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Djibouti minister appeals for aid for Yemeni refugees
Djibouti’s Minister of Social Affairs and Solidarity, Ouloufa Ismail Abdo, appeals for aid for Yemeni refugees
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G7 foreign ministers demand Houthis halt strikes on Saudi Arabia
Ministers demand an end to maritime shipping attacks and urge Iran to stop arming the Yemeni group.
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UK to refuel Saudi jets amid conflict with Yemen's Houthis
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK's "time-limited" and "defensive" military support aims to help Saudi Arabia repel Houthi attacks and will not include supporting Saudi attacks against the Yemeni rebels.
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Inside Djibouti refugee camp for thousands fleeing Houthi advance in Yemen
Fighting on Yemen's west coast has prompted thousands of people to flee by boat across the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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How will Saudi Arabia deal with the Houthis?
Yemeni group warns of further attacks on the kingdom.
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Why doesn't the US intervene to defend Saudi Arabia against the Houthis?
The US cautioned against a rapidly escalating situation in Yemen after Houthi rebels carried out a missile attack on the Saudi capital. In recent weeks, the Iran backed militants have also seized large portions of Yemeni territory following clashes with Saudi-backed government forces. The US is a very close ally to Saudi Arabia. Yet, is visibly unwilling to intervene on its behalf – why? Details and analysis by H. A. Hellyer, senior fellow in geopolitics at the Royal United Institute in Cairo.
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‘We cried the whole way’: Refugees flee Yemen fighting
An estimated 125,000 people, including more than 57,000 children, have fled since hostilities erupted in July between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Yemeni government and its ally Saudi Arabia, with the UN calling it one of the most rapid and volatile waves of displacement in Yemen in years. Thousands have even been making the dangerous crossing across the Bab el-Mandeb strait to Djibouti, many of them children, travelling in extreme heat, often without enough water.