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(MENAFN) Houthi attacks in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province killed two children, wounded three civilians and led to the abduction of four people within 24 hours, a rights group said Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Two children were killed, three civilians injured and four residents abducted during Houthi attacks in Yemen's southwestern Taiz province over a 24-hour period, according to a human rights organization on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s central bank on Tuesday ordered banks and exchange companies to freeze the accounts and assets of 135 Houthi-linked individuals, entities and vessels placed on terrorism lists, according to a government-run state news agency.

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(MENAFN) The Yemeni army announced Tuesday that its forces had conducted 744 targeted military operations against the Houthi group within a single day, claiming the attacks had “neutralized” approximately 200 fighters.

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(MENAFN) More than 1.6 million children in Yemen’s Taiz governorate could lose access to clean water as ongoing clashes and fuel shortages disrupt essential services, United Nations agencies warned Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Yemeni government forces said Thursday they had repelled an attack by the Houthi group on Jabal Han, a strategically important mountain west of Taiz city in southwestern Yemen.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement has released 159 people it had recently detained in Sanaa, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) The Yemeni army said on Friday it had pushed deeper into Houthi lines on the eastern front in Marib governorate, seizing several strategic sites as its offensive gathered pace.

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(MENAFN) The European Union is weighing ways to boost its backing for Yemen’s government as Houthi attacks intensify and regional security deteriorates, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told lawmakers Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Around 40 people were reportedly killed or wounded on Monday after Houthi ballistic missiles struck a military facility in Yemen’s eastern Shabwa province, according to local officials.

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(MENAFN) US special envoy Tom Barrack said Tuesday that deploying American ground forces in the conflict with Yemen’s Houthi group “appears pointless,” while confirming that Washington is providing logistical assistance to Saudi Arabia.

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(MENAFN) The European Union is considering additional measures to strengthen its backing for Yemen’s internationally recognized government and remains prepared to assist diplomatic initiatives aimed at restarting substantive political talks, EU...

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(MENAFN) Tom Barrack, the US special envoy, said on Tuesday that Washington is giving Saudi Arabia logistical support, but a US ground intervention in the conflict involving Yemen’s Houthis “appears pointless.” Barrack, who is also US ambassador...

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s government forces said on Wednesday that 1,250 Houthi fighters had been “neutralized” in the “Dawn of Yemen” offensive, which is being waged across multiple fronts.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s government forces announced Tuesday that they had stepped up military operations against the Houthis along eastern and southern fronts under the ongoing “Dawn of Yemen” campaign, claiming approximately 1,200 Houthi fighters had...

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(MENAFN) Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, declared on Tuesday that the military campaign against the Houthis will press on until the group’s coup is dismantled and state institutions are back in government hands....

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council on Tuesday directed authorities to take immediate legal measures against individuals suspected of cooperating with or financing the Houthi group, warning that certain offenses against state security...

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(MENAFN) More than 53 people were killed and over 200 others wounded Monday in a Houthi attack on a security training center in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province, according to local authorities.

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(MENAFN) Yemen's government approved a draft law on Sunday that would classify the Houthi group as a “terrorist organization” and make its activities and funding criminal offenses.

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(MENAFN) The Yemeni army announced Monday that it had launched a series of airstrikes against Houthi positions in Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, as renewed fighting continues to intensify across the country.