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In this April 23, 2013 file photo, a suspected Yemeni al-Qaida militant, center, holds a banner as he stands behind bars during a court hearing in state security court in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Islamic State in Yemen has ‘doubled in size’ since 2016: Pentagon

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Aid group says Yemen cholera outbreak has infected 1 million

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Iran seeks to examine missile parts displayed by US diplomat

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Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, unveiled recently declassified evidence Thursday that Iran is violating international law by funneling missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen. (Associated Press)

U.S. accuses Iran of being terrorist ‘arsonist’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supporters of Shiite Houthi rebels attend a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in this file photo. The killing of Yemen's ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh by the country's Shiite rebels on Monday, as their alliance crumbled, has thrown the nearly three-year civil war into unpredictable new chaos. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) **FILE**

Joint U.S.-Yemen project raises awareness of mental health in war-torn country

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Houthi Shiite rebels inspect the rubble of the Republican Palace that was destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed on Monday by his onetime allies, the Iran-backed Houthis. Sanaa has witnessed heavy fighting since last week between Saleh’s loyalists and Houthis forcing many Yemenis to cower indoors fearing the violent street clashes. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Donald Trump asks Saudi Arabia to lift Yemen blockade for humanitarian aid

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Supporters of Shiite Houthi rebels attend a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in this file photo. The killing of Yemen's ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh by the country's Shiite rebels on Monday, as their alliance crumbled, has thrown the nearly three-year civil war into unpredictable new chaos. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) **FILE**

Saleh’s death puts Yemen’s war at a crossroads

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

Supporters of Shiite Houthi rebels attend a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in this file photo. The killing of Yemen's ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh by the country's Shiite rebels on Monday, as their alliance crumbled, has thrown the nearly three-year civil war into unpredictable new chaos. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) **FILE**

Saleh’s death puts Yemen’s war at a crossroads

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

In this Aug. 24, 2017, file photo, former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Conference Party, in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemenis in the war-torn country's capital crowded into basements overnight, Monday Dec. 4, 2017, as Saudi-led fighter jets pounded the positions of Houthi rebels, who are now fighting forces loyal to Saleh for control of the city. A Sanaa-based protection and advocacy adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council said Monday that the violence left aid workers trapped inside their homes and was "completely paralyzing humanitarian operations." (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Airstrikes pound Yemen’s capital as Saudis back ex-president

By Ahmed Al-haj and Maggie Michael - Associated Press

This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency, shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert. The UAE on Sunday denied a claim by Yemen's Shiite rebels that a rebel-fired missile targeted the plant. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP)

UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack against its plant

By AYA BATRAWY and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Illustration on the U.S. reflecting on its motivations in foreign policy actions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why the U.S.-Yemen policy must be forced out into the sunlight

By Robert W. Merry

Supreme Court declines to take up drone strike lawsuit

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UNICEF: Vaccines cargo to blockaded Yemen can’t be one-off

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

Jamie McGoldrick, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, November 22, 2017. McGoldrick said the closure of the country’s main airport and two seaports by a Saudi-led coalition threatened gains made in containing cholera and the risk of famine in the war-torn country. He spoke shortly before a Saudi-led military coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen announced it would reopen Sanaa airport and the port of Hodeida on Thursday for urgent humanitarian aid and U.N. aircraft. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

The Latest: UN: Yemen blockade undercut anti-cholera fight

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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2016 file photo, a malnourished child lies in a bed waiting to receive treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. Save the Children, an international aid group said late Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, that an estimated 130 children or more die every day in war-torn Yemen from extreme hunger and disease. It said a continuing blockade by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels is likely to further increase the death rate and that over 50,000 children are believed to have died in 2017. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen

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People gather at the site of a Saudi-led airstrike near Yemen's Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen rebels vow escalation as Saudis look to relax blockade

By Ahmed Al-haj - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, photo, a Qiam missile is displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard during a military parade commemorating the start of the Iraq-Iran war in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. now accuse Iran of supplying ballistic missiles to Shiite rebels in Yemen, including this model. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

Q&A: US, Saudi Arabia accuse Iran over Yemen missile launch

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jul. 1, 2017 file photo, people are treated for suspected cholera infections at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. The United Nations and more than 20 aid groups said Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, that the Saudi-led coalition's tightening of a blockade on war-torn Yemen could bring millions of people closer to &quot;starvation and death.&quot; About two-thirds of Yemen's population relies on imported supplies, said the groups, which include CARE, Save the Children and Islamic Relief. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

UN, aid groups warn of ‘starvation and death’ in Yemen

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2017 file photo, People search under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen is blaming a rebel missile launch on Iran and warning it could be &quot;considered as an act of war.&quot; Early Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, the coalition also closed off the land, sea and air ports to the Arab world's poorest country over the missile launch targeting Riyadh. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

The Latest: UN calls for aid to be allowed into Yemen

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Yemen flights canceled after coalition shuts all ports

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press