Stampede in Yemen’s Capital Kills Dozens Seeking Food Aid, Houthis Say
Hundreds of people had gathered at a school for an event organized by merchants, according to the Houthi-run Interior Ministry.
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At least 78 killed in stampede in Yemen’s capital, dozens more injured
The crush took place in the Old City in the center of Sanaa when hundreds of poor people gathered at an event organized by merchants, according to the Houthi-run Interior Ministry.
Yemen crowd crush: at least 85 dead after Houthi gunfire sparks panic
Money was being handed out to mark end of Ramadan when rebels tried to control crowd, witnesses sayAt least 85 people, many of them children, have died in a crush in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, during a charity handout marking the end of Ramadan.Three …
Huthi prisoners flown from Saudi Arabia to Yemen in war exchange
Second day of exchange involving nearly 900 detainees comes amid peace talks to end eight-year warA flight carrying rebel prisoners of war has arrived in Yemen from Saudi Arabia, and Saudi prisoners are due to be released later in the day, the Internat…
Red Cross announces exchange of nearly 900 prisoners in Yemen war
International Committee of the Red Cross organises swap between Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels as ceasefire talks continueAn “emotional and precious” exchange of nearly 900 prisoners involved in Yemen’s long-running war began on Friday, the Inte…
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Saudi Arabia makes peace proposal for Yemen after Houthi talks
Key players in Yemeni coalition government ready to go along with minimum eight-month ceasefireSaudi Arabia has persuaded the key players in the Yemeni coalition government to go along with a minimum eight-month ceasefire with Houthi rebels in parallel…
Yemen Peace Talks Have Begun
Head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat meets with Saudi and Omani delegations at the Republican Palace in Sanaa © Thomson Reuters Al Jazeera: Saudi, Omani envoys hold peace talks with Houthi leaders in Yemen The visit di…
UK ambassador to Yemen took part in opening of Jordanian cigarette factory
Michael Aron praised facility part-owned by British American Tobacco at ribbon-cutting event in 2019A UK ambassador took part in the opening ceremony of a Jordanian cigarette factory part-owned by British American Tobacco (BAT) and praised the new faci…