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Libya threatens to withdraw from ceasefire over Haftar

Libyan Defense Minister Salahaddin Namroush has threatened to withdraw from a ceasefire agreement in Libya over practices of warlord Khalifa Haftar. "We warn the UN and peace-supporting countries that if they don't curb war criminal Haftar and stop his recklessness, we may withdraw from the...

139 killed, injured in western Yemen since October

The UN said Saturday that at least 139 civilians have been killed or injured since October in western Yemen. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 74 civilians were killed or wounded in October and 49 in November in Al Hudaydah province. And six workers...

Eight people killed in shelling in Yemen's Hodeida

 At least eight people were killed in the shelling of an industrial compound in Yemen's strategic port of Hodeida, the government said Friday, pointing the finger at the Iran-backed Huthi rebels. There has been an uptick in fighting in and around the lifeline port of the western city,...

Almost half of Yemenis in acute food insecurity, new data shows

Famine-like conditions have re-appeared in parts of Yemen and almost half the population is experiencing high levels of food insecurity, new United Nations data showed on Thursday, with aid agencies warning time is running out to prevent mass starvation. Around 45% of Yemen’s population...