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Civil society, faith groups urge US president-elect to overturn decision to label Yemen’s Houthis as ‘terrorists’.
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Ten years ago, protests swept across Arab nations that changed the course of history.
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US designation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels as ‘terrorists’ may also impede the flow of much-needed aid,...
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Aid groups worry rebels’ designation by the Trump administration will worsen the world’s worst...
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US lawmakers slam the Houthi designation as ‘a death sentence’ for Yemenis and urge Joe Biden to overturn it.
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The six-year war has left 80 percent of the population reliant on aid and millions on the verge of starvation.
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Mohammed Ali al-Houthi says the group reserves the ‘right to respond to any designation’ by the Trump administration.
Designation as a terrorist group expected to scare away outside actors from many transactions with Houthi authorities.
Attack comes two days after at least 26 people were killed in blasts that rocked the airport in southern city of Aden.
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Yemen’s new unity government was targeted in an attack at Yemen’s Aden airport.
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The air raids came overnight after at least 26 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on Aden airport.
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Explosion at Aden airport came after plane carrying the new Yemeni government arrived from Saudi Arabia.
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Aden airport struck by large explosion shortly after plane carrying the new Yemeni government arrives from Saudi Arabia.
The UN says the window to stop famine in war-torn Yemen is closing fast.