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Houthis fire Sanaa commerce chamber leaders over criticism

The Iran-backed Houthis have dismissed the leaders of Sanaa’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, days after the chamber issued a strongly worded statement condemning the militia’s harsh measures against the private sector in areas under…

Yemeni government resumes airlifts from Sudan

A Yemenia Airways plane carrying 192 Yemeni evacuees landed at Sanaa airport on Saturday as the Yemeni government resumed emergency flights to evacuate more than 1,200 Yemenis stuck in war-torn Sudan. The Yemen embassy in Sudan said that…

Yemen street artist chronicles war on battle-scarred walls

Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil uses the shell-pocked buildings of his hometown as canvas, painting images of death and despair to shine a light on the horrors and victims of war. Not long after the start of the bloody conflict between Yemen’s…

Second round of prisoner swap talks in Yemen postponed

The second round of prisoner swap talks between the Yemeni government and the Houthis, which was scheduled to begin this month, has been postponed after both parties traded accusations over prison visit delays. During the first round of…

Yemeni government airlifts nationals from Sudan to Yemen

Yemen’s internationally recognized government on Sunday began airlifting home hundreds of Yemenis stuck in Sudan. The Yemeni government, and emergency committee, which oversees evacuation efforts in Sudan, announced that 179 Yemenis…