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A cargo ship unloads a shipment of fuel at the Hodeida port, May 27, 2018.

Residents of Yemeni port city prepare for an invasion

Conflict

A battle for the Yemeni Red Sea port of Hodeidah could be a humanitarian disaster. It could also bring a speedy end to the Yemen war. We hear what residents are thinking as the front lines draw closer to their city.

A man gestures as he tries to save a vehicle swept away by flood waters in Yemen's island of Socotra November 2, 2015.

The ‘Galapagos of the Arab World’ was just lashed with a cyclone. Now it’s headed for Yemen

Environment
Shiite Houthi rebels gesture as they stand atop an army vehicle they took from the compound of the army's First Armoured Division in Sanaa on September 22, 2014.

Yemen’s peace deal brings Houthi rebels into the government, but many problems remain

Conflict
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