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Iran urges all sides to join Yemen talks, slams Saudi

Iran has called for all sides in Yemen's war to join U.N.-sponsored peace talks and accused Saudi Arabia of worsening the conflict with its military intervention against Tehran-backed rebels. In talks with visiting U.N. envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Wednesday, Iranian officials including...

Yemen's exiled president returns to Aden to rally forces

Yemen's exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi returned to the southern port city of Aden on Tuesday to rally forces loyal to him in the country's civil war and oversee a campaign to retake the city of Taiz, a presidency official said. It was not immediately clear how long Hadi...

UAE officer denies Yemen civilian deaths caused by air power

(Reuters)- The head of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force on Wednesday dismissed charges that Arab coalition air power caused regular civilian casualties in Yemen's war, saying warplanes used precision weapons and raids needed multiple approvals. Amnesty International has...

400 more Sudanese soldiers arrive in Yemen's Aden

A 400-strong Sudanese force arrived in Yemen's port city Aden Monday in support of pro-government forces preparing to confront a possible new offensive by rebels on the country's south. Yemen's loyalist forces, backed by Saudi-led coalition strikes, supplies and troops, pushed the rebels out...