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Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh amid pandemic

Smoke billows up following an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition targeting ballistic missile and drone depots in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, February 23, 2020. /AFP Saudi air defenses interce

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Yemen's govt condemns Houthi missile attack against Saudi Arabia

Yemen's internationally-recognized government strongly condemned on Sunday the Houthis firing two ballistic missiles against Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh and Jizan city, according to its state-ru

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CPC praised by foreign parties over sharing China's anti-virus experience

A number of overseas political parties have recently expressed gratitude to the Communist Party of China (CPC) for sharing China's experience and practices in its combat against COVID-19. While makin

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WHO lauds Iran's anti-coronavirus fight as death toll surges past 600

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday hailed Iranian government's efforts to combat the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of 611 people in the Islamic republic. D

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Yemen's Houthis suspend int'l flights over COVID-19 concerns

Yemen's Houthi militia authorities on Saturday announced the suspension of international flights for two weeks over concerns about COVID-19. The Houthi-controlled supr

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Chinese envoy calls for ceasefire in Yemen

A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on Yemeni parties to agree on a ceasefire as soon as possible. Recently there has been military escalation in many parts of Yemen, u

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Foreign political party leaders appreciate China's readiness to share experience on epidemic control

Political party leaders from around the world have spoken positively of China's new progress on controlling the COVID-19 while expressing appreciation for China's cont

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Houthis make new military progress in NE Yemen

Fighters of the Houthi rebel group on Sunday made a new on-ground military progress and captured a strategic city in the northeastern province of al-Jawf. Following weeks of intense armed confrontat

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Trump administration extends travel ban to include six more countries

Supporters of Shaima Swileh hold up signs as they await her arrival at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Swileh is the Yemeni mother who won her figh

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All parties in Yemen should restart UN-led political process at early date: Chinese envoy

Despite multiple challenges, the parties to the conflict in Yemen should strive to implement the United Nations-led political process at an early date, a Chinese envoy

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Stopping world's largest aid operation fatal for millions of Yemenis: UN

United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that stopping the

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Coronavirus outbreak demands sensible global response

SARS, MERS, Mexican swine flu, Zika, Ebola, and now novel coronavirus – these are nasty infections that have crossed borders and caused panic and fear across the world in the more recent past.Glob

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20 killed as fighting intensifies between gov't forces, rebels in NE Yemen

Fighting between Yemen's government troops and Houthi rebels in the northeastern province of Jawf on Sunday left at least 20 fighters from both sides dead, a local gov

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (Jan. 23)

BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the Prime Minister's Questi

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Spotlight: Saudi-led Arab coalition faces obstacles after years of military intervention in Yemen

A lingering military conflict is raging intensely in different areas of Yemen, adding to the complication of the task of an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia. The Ara

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At least 70 killed in Houthi missile attack in Yemen's Marib

A pro-government soldier stands guard at a historical site in the northern city of Marib, Yemen, November 3, 2017. /Reuters Photo At least 70 Yemeni soldiers have been killed in a missile atta

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No major acts of military provocation in Yemen during Gulf crisis -- UN envoy

The photo of the top UN envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths (Photo courtesy of United Nations) The top UN envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on Thursday breathed a sigh o