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UN appeals for nearly $3 bn to save

Sanaa - Al Maghrib Today

The United Nations on Sunday made what it said was a record appeal for aid to Yemen, calling for nearly $3 billion in humanitarian relief for the war-torn country. The $2.96 billion will be used to respond to an ever-broadening crisis in Yemen, where war, looming famine and cholera have killed thousands and put millions of lives at risk. TheRead more

Saudi Arabia says it will re-open ports with Yemen for reasons

Aden - Saleh Al Mansob

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen said it will continue to block the main aid route into the country until it is satisfied its Houthi opponents cannot use it to bring in weapons. The coalition closed all air, land and sea access to Yemen last week following the interception of a missile fired toward the Saudi capital, saying itRead more

Civilians killed in air strike on Yemen capital: witnesses

Sanaa - Al Maghrib Today

Several people including civilians were killed in an air strike Wednesday on the Yemeni capital, witnesses and local media said. A local television channel run by the country's Huthi rebels, who control Sanaa, reported more than 30 civilians killed in a raid by the Saudi-led military coalition that is allied with the Yemeni government. The number could not be immediately independentlyRead more

Sudan, Saudi to hold first joint air force drill

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudan said Sunday it will begin this week a joint air force drill with Saudi Arabia, the first such maneuvers since Khartoum allied with Riyadh after breaking ties with Tehran in 2015. The exercises will be held Wednesday until April 12 in Meroe, north of Khartoum, and will involve hundreds of air force personnel from both countries. In 2015 SudanRead more

Yemen government withdraws from Kuwait talks with rebels

Sanaa, Yemen - Arab Today

Yemen’s government delegation on Saturday quit talks in Kuwait with Shiite Houthi rebels, having agreed to resume them earlier this month. Officials with Yemen’s internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi told The Associated Press they were considering proposals to reconvene the talks, which have failed to bridge the gap with the rebels, in Oman. They spoke onRead more