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News Articles: Yemen

Mariana Vishegirskaya stands outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9. Vishegirskaya later gave birth to a girl in another hospital in Mariupol.

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  • Global Health

Russia's strike on Ukraine maternity hospital is part of a terrible wartime tradition

The attack on the facility in Mariupol reflects an unfortunate trend in wars in Syria, Ethiopia and other countries. The impact on health care in the short-term and the long run is beyond devastating.

March 16, 2022
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By:
  • Diane Cole
This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the aftermath of an attack claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels on an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

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  • Middle East

UAE says it has intercepted 2 missiles from Yemen's Houthis

The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, which previously had seen a series of assaults near Emirati soil.

January 24, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Emirates passenger planes are parked at their gates at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.

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  • World

A drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by rebels in Yemen has killed three people

While Abu Dhabi police did not immediately offer any suspects, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an attack targeting the United Arab Emirates.

January 17, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Left: Anwar Alsaeedi stands with his children, Nada, 9, and Mazeen, 6, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Right: Hatem al-Showaiter with his daughter in Djibouti, when his daughter was three and half years old. She is now aged seven and half.

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  • World

Some Yemenis Struggle For U.S. Visas Even After The End Of The Travel Ban

Yemenis who won the diversity visa lottery were stopped by the Trump administration's travel ban. Now they've had to start applying all over again. "Our lives have been destroyed," says one man.

May 24, 2021
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Nada Homsi
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud proposed a ceasefire for Yemen on Monday, speaking from Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

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  • Middle East

Yemen: Saudi Arabia Proposes A Peace Deal, But Houthis Say It's Not Enough

The Saudi proposal includes a nationwide ceasefire and reopening the airport in the Yemeni capital. But the Iranian-backed Houthis say the plan stops short of lifting a blockade.

March 22, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Supporters of the Houthi rebels attend a celebration of Mawlid al-Nabi — the birth of Islam's prophet, Muhammad — in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, last year.

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  • Politics

State Department Condemns Group It Removed From Terrorist List

The war between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi military has created what the U.N. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

February 08, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Workers salvage oil canisters from the wreckage of a vehicle oil store hit by Saudi-led airstrikes last July in Sanaa, Yemen. The U.S. said Thursday it will no longer back the Saudi-led military offensive.

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  • Middle East

Biden Administration Ends U.S. Support Of Saudi-Led Offensive In Yemen

U.S. support to the coalition over the course of the war has included inflight refueling of Saudi warplanes and the sale of precision bombs dropped on Yemeni targets.

February 04, 2021
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By:
  • Mark Katkov
Supporters of Ansarallah, also known as the Houthi movement, gather last year to commemorate the anniversary of the group's takeover of Yemen's capital, Sanaa.

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  • Middle East

Trump Administration Moves To Brand Houthis In Yemen A Terrorist Group

The designation has broad implications — not just for the Iran-backed group, which controls Yemen's capital, but also for international organizations trying to help residents badly in need of aid.

January 11, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Colin Dwyer
A nurse checks a child who is receiving treatment for malnutrition at a hospital in Sana'a, Yemen. The photo was taken on December 13.<strong></strong>

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  • Children's Health

The Story Of 1-Year-Old Abdullah Is The Story Of Yemen

His parents traveled 15 hours by bus to bring him to a clinic to save his life. He weighed 6 pounds. And he could be one of the fortunate ones.

December 23, 2020
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By:
  • Rosemary MIsdary

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