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President Hadi in a presidential decree on Sunday sacked the board of the country’s central bank and appointed former finance minister Monasser Al-Quaiti as the new central bank governor. He also moved the bank headquarters from Sana’a to Aden; a Read more
US Secretary of State John Kerry said an agreement for the way forward in Yemen has been reached with Gulf Arab States and the UN in Saudi Arabia. He said it is “a renewed approach to negotiations with both security Read more
Fighters loyal to Al-Qaeda have returned to cities in southern Yemen less than a month after they left. The militants of the extremist group left the cities after they were persuaded by tribal leaders to leave rather than confront the Read more
As the UN-led peace talks between the Yemeni government and the Houthis in Kuwait are expected to announce, before the end of the week, a plan geared towards ending the war, the two warring parties exchanged prisoners in Taiz over Read more
The UN which released a report on June 2 holding all armed groups in Yemen responsible for child deaths and injuries with the Saudi-led coalition held responsible for 60% of the 510 killed and 667 injured last year has backtracked Read more
UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed called on politicians to refrain from politicizing the discussions for the release of detainees underlining that “this issue is humanitarian in the first place and should not be politicized” as he Read more
A double suicide bomb attack targeting army recruits killed at least 45 people and injured dozens. The recruits were enlisting for army service in Aden. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. Military sources said the first blast Read more
The Yemeni peace talks taking place in Kuwait could be on the verge of collapse as the UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed appealed on the warring sides to “make concessions in order to strike a comprehensive peaceful solution” Read more
An offensive military operation by Yemeni, Saudi and Emirati forces on al-Qaeda militants in the south eastern provincial capital of Mukalla has left at least 800 members of the extremist group dead including “some of their leaders” according to a Read more
Yemeni peace talks scheduled to take place in Kuwait are being delayed due to the absence of the Houthi Movement. The delegation has not left Sana’a and held a demonstration in the city with its leader, Mohammed Ali al-Huthi stressing Read more