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After Nearly 5 Years, Model Jailed By Yemen's Houthi Rebels Walks Free
Yemen's Houthi rebels have released model Entisar al-Hammadi after holding her in prison for nearly five years, her lawyer and a security source told AFP on Sunday.
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"Happy, Relieved": Husband Of Kerala Nurse As Yemen Pauses Her Execution
Yemeni authorities postponing the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya has brought relief to the family of the death row prisoner, with her husband expressing satisfaction over the collective effort made by government and other organisations.
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Yemen's Houthis To Release 100 Prisoners Today
The head of the Houthi Prisoner Affairs Committee, Abdul Qader al-Murtada, said the Iran-backed movement would release 100 prisoners on Saturday belonging to Yemen's government forces.
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UN Condemns Saudi-Led Coalition's Airstrikes On Yemen Prison
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday the airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen that left at least 70 dead at a prison and disrupted telecommunications.
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At Least 70 Killed In Airstrike On Yemen Prison
At least 70 people were killed in an air strike on a prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardment as Yemen's long-running conflict suffered a dramatic escalation of violence on Friday.
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Explorers Find Snake Pit At The Bottom Of 367-Foot 'Well Of Hell'
A team of Omani cavers has made what is believed to be the first descent to the bottom of Yemen's fabled Well of Barhout -- a natural wonder shunned by many locals, who believe it is a prison for genies.
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Over 100 Killed In Air Strike On Yemen Prison: Report
More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led military coalition on a detention centre in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday.
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Air Strikes Launched On Houthi Military, Prison Hit: Saudi-Led Coalition
A Saudi-led military coalition said on Sunday it had launched air strikes on Houthi military targets in southwest Yemen that Houthi-run media said had hit a prison, killing dozens of people.
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Bahrain Rights Activist Jailed For 5 Years For "Insulting" Tweets
A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticising Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain's prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said.
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Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill 60 Prisoners In Yemen
At least 60 prisoners were killed and 38 others injured when Saudi-led air strikes hit a prison in Yemeni Red Sea port city of al-Hodayda on Sunday, authorities said.
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US Starts Expected Series Of Releases From Guantanamo Prison
A man from Yemen who spent the past 14 years in custody at Guantanamo Bay has been freed and sent to the Balkan nation of Montenegro, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, marking the start of what is expected to be a new round of releases from the US base in Cuba.
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Al Qaeda Threatens Saudi Arabia Over Plan to Execute Prisoners
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen threatened the Saudi government over its plan to carry out a mass execution of prisoners, including al Qaeda members, the militant group announced in a statement posted on social media.
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Nigeria Mulls Boko Haram Prisoner Amnesty in Return for Chibok Girls
President Muhammadu Buhari told AFP Wednesday that Nigerian authorities were talking to Boko Haram prisoners in their custody and could offer them amnesty if the extremist group hands over more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last year.
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US Sends 6 Yemeni Prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for Resettlement
Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman for resettlement, the Pentagon said today, the latest step in President Barack Obama's slow push to close the facility.
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Al Qaeda Frees 300 Inmates in Yemen Jailbreak
Al Qaeda militants stormed a prison in southeastern Yemen today, freeing several hundred inmates including one of their leaders, a security official said.
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After Nearly 5 Years, Model Jailed By Yemen's Houthi Rebels Walks Free
Yemen's Houthi rebels have released model Entisar al-Hammadi after holding her in prison for nearly five years, her lawyer and a security source told AFP on Sunday.
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"Happy, Relieved": Husband Of Kerala Nurse As Yemen Pauses Her Execution
Yemeni authorities postponing the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya has brought relief to the family of the death row prisoner, with her husband expressing satisfaction over the collective effort made by government and other organisations.
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Yemen's Houthis To Release 100 Prisoners Today
The head of the Houthi Prisoner Affairs Committee, Abdul Qader al-Murtada, said the Iran-backed movement would release 100 prisoners on Saturday belonging to Yemen's government forces.
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UN Condemns Saudi-Led Coalition's Airstrikes On Yemen Prison
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday the airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen that left at least 70 dead at a prison and disrupted telecommunications.
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At Least 70 Killed In Airstrike On Yemen Prison
At least 70 people were killed in an air strike on a prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardment as Yemen's long-running conflict suffered a dramatic escalation of violence on Friday.
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Explorers Find Snake Pit At The Bottom Of 367-Foot 'Well Of Hell'
A team of Omani cavers has made what is believed to be the first descent to the bottom of Yemen's fabled Well of Barhout -- a natural wonder shunned by many locals, who believe it is a prison for genies.
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Over 100 Killed In Air Strike On Yemen Prison: Report
More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led military coalition on a detention centre in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday.
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Air Strikes Launched On Houthi Military, Prison Hit: Saudi-Led Coalition
A Saudi-led military coalition said on Sunday it had launched air strikes on Houthi military targets in southwest Yemen that Houthi-run media said had hit a prison, killing dozens of people.
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Bahrain Rights Activist Jailed For 5 Years For "Insulting" Tweets
A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticising Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain's prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said.
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Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill 60 Prisoners In Yemen
At least 60 prisoners were killed and 38 others injured when Saudi-led air strikes hit a prison in Yemeni Red Sea port city of al-Hodayda on Sunday, authorities said.
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US Starts Expected Series Of Releases From Guantanamo Prison
A man from Yemen who spent the past 14 years in custody at Guantanamo Bay has been freed and sent to the Balkan nation of Montenegro, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, marking the start of what is expected to be a new round of releases from the US base in Cuba.
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Al Qaeda Threatens Saudi Arabia Over Plan to Execute Prisoners
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen threatened the Saudi government over its plan to carry out a mass execution of prisoners, including al Qaeda members, the militant group announced in a statement posted on social media.
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Nigeria Mulls Boko Haram Prisoner Amnesty in Return for Chibok Girls
President Muhammadu Buhari told AFP Wednesday that Nigerian authorities were talking to Boko Haram prisoners in their custody and could offer them amnesty if the extremist group hands over more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last year.
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US Sends 6 Yemeni Prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for Resettlement
Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman for resettlement, the Pentagon said today, the latest step in President Barack Obama's slow push to close the facility.
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Al Qaeda Frees 300 Inmates in Yemen Jailbreak
Al Qaeda militants stormed a prison in southeastern Yemen today, freeing several hundred inmates including one of their leaders, a security official said.
