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Nimisha Priya: The Indian Nurse Sentenced To Death In Yemen For Murder
Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi has sanctioned a death sentence for a nurse from Kerala, Nimisha Priya, who has been in jail since 2017 for the murder of a Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mahdi. The execution will reportedly be done in a month.
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Rivals Blame Each Other As Yemen Ceasefire Ends
A fragile 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen ended on Monday after failing to stem violence across the country, with each side blaming the other for violating the United States-backed truce.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in Yemen's Taiz City, Red Cross Says Situation 'Dire'
At least 20 Houthi militia fighters were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen's third-largest city Taiz today, a day after they pounded it with rockets, forces loyal to the government said.
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Exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi Says Aden 'Key to Yemen Salvation'
Yemen's exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Thursday paid tribute to loyalist forces as they pushed an offensive against Iran-backed rebels in the country's second city of Aden.
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'Will Not Leave Country', Says Former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would not leave the country in a post on his official Facebook page today, contradicting reports in the Gulf Arab media that he sought a safe exit.
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Khaled Bahah Appointment Aims to Shore up Yemen's Government in Exile
By appointing the widely-respected Khaled Bahah as his deputy, Yemen's president and his Saudi backers seek to shore up a government-in-exile whose legitimacy is central to Riyadh's military campaign against Iran-allied Houthi rebels.
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UN Vote on Tuesday on Yemen Arms Embargo; Russia Stance Unclear
The UN Security Council is due to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to blacklist the son of Yemen's former president and a Houthi leader and effectively impose an arms embargo on the rebels who rule most of the country, diplomats said.
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Yemen Foreign Minister Rules Out Huthi Talks Until Surrender
Yemen's foreign minister today ruled out any dialogue with Huthi rebels until President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's government retakes full control of the country.
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India Plans Sea, Air Evacuation of Indians in Yemen
India is firming up plans for possible sea and air evacuation of some 3,500 Indians stuck in war-torn Yemen. Sources say India wants to evacuate its nationals from the Yemeni port of Al Hodeida. But the plan depends on the security situation on the ground.
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Yemen Pro-Government Forces Retake Aden Airport
Forces loyal to Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi recaptured the international airport in his southern power base Aden early on Thursday, a security official said.
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Yemen Leader Taken to 'Secure Location' as Rebels Advance
Yemen's leader was rushed to a "secure location" on Wednesday as rebel forces bore down on his southern stronghold and a warplane attacked his presidential complex, prompting pleas for urgent intervention.
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Air Raid Targets Yemen Presidential Complex in Aden
A warplane targeted Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's residence in Aden today, but hit a nearby building instead, a presidential security official told AFP.
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Top Aide Denies Yemen's President Hadi Has Fled Aden
A top aide to Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi denied today that the embattled leader has fled the country as rebel forces approached his refuge in the southern city of Aden.
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Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi Forced From Leadership of Party
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was ousted as leader of his own political party, the group said on Saturday, weakening his authority at a time of turmoil in the impoverished Arab nation.
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Yemen President Names New PM, Shi'ite Houthis Welcome Choice
Yemen's president named the country's U.N. envoy as prime minister on Monday in a move welcomed by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group which controls the capital, signaling an easing in the country's prolonged political crisis.
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Nimisha Priya: The Indian Nurse Sentenced To Death In Yemen For Murder
Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi has sanctioned a death sentence for a nurse from Kerala, Nimisha Priya, who has been in jail since 2017 for the murder of a Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mahdi. The execution will reportedly be done in a month.
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Rivals Blame Each Other As Yemen Ceasefire Ends
A fragile 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen ended on Monday after failing to stem violence across the country, with each side blaming the other for violating the United States-backed truce.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in Yemen's Taiz City, Red Cross Says Situation 'Dire'
At least 20 Houthi militia fighters were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen's third-largest city Taiz today, a day after they pounded it with rockets, forces loyal to the government said.
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Exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi Says Aden 'Key to Yemen Salvation'
Yemen's exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Thursday paid tribute to loyalist forces as they pushed an offensive against Iran-backed rebels in the country's second city of Aden.
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'Will Not Leave Country', Says Former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would not leave the country in a post on his official Facebook page today, contradicting reports in the Gulf Arab media that he sought a safe exit.
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Khaled Bahah Appointment Aims to Shore up Yemen's Government in Exile
By appointing the widely-respected Khaled Bahah as his deputy, Yemen's president and his Saudi backers seek to shore up a government-in-exile whose legitimacy is central to Riyadh's military campaign against Iran-allied Houthi rebels.
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UN Vote on Tuesday on Yemen Arms Embargo; Russia Stance Unclear
The UN Security Council is due to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to blacklist the son of Yemen's former president and a Houthi leader and effectively impose an arms embargo on the rebels who rule most of the country, diplomats said.
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Yemen Foreign Minister Rules Out Huthi Talks Until Surrender
Yemen's foreign minister today ruled out any dialogue with Huthi rebels until President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's government retakes full control of the country.
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India Plans Sea, Air Evacuation of Indians in Yemen
India is firming up plans for possible sea and air evacuation of some 3,500 Indians stuck in war-torn Yemen. Sources say India wants to evacuate its nationals from the Yemeni port of Al Hodeida. But the plan depends on the security situation on the ground.
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Yemen Pro-Government Forces Retake Aden Airport
Forces loyal to Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi recaptured the international airport in his southern power base Aden early on Thursday, a security official said.
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Yemen Leader Taken to 'Secure Location' as Rebels Advance
Yemen's leader was rushed to a "secure location" on Wednesday as rebel forces bore down on his southern stronghold and a warplane attacked his presidential complex, prompting pleas for urgent intervention.
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Air Raid Targets Yemen Presidential Complex in Aden
A warplane targeted Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's residence in Aden today, but hit a nearby building instead, a presidential security official told AFP.
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Top Aide Denies Yemen's President Hadi Has Fled Aden
A top aide to Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi denied today that the embattled leader has fled the country as rebel forces approached his refuge in the southern city of Aden.
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Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi Forced From Leadership of Party
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was ousted as leader of his own political party, the group said on Saturday, weakening his authority at a time of turmoil in the impoverished Arab nation.
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Yemen President Names New PM, Shi'ite Houthis Welcome Choice
Yemen's president named the country's U.N. envoy as prime minister on Monday in a move welcomed by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group which controls the capital, signaling an easing in the country's prolonged political crisis.
