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Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian air defences Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile that targeted the western city of Yanbu after being fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-Arabian-led military coalition said. The missile fired at the coastal city did not cause any...

Death toll in Oman, Yemen from Cyclone Mekunu rises to 30

Authorities say Cyclone Mekunu killed at least 30 people when it barreled across Oman and Yemen last month. The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement that the majority of the fatalities happened on the Yemeni island of Socotra, where 20...

‘War of billboards’ rages in southern Yemen

A less publicized conflict is raging on in Yemen’s port city of Aden between the internationally recognized government and southern separatists.  Rival billboards and posters appear across the city’s main streets showing support to the Saudi-backed government of President Abd...