Yemeni army controls areas in Al-Jawf province

Conflict in Yemen erupted in 2014 when the Houthis overran the capital Sanaa. (File/AFP)
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Updated 07 February 2020
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Yemeni army controls areas in Al-Jawf province

  • A military source said the skirmish resulted to deaths and wounds among the militia

DUBAI: The Yemeni army regained control of areas in Al-Jawf province, northwest of the war-torn country, after clashes with the Iran-backed Houthi militia, state news agency SPA reported on Friday.

A military source said the skirmish resulted to deaths and wounds among the militia as well as the destruction of Houthi vehicles.

Conflict in Yemen erupted in 2014 when the Houthis overran the capital Sanaa, and much of the north, pushed out the internationally recognized government and ushered a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people.


Trump says prefers to solve Iran crisis through diplomacy

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Trump says prefers to solve Iran crisis through diplomacy

  • But warned that he would never allow Tehran to develop nuclear weapon
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he wanted to solve the confrontation with Iran through diplomatic means but warned that he would never allow Tehran to develop nuclear weapons.
“We are in negotiations with them, they want to make a deal but we haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon,’” Trump said in his State of the Union speech.
“My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy but one thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon.”