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US kills al-Qaeda leader in Arabian Peninsula hiding in Yemen
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday that the US had killed Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of Islamist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), in a counter terrorism operation in Yemen. “Under Rimi, AQAP committed unconscionable violence against
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Saudi-led coalition strikes north of Hodeidah in Yemen
DUBAI: The Saudi-led coalition today launched a military operation north of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah against what it described as “legitimate military targets”, an incident that could aggravate regional tensions after a weekend attack on Saudi oil installations. The
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UN: About 350,000 people displaced in Yemen
SANAA: Some 350,000 people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Yemen so far in 2019, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Thursday. “In 2019 alone, nearly 350,000 people have been displaced,” the
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Houthis launch drone attack on military parade in Aden
CAIRO: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone attack on a military parade for Saudi-led coalition forces in the port city of Aden, the group’s Al Masirah TV said. The Saudi-owned Al-Hadath channel later quoted sources that the air defences
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US Reps approve an end to US to role in Yemen war, Trump’s veto imminent
Washington DC: The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to end US support for the Saudi-UAE war in Yemen, sending US President Donald Trump another rebuke over his support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The measure,
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