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HODEIDA

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2019
Yemen's Houthis say Saudis and UAE are in missile range if Hodeida truce fails
Yemen's Houthi forces have missiles that could be fired at Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi should violence escalate in the main Yemeni port city of Hodeida, where a fragile cease-fire is now in place, the leader of the Houthi movement said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2019
Heavy-weapons fire rocks Yemen's Hodeida as U.N. pushes to get warring sides to pull out
Yemen's warring parties exchanged heavy weapons fire overnight in Hodeida, residents and military sources said, as the United Nations scrambled to salvage a cease-fire deal in the Yemeni port city that is a lifeline for millions at risk of starvation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 27, 2019
New U.N. access to Hodeida mills could boost Yemen aid operation against famine
The United Nations regained access to a grain facility near Yemen's Hodeida port on Tuesday, potentially allowing an increase in food aid to millions at risk of starvation after years of devastating war, humanitarian officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2019
Riyadh vows to release seven Houthi prisoners after freed Saudi arrives home
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that seven Houthi prisoners will be released, after a Saudi prisoner freed by the group arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi state television reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2018
U.N. welcomes Houthi pullout from Yemen's embattled Hodeida but says move must be verified
The United Nations welcomed on Sunday any redeployment of Yemen's Houthi forces away from the port city of Hodeida, but said this should be independently verified to ensure it is in line with the Stockholm cease-fire agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 19, 2018
Blasts heard in Yemen's main port city of Hodeida on first day of truce
Four blasts were heard in Yemen's main port city of Hodeida late on Tuesday on the first day of a cease-fire agreed between the Iran-aligned Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed government at U.N.-led peace talks last week, residents said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 22, 2018
Over 80,000 Yemeni children may have died from hunger, aid group says
An estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger in Yemen since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in the civil war in 2015, an aid agency said on Wednesday, as the U.N. special envoy arrived in Yemen to pursue peace talks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018
Fierce fighting resumes in Yemen's Hodeida after Houthis say they're open to truce
Intense fighting broke out in Yemen's port city of Hodeida late on Monday, shattering a lull in violence that had raised hopes for a ceasefire between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi insurgents as the United Nations tried to resume peace talks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2018
Yemen's Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition after foes put brakes on offensive
Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday it was halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their Yemeni allies, responding to a demand from the United Nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2018
Airstrike kills at least 10 civilians in Yemen's Hodeida, medics and residents say
At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday in an airstrike that hit a group of farmers in a vegetable market in Yemen's Hodeida province, medical workers and residents said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 24, 2018
8.4 million in Yemen said close to famine after regime offensive against Houthi-held Hodeida port
Yemen is close to famine after a 25-percent increase in levels of severe hunger this year and an offensive on the main port city of Hodeida, a lifeline for millions, humanitarian organizations warned on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2018
Fighting nears center of Yemen's main port of Hodeida as Houthi missiles are intercepted over Riyadh
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched missiles on the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, and reinforced Yemen's main port city of Hodeida as an Arab coalition moved closer to the city center in the largest offensive of the war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2018
Saudi-led coalition captures large part of Yemen's Hodeida airport as fighting rages with entrenched Houthis: UAE
Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in Yemen's main port Hodeida on Tuesday and captured large areas of the compound in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis, a Yemeni military source, the UAE news agency and local residents said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2018
Civilians flee as Arab coalition bombards Houthi-held Yemen port of Hodeida
Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen's Hodeidah on Thursday as a Saudi-led alliance tried to seize the main port in the largest battle of a war that has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2018
Saudi-led coalition says it foiled Houthi attack on oil tanker near key port
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it had thwarted an attack on a Saudi oil tanker over the weekend by Houthi fighters near the Red Sea port of Hodeida.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2017
U.S. lauds decision by Saudi-led coalition to keep Yemeni port open for aid shipments
The United States on Thursday said it welcomed an announcement by a Saudi-led coalition to keep the Hodeidah port in Yemen open for a month and allow humanitarian aid to flow through, and condemned a Houthi bombing of a palace in Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017
Saudi-led coalition vows to ease crippling Yemen blockade to allow in aid
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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2017
Houthi leader says Saudi oil tankers, UAE could be targeted if Yemen's Hodeidah port is attacked
Yemen's Houthi leader, Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, said on Thursday his group could target Saudi oil tankers should Saudi Arabia attack Yemen's main port at Hodeidah.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
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Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
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Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
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'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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