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Geneva peace talks look to break Yemen deadlock
Yemen's warring factions will meet for UN-sponsored talks in Geneva from June 14 in their first bid to break a deadlock after more than two months of Saudi-led air strikes.
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Macedonia Probes Migrant Kidnapping Claims
Police said they had launched a probe after Britain's Channel 4 News programme broadcast a report about hundreds of migrants from countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen being held for ransom by gangs in at least one Macedonian village, alleging that local police has been colluding with their captors.
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Yemeni forces fire Scud missile at Saudi Arabia
Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its army allies fired a Scud missile at Saudi Arabia which the kingdom says it shot down on June 6, in a major escalation of two months of war.
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UN pushes for renewed Yemen humanitarian pause
The U.N. Security Council has backed a call by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for a new humanitarian pause to fighting in Yemen, saying peace talks should be held as soon as possible.
The 15-member council said in a unanimous statement June 2 that it was "deeply disappointed" that talks scheduled for Geneva last week were pushed back.
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Turkish biscuit exporters face losses amid Mid East conflicts
Turkey's biscuit sector, which made around $2.7 billion worth of exports in 2014, has been facing serious losses this year due to conflicts in neighboring countries, specifically in the Middle East region.
US envoy in talks with Yemen rebels on peace conference
The United States confirmed June 2 that an American envoy has held talks in Oman with Iran-backed Yemeni rebels to convince them to attend a Geneva peace conference in mid-June.
Saudi-led alliance launches air strikes on Yemen capital
Air strikes by a Saudi-led Arab alliance shook Yemen's capital Sanaa on June 3, mainly targeting military bases aligned with the dominant Houthi group, residents said.
Houthi officials said there were casualties but gave no further details. Locals saw ambulances racing to the scene.
8 civilians killed as Saudi-led strikes hit Yemen arms depots
At least eight civilians were killed and 20 wounded June 1 in explosions sparked by Saudi-led air strikes on rebel arms depots in the Yemeni capital, a medical source said.
France seeks to authenticate Yemen hostage video
The French Foreign Ministry is trying to authenticate a video purporting to show a Frenchwoman taken hostage in Yemen appealing to President Francois Hollande to seek her release, an official said on June 1.
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Turkey to send humanitarian aid to Yemen
Turkish authorities said May 27 that Ankara is planning to send humanitarian aid to Yemeni people in need.
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