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Bahrain set to resume diplomatic ties with Lebanon
Bahrain said Saturday it would restore full diplomatic relations with Lebanon after a year and a half, following a row over remarks made by a former ... Gulf -
UN envoy on Yemen calls for bolder steps toward peace
The United Nations Yemen mediator said on Monday there is the most serious opportunity in eight years to make progress toward ending the conflict, but ... Gulf -
Yemen’s Houthis and government say prisoner exchange deal reached
The two sides in Yemen’s conflict on Monday said they had agreed to exchange some 880 detainees after talks in Switzerland facilitated by the United ... Gulf -
Top al-Qaeda figure killed in Yemen air strike: Sources
A senior al-Qaeda figure was killed in a suspected US air strike in war-torn Yemen, security and local government sources told AFP on Wednesday.For ... Gulf -
US Secretary of State to meet chairman of Yemeni presidential council
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi on Monday in New York, the ... Gulf -
Ten Yemeni soldiers killed in ‘dangerous escalation:’ Government
Ten Yemeni soldiers were killed in an overnight rebel attack near the blockaded city of Taiz, Yemen’s government said on Monday, calling it a ... Gulf -
Yemen’s Houthis must act on Taiz to show commitment to UN-brokered truce: Minister
War-scarred Yemen’s internationally recognized government accused the Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Monday of failing to reopen roads to the ... Gulf -
Yemen swears in new governors for Hadhramout, Socotra
Yemen’s internationally-recognized government swore in new governors for Hadhramout and Socotra, state media said on Monday, in a move political ... Gulf -
Floods kill 10 people in war-torn Yemen
Torrential rain lashed war-torn Yemen’s capital and its environs Sunday, causing flooding and a building collapse that together killed 10 people, ... Gulf -
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis say they will not extend truce despite Saudi pledge
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia, slamming US President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, said they would not agree to extend a truce in the ... Gulf -
UN envoy to seek longer, expanded truce in Yemen civil war
The UN special envoy for Yemen said Monday he plans to explore the possibility of a longer and expanded truce with the country’s warring parties in ... Gulf -
Five dead in Yemen weapons store blast: Official
At least five people were killed and 30 wounded in an explosion at a weapons warehouse in war-torn Yemen, an official told AFP on Tuesday.For the ... Gulf -
Officials: Militants ambush security post in Yemen; eight killed
Suspected al-Qaeda militants on Wednesday attacked a security post in a southern Yemeni province, sparking clashes that left five troops and three ... Gulf -
In Yemen, child soldiering continues despite Houthi promise
Two officials have said the Iran-backed Houthi militia has recruited several hundred children including as young as 10 over the past two months.In a ... Gulf -
Official says Yemeni journalist killed in explosion in Aden
A Yemeni journalist was killed when his car exploded while he was driving in the southern port city of Aden, an official said Thursday, the latest ... Gulf -
US Secretary of State thanks Saudi Arabia’s FM for efforts to extend Yemen truce
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan for the Kingdom’s efforts to extend the ... Gulf -
UN talks to open roads to blockaded Yemen city inconclusive
Yemen’s warring parties did not reach an agreement Saturday to lift a blockade by the Iran-backed Houthi militia of the country’s third largest city, ... Gulf -
UN envoy urges Yemen’s warring parties to renew truce
The UN special envoy has urged Yemen’s warring parties to renew their two-month truce, praising its “tangible benefits” as the deadline approaches ... Middle East -
Saudi doctors separate conjoined twins from war-torn Yemen
Doctors in Saudi Arabia have successfully separated conjoined twins from war-torn Yemen after a “complicated” 15-hour operation, the official Saudi ... Gulf -
First commercial flight in six years leaves Yemen’s Houthi-held capital: Report
The first commercial flight in nearly six years took off on Monday from Yemen’s capital, which is held by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, a major step ... Gulf -
UN demands release of staff held by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis
The United Nations on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of two staff members held by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen since November, ... Gulf -
First Sanaa flight in six years canceled over Houthi-issued passports: Yemen govt
The first commercial flight due to take off from Yemen’s capital in six years was canceled on Sunday.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News ... Gulf -
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claim they will stop using child soldiers
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia has said it will rid its ranks of child soldiers, who have fought by the thousands during the country’s seven years ... Gulf -
UN chief discusses Yemen in phone call with Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the Saudi Press Agency ... Gulf -
UN envoy makes first trip to Yemen capital after truce
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg started his first visit to Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Monday, following an April 2 ceasefire.For the latest headlines ... Gulf -
Saudi Crown Prince meets with new Yemeni presidential council, pledges aid
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with the newly-formed Yemeni presidential council, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.For ... Gulf -
Arab Coalition launches airstrikes on Yemen capital Sanaa
The Arab Coalition fighting in Yemen began launching airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi militia targets in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Saudi Press ... Gulf -
Perez on pole for Saudi Arabian Formula One GP day after nearby attack
Sergio Perez won the first pole of his career Saturday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where Formula One has been under heavy scrutiny for continuing ... Gulf -
Israel PM expresses ‘sorrow’ to Saudi Arabia over Yemen Houthi attacks
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expressed Israel’s “sorrow” to Saudi Arabia on Saturday following a wave of Yemen Houthi attacks, in a rare public ... Gulf -
UN condemns Yemen Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an exchange of attacks between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia and the Arab Coalition, calling for ... Gulf