And Iran? Power.
Iran is the predominant Shiite power in the region, and Saudi Arabia is a Sunni powerhouse. Is this just an age-old religious war?
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Yemen Government Withdraws From Kuwait Talks With Rebels
Yemen's government delegation has quit talks in Kuwait with Shiite Houthi rebels despite resuming them earlier this month.
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UN Envoy 'Deeply Concerned' By Yemen Ceasefire Violations
The United Nations special envoy for Yemen has voiced alarm at widespread violations of a fragile ceasefire, but insisted the ongoing peace talks between the warring sides in Switzerland would continue.
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Car Bomb Explodes Near Yemeni Mosque in Downtown Sanaa, Injures 2 People, Say Police
A car bomb exploded near a mosque in the downtown area of the Yemeni capital on Thursday, wounding two people, police said.
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Huge Blasts Outside Sanaa After Coalition Air Raids
Huge explosions rocked the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Friday after Saudi-led air strikes against positions held by Houthi Shiite rebels and their allies, residents said.
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Houthi Rebels Absent as Yemeni Parties Gather in Riyadh
Yemen's exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi was to open a conference of political parties from his war-torn country on Sunday but Iran-backed Houthi Shiite rebels are boycotting the talks.
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Yemen Houthi Rebels Say They Shot Down Coalition Warplane
Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels said Monday that they shot down a warplane of the Saudi-led coalition, shortly after Morocco said one of its fighter jets had gone missing on a sortie.
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Yemen Rebel Allies Accept Saudi Arabia's Ceasefire Proposal
Renegade Yemeni troops who have helped Shiite rebels to seize much of the country said today that they had accepted a Saudi proposal for a ceasefire later this week.
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UN Evacuating Staff From Yemeni Capital Sanaa
The United Nations began evacuating international staff from Sanaa today due to the security situation in the Yemeni capital, where a Saudi-led air campaign has been targeting Shi'ite Muslim Houthi forces, a UN source said.
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Yemen Crisis: Government Sending Ships to Rescue Indians, Say Sources
The Government of India announced that it will be sending ships to rescue the Indian nationals stuck in Yemen, official sources said today.
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Shiite Militia Seize Airport in Key Yemen City
Shiite militia in Yemen seized the airport in a key central city on Sunday as deteriorating security prompted Washington to evacuate personnel and the UN Security Council to call an emergency session.
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55 Dead in Mosque Bombings in Yemen Capital: Officials
Triple suicide bombings killed 55 people today at mosques in the Yemeni capital attended by Shiite Huthi militiamen who have seized control of the city, medics said. Dozens more were wounded.
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Arab League Condemns Houthi 'Coup' in Yemen
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi today condemned the takeover of the Yemeni government by Shiite militia as a "coup" that would trigger more violence in the troubled member state.
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Yemeni Rebels Hold President 'Captive' at His House
Two Yemeni presidential advisers say the Shiite rebels who are on a power grab campaign in the capital, Sanaa, are holding the President 'captive' at his home, a day after seizing the presidential palace.
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Houthi Rebels Seize Yemen State Media, Battle Soldiers
Rebel Shiite Houthis battled soldiers near Yemen's presidential palace and elsewhere across the capital on Monday, seizing control of the country's state-run media in a move an official called "a step toward a coup."
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What's Behind The Feud Between Saudi Arabia And Iran? Power.
Iran is the predominant Shiite power in the region, and Saudi Arabia is a Sunni powerhouse. Is this just an age-old religious war?
-
Yemen Government Withdraws From Kuwait Talks With Rebels
Yemen's government delegation has quit talks in Kuwait with Shiite Houthi rebels despite resuming them earlier this month.
-
UN Envoy 'Deeply Concerned' By Yemen Ceasefire Violations
The United Nations special envoy for Yemen has voiced alarm at widespread violations of a fragile ceasefire, but insisted the ongoing peace talks between the warring sides in Switzerland would continue.
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Car Bomb Explodes Near Yemeni Mosque in Downtown Sanaa, Injures 2 People, Say Police
A car bomb exploded near a mosque in the downtown area of the Yemeni capital on Thursday, wounding two people, police said.
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Huge Blasts Outside Sanaa After Coalition Air Raids
Huge explosions rocked the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Friday after Saudi-led air strikes against positions held by Houthi Shiite rebels and their allies, residents said.
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Houthi Rebels Absent as Yemeni Parties Gather in Riyadh
Yemen's exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi was to open a conference of political parties from his war-torn country on Sunday but Iran-backed Houthi Shiite rebels are boycotting the talks.
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Yemen Houthi Rebels Say They Shot Down Coalition Warplane
Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels said Monday that they shot down a warplane of the Saudi-led coalition, shortly after Morocco said one of its fighter jets had gone missing on a sortie.
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Yemen Rebel Allies Accept Saudi Arabia's Ceasefire Proposal
Renegade Yemeni troops who have helped Shiite rebels to seize much of the country said today that they had accepted a Saudi proposal for a ceasefire later this week.
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UN Evacuating Staff From Yemeni Capital Sanaa
The United Nations began evacuating international staff from Sanaa today due to the security situation in the Yemeni capital, where a Saudi-led air campaign has been targeting Shi'ite Muslim Houthi forces, a UN source said.
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Yemen Crisis: Government Sending Ships to Rescue Indians, Say Sources
The Government of India announced that it will be sending ships to rescue the Indian nationals stuck in Yemen, official sources said today.
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Shiite Militia Seize Airport in Key Yemen City
Shiite militia in Yemen seized the airport in a key central city on Sunday as deteriorating security prompted Washington to evacuate personnel and the UN Security Council to call an emergency session.
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55 Dead in Mosque Bombings in Yemen Capital: Officials
Triple suicide bombings killed 55 people today at mosques in the Yemeni capital attended by Shiite Huthi militiamen who have seized control of the city, medics said. Dozens more were wounded.
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Arab League Condemns Houthi 'Coup' in Yemen
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi today condemned the takeover of the Yemeni government by Shiite militia as a "coup" that would trigger more violence in the troubled member state.
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Yemeni Rebels Hold President 'Captive' at His House
Two Yemeni presidential advisers say the Shiite rebels who are on a power grab campaign in the capital, Sanaa, are holding the President 'captive' at his home, a day after seizing the presidential palace.
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Houthi Rebels Seize Yemen State Media, Battle Soldiers
Rebel Shiite Houthis battled soldiers near Yemen's presidential palace and elsewhere across the capital on Monday, seizing control of the country's state-run media in a move an official called "a step toward a coup."
