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Yemen Peace Plan "No Longer On Discussion Table" As Tensions In Red Sea Mount
As Houthi attacks roil the Red Sea and Western air raids target the rebels, moves to end Yemen's long-running war are at a standstill, threatening further woe for a country on its knees.
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Yemen's Aden Governor Killed in a Rocket-Propelled Grenade Attack: Sources
The governor of Yemen's Aden province Jaafar Mohammed Saad was killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the governor's convoy in the western part of Aden city, residents and a local official said.
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Suicide Bombing, Gunbattle Kills 12 in Western Yemen: Sources
A suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing, accompanied by an attack with guns and grenades, killed 10 soldiers guarding an intelligence building in the western Yemeni city of Hodaida today, security sources said.
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Saudi-Led Raid kill at Least 35 in South Yemen: Medics
At least 35 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in a Saudi-led coalition air raid in south western Yemen, medical sources said today.
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Arab Air Strikes Hit Yemen as Peace Talks Enter Second Day
Arab air strikes hit military targets throughout Yemen today and expanded into one western province for the first time, despite peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending almost three months of fighting.
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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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37 Dead in Bombing of Dairy in West Yemen, Says Provincial Governor
At least 37 people were killed when a dairy in western Yemen was bombed overnight, an official said today after a seventh night of Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite rebels.
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Atomic Deal Would Reward Iran for Yemen 'Aggression': Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Western powers on Monday that any nuclear deal they strike with Iran would be seen as a reward for Tehran's alleged "aggression" in Yemen.
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Yemen Clashes Kill 26 as Embassy Closures Continue
Clashes between Shi'ite Houthi militiamen and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside Al Qaeda militants killed 26 people in Yemen, local officials said, as the United Arab Emirates joined Saudi Arabia and Western countries in closing its embassy in the country.
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Yemen Militia Insists Embassy Closures 'Unjustified'
A Shiite militia that has taken control in Yemen said on Thursday that closures of Western diplomatic missions were "unjustified" and promised to return US embassy vehicles it had seized.
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At least 13 Killed in Failed US Bid to Rescue Hostages in Yemen
A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages when U.S.-led forces battled militants in a failed rescue mission in Yemen, residents said on Sunday.
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At Least 23 Killed as Yemen Troops Battle Al-Qaeda in Hodeidah: Officials
Twenty Yemeni soldiers and three suspected al Qaeda militants died in clashes on Saturday in the town of Jabal Ras in Yemen's western province of Hodeidah, local officials and residents said.
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London Imam Claims at US Trial he Tried to Help Yemen Hostages
London imam Abu Hamza admitted to a US jury on Monday that he provided a satellite phone to Yemeni militants months before they kidnapped Western tourists in 1998 and spoke to their leader just three hours after the hostages were taken.
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Western Missions in Yemen on Alert as Army Advances Against Qaeda
Western embassies in Yemen heightened security on Thursday after increasingly bold attacks on foreigners by al Qaeda, even as the militant Islamists lost ground to an army offensive in the south.
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Al Qaeda's plan to 'change face of history' led to US scare: Yemen
A vow made in a phone call by the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to carry out an attack that would "change the face of history" lay behind this month's closures of many Western embassies, Yemen's president said.
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Yemen Peace Plan "No Longer On Discussion Table" As Tensions In Red Sea Mount
As Houthi attacks roil the Red Sea and Western air raids target the rebels, moves to end Yemen's long-running war are at a standstill, threatening further woe for a country on its knees.
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Yemen's Aden Governor Killed in a Rocket-Propelled Grenade Attack: Sources
The governor of Yemen's Aden province Jaafar Mohammed Saad was killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the governor's convoy in the western part of Aden city, residents and a local official said.
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Suicide Bombing, Gunbattle Kills 12 in Western Yemen: Sources
A suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing, accompanied by an attack with guns and grenades, killed 10 soldiers guarding an intelligence building in the western Yemeni city of Hodaida today, security sources said.
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Saudi-Led Raid kill at Least 35 in South Yemen: Medics
At least 35 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in a Saudi-led coalition air raid in south western Yemen, medical sources said today.
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Arab Air Strikes Hit Yemen as Peace Talks Enter Second Day
Arab air strikes hit military targets throughout Yemen today and expanded into one western province for the first time, despite peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending almost three months of fighting.
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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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37 Dead in Bombing of Dairy in West Yemen, Says Provincial Governor
At least 37 people were killed when a dairy in western Yemen was bombed overnight, an official said today after a seventh night of Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite rebels.
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Atomic Deal Would Reward Iran for Yemen 'Aggression': Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Western powers on Monday that any nuclear deal they strike with Iran would be seen as a reward for Tehran's alleged "aggression" in Yemen.
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Yemen Clashes Kill 26 as Embassy Closures Continue
Clashes between Shi'ite Houthi militiamen and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside Al Qaeda militants killed 26 people in Yemen, local officials said, as the United Arab Emirates joined Saudi Arabia and Western countries in closing its embassy in the country.
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Yemen Militia Insists Embassy Closures 'Unjustified'
A Shiite militia that has taken control in Yemen said on Thursday that closures of Western diplomatic missions were "unjustified" and promised to return US embassy vehicles it had seized.
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At least 13 Killed in Failed US Bid to Rescue Hostages in Yemen
A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages when U.S.-led forces battled militants in a failed rescue mission in Yemen, residents said on Sunday.
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At Least 23 Killed as Yemen Troops Battle Al-Qaeda in Hodeidah: Officials
Twenty Yemeni soldiers and three suspected al Qaeda militants died in clashes on Saturday in the town of Jabal Ras in Yemen's western province of Hodeidah, local officials and residents said.
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London Imam Claims at US Trial he Tried to Help Yemen Hostages
London imam Abu Hamza admitted to a US jury on Monday that he provided a satellite phone to Yemeni militants months before they kidnapped Western tourists in 1998 and spoke to their leader just three hours after the hostages were taken.
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Western Missions in Yemen on Alert as Army Advances Against Qaeda
Western embassies in Yemen heightened security on Thursday after increasingly bold attacks on foreigners by al Qaeda, even as the militant Islamists lost ground to an army offensive in the south.
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Al Qaeda's plan to 'change face of history' led to US scare: Yemen
A vow made in a phone call by the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to carry out an attack that would "change the face of history" lay behind this month's closures of many Western embassies, Yemen's president said.
