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Yemen presidential council chairman’s trip to Qatar could reflect future Doha role in talks: analyst

The war has turned Yemen into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, where more than 14 million people, 80% of the population, are in acute need of humanitarian assistance. Qatar’s Amir…

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Qatar welcomes Yemen truce extension as rebels open Taiz roads

The Norwegian Refugee council said Yemen has witnessed more than a 50% decrease in civilian casualties during the first month of the truce. Qatar has welcomed a United Nations announcement…

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Qatar pledges $2m to address oil tanker threat off Yemeni coast

The UN received $33 million in new contributions toward a $144 million operation to prevent an oil spill from a ship stuck off Yemen’s coast, which might result in a…

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Lebanon’s Berri meets GCC envoys signalling end of rift

Unlike the rest of the region, Qatar did not recall its ambassador to Lebanon. Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has met with Qatar’s ambassador to Beirut along with other…

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Qatar’s FM: need for dialogue between Yemeni parties

January was the deadliest month in Yemen since 2018, where one civilian was killed or injured every hour, according to Save the Children. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman…

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Qatar’s Red Crescent supplies thousands of Yemenis with safe water

People in different parts of Yemen will get access to 27 new wells. Around 25,000 Yemeni villagers will access clean water through Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS)’s mission to build…

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Doha calls for end to ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Yemen

Doha joins the EU in a high-level UN side event on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, urging for and end to the conflict. Qatar has called for an end…

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Qatar welcomes two-month UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen

The UN noted that the ceasefire can be extended upon the parties’ request. Qatar has welcomed the two-month UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen on Saturday, the first to take place since…

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Yemen’s president transfers power to leadership council amid GCC talks in Riyadh

The latest power transfer comes as a major step in the stalled Yemeni file and amid a two-month UN-brokered ceasefire. Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has transferred his powers to…

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