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Houthis claim missile attack on Riyadh

Yemen's armed Houthi movement said it fired missiles at "economic targets" in Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday, the group's official channel al-Masirah TV reported. "The missile force struck ... economic targets in Riyadh with a salvo of ballistic missiles," it said in a newsflash....

Loud booms heard in Saudi capital: Reuters witnesses

Four consecutive loud booms were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh Wednesday, Reuters witnesses said. There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities. Shortly after the noises were heard, state television Al-Ekhbariya said Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted...

First oral cholera vaccination push launches in Yemen

The World Health Organization and other global agencies have launched the first oral cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen, aiming to reach millions of people in the war-torn country. More than 2,200 people have died of the waterborne infection over the past year in Yemen, with another...

UAE deploys troops to Yemen’s Socotra island

Yemen’s formal alliance with the UAE may be coming to an end after the latter deployed forces to a Yemeni island without prior consultation with Yemen’s exiled government, a senior Yemeni official said Saturday. Over the past few days, the UAE has deployed some 300 soldiers, along...