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IOM: Dozens Perish in Yemen Migrant Boat Tragedy
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is profoundly saddened by the tragic loss of life after a vessel carrying 200 migrants capsized off
More than 50 refugees and migrants die in boat sinking off Yemeni coast
At least 54 African refugees and migrants have died and dozens remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to health authorities in Abyan Governorate in the south of the country.
54 migrants drown as boat sinks off Yemen coast
ADEN: At least 54 migrants died when a boat sank off Yemen’s coast due to bad weather on Sunday, medics said. Dozens remain missing after the incident, according to health authorities in Abyan Governorate in the south of the country.
At least 68 killed, more than 70 feared dead after boat capsizes off Yemen
Many of those killed were Ethiopians, the International Organization for Migration said, attempting a dangerous journey that has claimed hundreds of lives.
At Least 54 Migrants Die as Boat Sinks off Yemen, Dozens Missing
ADEN (Reuters) -At least 54 migrants died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen's coast in bad weather on Sunday, with dozens still unaccounted for, health officials said. The boat capsized off the Ahwar district in Yemen's southern Abyan province on the Arabian Sea,
A shipwreck off Yemen has killed 56 migrants and left 132 missing, UN says in revised figures
It is the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that killed hundreds trying to reach wealthy Arab Gulf countries in the hope of a better life.
More Than 140 Migrants Feared Dead in Boat Disaster Near Yemen
The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans transiting the war-torn country to find work in the rich Gulf states.
The UN Says 68 African Migrants Were Killed When a Boat Capsized off Yemen
The U.N.'s migration agency reports that at least 68 African migrants have died and 74 others are missing after their boat capsized off Yemen
At least 68 migrants killed, many missing after boat sinks off Yemen
A boat carrying migrants from the Horn of Africa went down off the southern coast of Yemen, with the loss of at least 68 lives. More than 75 are still missing.
More than 60 migrants die off Yemen in boat capsize
Dozens are still missing after a boat carrying more than 150 migrants - many believed to be Ethiopian - sank off Yemen's south coast.
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Al Qaeda committed 'truly shocking' human rights abuses while in power ...
It details horrific human rights abuses committed in the governorate of Abyan and other areas in the south of Yemen during the rule of the Islamist group between February 2011 and June 2012.
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Plan to grow wheat in Abyan discussed
03 July 2008 A meeting of agricultural bodies' leaders in Abyan governorate discussed on Monday the executive mechanisms to carry out a wheat growing plan under the national program for developing ...
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Deadly attack kills and injures 17 STC soldiers in Abyan, Yemen
Areas in the Abyan governorate have witnessed similar incidents in the past, with dozens killed or injured. The joint forces attribute these attacks and operations to "Al-Qaeda".
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Yemenis celebrate liberated al-Qaeda territory with football tournament
A football tournament has been organized in Khanfar, a village in the Abyan Governorate of south-western Yemen, to mark a return to normal life. The village was previously controlled by al-Qaeda.
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Yemen outlaws motorcycles in governorate under siege
Authorities in Yemen’s Abyan Governorate, a growing stronghold for Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula, have banned motorcycles from cities in the region’s urban centers.
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Ksrelief Distributes Over 90 Tons Of Food Baskets In Abyan Governorate ...
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Abyan, Yemen, July 31, 2022, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday 90 tons and 950 kilograms of food baskets to the ...
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Al-Qaeda leader "Abu Al-Qaqaa" arrested in Abyan, south of Yemen
ALBAWABA- In a major security operation, the Yemeni security forces have successfully apprehended the leader of Al-Qaeda, known as "Abu Al-Qaqaa," in Abyan Governorate, south of Yemen.