Al-Jawf (Yemen)

Yemeni tribesmen move Japanese hostage to desert hideout

Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni tribesmen holding a Japanese engineer hostage havemoved him to a desert region in north-central Yemen after pressure for his release mounted, a tribal leader said on Saturday. The kidnappers moved the...

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YEMEN: Nearly 100,000 uprooted civilians get WFP food aid

Nearly 100,000 people displaced over five years of fighting between government troops and Houthi-led Shia rebels have been receiving food aid in the governorates of Saada, Hajja, Amran and Al-Jawf since mid-August, according to...

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Country Profile of Yemen

Republic of Yemen Location and Area: Yemen is an Islamic Arab country located in the southwestern of Arabian Peninsula, in the southwestern of Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Sultanate of Oman to the...

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UN providing essential health services to displaced persons in northern Yemen

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is providing vital health services to thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have been driven from their homes since clashes between Government forces and Al...

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Registration of people displaced by conflict in northern Yemen continues - UN

The United Nations refugee agency says that displaced families from embattled Sa'ada province in northern Yemen are continuing to arrive in Al Mazrak camp, which now houses an estimated 8,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs).

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Transport ministry announces plans to establish railways between Yemen and Gulf countries

The Ministry of Transportation announced its intention to establish a railway network that links Yemeni cities to the Gulf Cooperative Council's (GCC) countries, through a bid to private international companies. The...

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Germany contributes $2.2 million for Sa'adah conflict

Germany donated $2.2 million directly to international aid organizations, in hopes of alleviating the suffering in Sa'adah, stated a press release issued by the German Embassy in Yemen today.There is an estimated 90,000...

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UN relief agencies still seeking access to conflict-displaced Yemenis

16 October 2009 – The United Nations said it is still appealing for humanitarian access to Al-Jawf, a region in northern Yemen, to distribute essential supplies to thousands of people displaced by conflict. Some 150,000...

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