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UN: 47,000 displaced in Yemen since December

Nearly 47,000 people have been displaced to Yemen’s coastal city of Aden because of rising unrest in two cities since late last year, the UN said Monday. "Escalating conflict in Taizz and Hudaydah since December 2017 has displaced nearly 47,000 people to Aden and other governorates in...

Bahrain deports 8 after revoking their citizenship: HRW

DUBAI: Bahrain has deported eight people to war-torn Iraq after revoking their citizenship and making them stateless, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, accusing the Gulf monarchy of exiling dissidents. The eight were deported to Iraq's southern Shiite city of Najaf on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1 after...

Bomb blast kills top military commander in S. Yemen

A senior pro-government military commander was killed in a bomb blast in southern Yemen on Saturday, according to a local military officer.  The explosion struck the convoy of Lt-Col. Moeen al-Shamsi, commander of the 83 Air Defense Brigade, in the Qa’tabah district in the...