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Two out of five Yemeni children out of school: aid group

The figure underlines how precarious daily life remains in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country despite the current ceasefire. Nearly a decade into Yemen’s brutal war, some 4.5 million of its children are not attending school, the charity Save the Children said Monday. The figure underlines how precarious daily life remains in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest

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Southern Yemeni leader stresses push for separate country at UN

The head of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council, an umbrella group of heavily armed and well-financed militias, said Friday that he will prioritize the creation of a separate country in negotiations with their rivals, the Houthi rebels. Aidarous al-Zubaidi’s comments, in an interview with The Associated Press, come days after the conclusion of landmark talks in

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V&A cares for looted Yemeni funeral stones

The public will be able to see the items as part of a new display which will open at V&A East Storehouse, external from 2025. The agreement between the museum and Yemen was signed on Tuesday by the director of the V&A, Tristram Hunt, and Yassin Saeed Noman Ahmed, ambassador for the Republic of Yemen

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VIDEO: WATCH: Yemeni street artist finds voice after violence

Updated: 26.05.2023 – 23:03 Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil uses the shell-pitted buildings of his hometown as a canvas, painting images of death and despair to shed light on the horrors and victims of war. Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil uses the shell-pitted buildings of his hometown as a canvas, painting images of death and despair to

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At least 78 killed in stampede in Yemeni capital

A crowd, apparently frightened by the shooting and electric blast, panicked at a financial aid distribution event during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Yemeni capital late on Wednesday, leaving at least 78 people dead and at least 73 injured, according to witnesses and representatives of the Houthi rebels. . The tragedy, the

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At least 78 killed, 13 injured in stampede in Yemeni capital

People rushed into financial assistance event in the Yemeni capital late Wednesday night, and at least 78 people were killed and dozens more injured, a Houthi official said. According to the Houthi-run interior ministry, the stampede took place in the Old City in downtown Sana’a as hundreds of the poor gathered for an event organized

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10 Yemeni troops killed as new fighting disrupts peace efforts

At least 10 soldiers have been killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to end a drawn-out war in the Arab world’s poorest country. The clashes took place in the oil-producing province of Marib, one of the main battlefields and the scene of sporadic fighting even during a lull

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Yemeni rebels frustrated by leader’s calls to delay secession

Yemen’s southern separatists on Friday criticized statements by their ally, the head of Yemen’s presidential council, in which he said now was not the right time to discuss southern independence. Comments come as Saudi Arabiawhich leads a coalition fighting for an internationally recognized Yemeni government that includes separatists and their Houthi rebel rivals are negotiating

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