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Yemen party urges anti-Houthi ‘intifada’ in Al-Hudeidah

The Al-Islah Party on Saturday urged its members in Yemen’s coastal Al-Hudeidah province to stage an “intifada” (“uprising”) against Shia Houthi rebels. Since last week, the strategic Red Sea province has seen fierce fighting between the rebels and the Yemeni army backed by a...

Saudi-led forces seize airport in Hodeida

Saudi-led forces heading an assault on Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida seized control of its international airport Saturday, officials loyal to Yemen's exiled government said, as fierce fighting continued for the nation's main gateway for food shipments. Engineers worked from...

UN top court to hear Qatar, UAE rights dispute

The UN's highest court will hold public hearings this month in an urgent case between United Arab Emirates and Qatar, which accuses its Gulf rival of "human rights violations and "discrimination". Doha's lawyers will lay out their arguments before the International Court of Justice on...