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UN Warns Of "Dangerous Escalatory Cycle" In Yemen Amid Houthi Attacks
The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen called for immediate action Wednesday to end the "dangerous escalatory cycle" in the war-torn country, particularly given recent attacks by Huthi rebels in the Red Sea.
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UN Envoy To Yemen Set To Leave Post: Report
The UN envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, who has been in line for a senior role at the UN since April, is expected to leave his current post, sources said Tuesday.
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UN Urges Yemen Rivals To Respect Truce Deal After Clashes
UN special envoy Martin Griffiths urged Yemen's warring parties to respect a ceasefire accord struck at peace talks in Sweden after deadly clashes in Hodeida. He said the UN was working with Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Iran-aligned Huthi rebels to ensure accord were "implemented timely and properly"
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UN Chief Urges Warring Yemen Parties To Start Peace Talks
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Yemen's warring parties on Tuesday to "engage in good faith" with his envoy on the conflict so that peace talks could start without further delay, his spokesman said.
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Yemen Ceasefire April 10, Peace Talks April 18: UN
A special UN envoy announced on Wednesday a ceasefire across Yemen on April 10 followed a week later by fresh peace talks, raising hopes for a breakthrough in a war that has brought the impoverished Arab country to its knees.
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We Are Not Natural-Born Enemies Of Iran: Saudi UN Envoy
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that Riyadh would continue to work "very hard" to support bids for peace in Syria and Yemen despite the spat.
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Yemen Peace Talks To Be Held On December 15 In Switzerland: UN Mediator
Warring parties in Yemen have agreed to peace talks in Switzerland beginning on December 15, when a temporary ceasefire will likely be in place, the UN envoy to the country said today.
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ISIS Claims Killing of Aden Governor in Yemen Car Bombing
A car bomb claimed by the Islamic State group Sunday killed the governor of Yemen's second city Aden, a day after a visit by the UN's envoy to press for long-delayed peace talks.
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UN Envoy Urges Yemen Parties to Make Peace Talks in Geneva a Success
Talks to end months of fighting in Yemen will convene in Geneva at the end of October under the sponsorship of the United Nations, the U.N. special envoy for the issue has announced, urging the parties to try to make the negotiations a success.
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Yemen Ceasefire Announcement Within 24 Hours: Report
A humanitarian ceasefire for Yemen is expected to be announced within 24 hours, the news agency of the dominant, Iranian-allied Houthi group quoted the UN special envoy to the country as saying.
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UN Mediator to Visit Kuwait, Riyadh in Search of Yemen Deal
A United Nations envoy will hold talks in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the coming days on a draft peace proposal for Yemen with the aim of reaching a "preliminary agreement" with Houthi fighters, a UN spokesman said today.
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Yemen Peace Talks in Geneva Postponed to Monday: UN Statement
Peace talks between Yemen's warring parties have been postponed to Monday from Sunday as one delegation is arriving late in Geneva, a United Nations statement said.
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Coalition Pounds Yemen Capital Despite UN Envoy Arrival
Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded rebel positions across Sanaa overnight, only hours after the UN envoy to Yemen arrived in the rebel-held capital, residents said Saturday.
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UN Envoy Urges Extension of Yemen Humanitarian Truce
A UN envoy called for an extension of a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen due to expire later Sunday as the Huthi Shiite rebels boycotted political talks in Riyadh.
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West, Arab States Pay 'Lip Service' on Yemen Aid: Russian UN Envoy Vitaly Churkin
Russia criticized Western and Arab members of the UN Security Council on Friday for paying "lip service" to humanitarian needs in Yemen after the council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement calling for pauses in fighting to allow delivery of aid.
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UN Warns Of "Dangerous Escalatory Cycle" In Yemen Amid Houthi Attacks
The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen called for immediate action Wednesday to end the "dangerous escalatory cycle" in the war-torn country, particularly given recent attacks by Huthi rebels in the Red Sea.
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UN Envoy To Yemen Set To Leave Post: Report
The UN envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, who has been in line for a senior role at the UN since April, is expected to leave his current post, sources said Tuesday.
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UN Urges Yemen Rivals To Respect Truce Deal After Clashes
UN special envoy Martin Griffiths urged Yemen's warring parties to respect a ceasefire accord struck at peace talks in Sweden after deadly clashes in Hodeida. He said the UN was working with Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Iran-aligned Huthi rebels to ensure accord were "implemented timely and properly"
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UN Chief Urges Warring Yemen Parties To Start Peace Talks
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Yemen's warring parties on Tuesday to "engage in good faith" with his envoy on the conflict so that peace talks could start without further delay, his spokesman said.
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Yemen Ceasefire April 10, Peace Talks April 18: UN
A special UN envoy announced on Wednesday a ceasefire across Yemen on April 10 followed a week later by fresh peace talks, raising hopes for a breakthrough in a war that has brought the impoverished Arab country to its knees.
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We Are Not Natural-Born Enemies Of Iran: Saudi UN Envoy
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that Riyadh would continue to work "very hard" to support bids for peace in Syria and Yemen despite the spat.
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Yemen Peace Talks To Be Held On December 15 In Switzerland: UN Mediator
Warring parties in Yemen have agreed to peace talks in Switzerland beginning on December 15, when a temporary ceasefire will likely be in place, the UN envoy to the country said today.
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ISIS Claims Killing of Aden Governor in Yemen Car Bombing
A car bomb claimed by the Islamic State group Sunday killed the governor of Yemen's second city Aden, a day after a visit by the UN's envoy to press for long-delayed peace talks.
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UN Envoy Urges Yemen Parties to Make Peace Talks in Geneva a Success
Talks to end months of fighting in Yemen will convene in Geneva at the end of October under the sponsorship of the United Nations, the U.N. special envoy for the issue has announced, urging the parties to try to make the negotiations a success.
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Yemen Ceasefire Announcement Within 24 Hours: Report
A humanitarian ceasefire for Yemen is expected to be announced within 24 hours, the news agency of the dominant, Iranian-allied Houthi group quoted the UN special envoy to the country as saying.
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UN Mediator to Visit Kuwait, Riyadh in Search of Yemen Deal
A United Nations envoy will hold talks in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the coming days on a draft peace proposal for Yemen with the aim of reaching a "preliminary agreement" with Houthi fighters, a UN spokesman said today.
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Yemen Peace Talks in Geneva Postponed to Monday: UN Statement
Peace talks between Yemen's warring parties have been postponed to Monday from Sunday as one delegation is arriving late in Geneva, a United Nations statement said.
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Coalition Pounds Yemen Capital Despite UN Envoy Arrival
Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded rebel positions across Sanaa overnight, only hours after the UN envoy to Yemen arrived in the rebel-held capital, residents said Saturday.
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UN Envoy Urges Extension of Yemen Humanitarian Truce
A UN envoy called for an extension of a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen due to expire later Sunday as the Huthi Shiite rebels boycotted political talks in Riyadh.
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West, Arab States Pay 'Lip Service' on Yemen Aid: Russian UN Envoy Vitaly Churkin
Russia criticized Western and Arab members of the UN Security Council on Friday for paying "lip service" to humanitarian needs in Yemen after the council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement calling for pauses in fighting to allow delivery of aid.
