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Saudi-led coalition says Yemen truce could collapse: Saudi TV

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen has accused the Iranian-allied group of repeatedly violating a ceasefire and warned the truce could collapse, Saudi television reported Wednesday. "The number of violations is around 150 and this does not represent true intentions,"...

Saudi-led coalition says Yemen ceasefire has begun

Riyadh (AFP) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen said Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun at noon (0900 GMT) as scheduled. Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri confirmed that the truce had taken effect. The rebel forces have yet to say if they will...

Ground fighting rages on in Yemen ahead of ceasefire

Fierce fighting was underway between forces loyal to Yemen's internationally recognized government and the country's Shiite rebels just hours before an agreed-on truce was supposed to start at midnight Monday, officials said. The clashes, which were taking place in Yemen's southern, central...

Two senior Gulf commanders killed in Yemen

Two senior army commanders from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were killed along with two Saudi soldiers in Yemen as fighting with a Houthi militia flared before Tuesday's expected peace talks, state media reported on Monday. Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi, an Emirati officer, was...