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UPDATE 1-Kidnapped Japanese freed in Yemen, governor says

SANAA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen have released a Japanese engineer they abducted and he has arrived in Sanaa, the governor of the capital said on Monday. The kidnappers seized the engineer, who was working with a...

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Saudis pound Yemen rebels; arrest scores - source

RIYADH/SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi air force and artillery pounded Yemeni rebel hideouts to push the rebels away from its southwestern border and stop the war spilling into its territory, a Saudi security source said on Monday.

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Yemeni tribe frees Japanese man

A Japanese engineer kidnapped by armed Yemeni tribesmen has been freed, local government officials have said. Takeo Mashimo, 63, was kidnapped from the town of Arhab, about 60km (37 miles) north-east of Sanaa on 15 November by...

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Aspects of Yemeni-Tunisian cooperation reviewed

SANA'A, Nov. 23 (Saba) – The Mayor of the capital Sana'a Abdul-Rahman al-Akwa'a and Tunisian ambassador to Yemen Tawfiq Jaber discussed on Monday aspects of the Yemeni-Tunisian cooperation relations. Al-Akwa'a and Jaber also...

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Yemen registers over 2,630 H1N1 flu cases this week

An official report stated that 2,634 cases of Swine Flu were registered this week alone. 770 of which were confirmed cases and the other 1,864 had been in contact with confirmed cases. In its weekly meeting, the Cabinet, headed...

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UNHCR official calls for cooperation to assist displaced, refugee people in Yemen

SANA'A, Nov. 22 (Saba) - Assistant UN High Commissioner for Refugees Janet Lim confirmed Sunday that the commissioner will continue to work together with the Yemeni government to improve the displaced people and refugees...

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Shawthab calls to stop recruitment of children in fighting

SANA'A, Nov. 22 (Saba) - The Shawthab Foundation for Childhood and Development called on Sunday parts of conflict to stop recruitment of children under 18 years in the fighting. In a press conference held in Sana'a, the...

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Parliament, NDI discuss aspects of mutual cooperation

SANA'A, Nov.22 (Saba)- Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Shadadi discussed on Sunday with the resident director of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Sana'a aspects of the mutual cooperation between the...

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Justice Minister returns to Sana'a

SANA'A, Nov. 22 (Saba) - Minister of Justice Ghazi al-Aghbari returned on Sunday to Sana'a coming from Cairo after participating in the 25th session of Arab Justice Ministers Council meetings in Cairo.

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Interview: Conflict In Yemen Widens Amid Charges Of Iran Involvement

A decades-old conflict in Yemen between the government and northern rebels from the country's Shi'ite minority is heating up. As it does, Yemeni officials are charging Iran with supporting the rebels in a conflict that is also...

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