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People with amputated legs are pictured at a prosthetic limbs centre in southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

Yemen: MSF Withdraws from Ibb Hospital following Houthi Disturbances

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Saeed al-Abyad | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Jeddah – “Doctors Without Borders” (MSF) announced on Thursday it would stop its assistance program in al-Thawra hospital in the province of Ibb located in north of Yemen, as it was prevented from carrying its work with impartiality. Hugues Robert, MSF Program...

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Soldiers loyal to Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi ride in a pick-up truck during a parade in Marib province on May 25, 2015. AFP

Houthis Reject Roadmap and Mobilize Armed Offshoots in Yemen

by Saeed Al Abyadh and Mohamed Ali Mohsen | Jun 23, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah, Aden-Moments after U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced a roadmap for settling the crisis in Yemen, insurgency militias effectively mobilized armed factions against strategic locations held by governmental forces. Most of the...

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Southern Popular Resistance fighters gather on a road leading to Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, on August 8, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)

Yemen: Houthis declare state of emergency in Sana’a as government loyalists close in on capital

by Mohamed Ali Mohsen | Aug 10, 2015 | Middle East

Al-Hudaydah, Aden and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi leadership in Sana’a on Sunday declared a state of emergency in the capital, as forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi closed in to around 80 miles (125 kilometers)...

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A soldier is seen outside a cultural center following a suicide attack in Ibb, central Yemen, on December 31, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)

Suicide bomb attack kills 33 at religious festival in central Yemen

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 1, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—A suicide bomber killed 33 people and injured around 70 in the central Yemeni province of Ibb on Wednesday, as people gathered to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, according to officials. The explosion took place at a student...