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      Ali Mahmood

      Ali Mahmood

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      Ali Mahmood is a journalist based in Aden, he has been covering the war in Yemen for The National since 2017. He's reported from the frontlines in Yemen, in addition to covering economics, climate change, health and other areas. He has written for The Daily Telegraph, Fair Observer, Jeune Afrique and South 24 Centre. Ali survived the December 2020 attack that targeted Aden airport, he was covering the arrival of Yemen's power-sharing government.

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      A damaged warehouse at Yemen’s Mokha port after a drone and missile attack by Houthi rebels on September 11, 2021. Photo: Fares Al Hossam
      Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack Mokha port

      The missile and drone attack destroyed warehouses and coincided with a visit by government officials

      GulfSeptember 11, 2021
      Ethiopian migrants at the Red Sea port of Al Hodeidah board a ship leaving Yemen. Reuters
      Migrants stranded in Yemen hope to return to countries they risked their lives to leave

      The IOM plans to repatriate 6,000 Ethiopian migrants through its VHR program

      GulfSeptember 07, 2021
      Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthis hold a demonstration in Sanaa. EPA
      Yemeni security forces arrest top Houthi leader returning from Iran

      Hassan Ali Al Emad was a founder of the Iran-backed rebel group and helped establish a fundraising network in Iran

      GulfSeptember 04, 2021
      The scene of Houthi attack that targeted Al Anad airbase, about 60 kilometres north of Yemen's second city Aden. AFP
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      'Nightmare of explosions' haunts soldiers who survived Houthi attack

      Houthi missile attack on a military base in South Yemen killed at least 40 soldiers and wounded many more

      GulfSeptember 01, 2021
      Relatives wait for news on casualties of strikes on Al-Anad air base at the Ibn Khaldun hospital in Yemen's government-held southern province of Lahij, on August 29, 2021. AFP
      Camera6
      Up to 40 soldiers killed in Houthi missile attack in Yemen

      The rebels used drones and ballistic missiles in the attack

      GulfAugust 29, 2021
      Coronavirus is spreading again throughout Yemen, health chiefs say. EPA
      Third Covid wave approaching in Yemen, health officials say

      Over 7,300 positive cases registered in provinces under government control

      GulfAugust 19, 2021
      Shocking tragedy, seven young girls drowned in a pond southern Yemen
      Yemeni village in shock after 7 girls from same family drown in pond

      The children, aged between 8 and 12 years old, were grazing livestock

      GulfAugust 01, 2021
      Yemeni fighters leave after clashes with Houthi rebels on the Kassara front line near Marib. AP
      Yemen’s Houthis increase attacks in bid to seize Marib

      Tribal fighters and residents describe assault on strategic province as humanitarian crisis looms

      GulfJuly 29, 2021
      A woman shops for clothes for her children in a public market in Crater district in Aden, Yemen, a few days before Eid Al Adha. Ali Mahmood
      Yemenis cannot afford to observe Eid Al Adha traditions

      Drop in local currency has led to a sharp rise in prices for population worn down by civil war

      MENAJuly 18, 2021
      Yemeni pro-government fighters celebrate gains against Houthi rebels. Reuters
      Camera6
      Yemeni tribes drive Houthis from strategic area of southern Marib

      Marib is the last stronghold of the internationally recognised government in northern Yemen

      GulfJuly 14, 2021
      The Yemeni Jewish community has faced oppression
      Camera4
      Iran-backed Houthis continue to imprison sick Yemeni Jew

      Since 2016 Levi Marhabi has been tortured in a Houthi prison in Sanaa

      GulfJuly 07, 2021
      Fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government perform a traditional dance in Marib.
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      Yemeni government forces make gains as Houthis lines collapse

      More than two million children are out of school due to poverty and conflict, says Unicef

      GulfJuly 06, 2021
      A selfie posted by Yemeni model Intisar Al Hammadi on her Facebook page. Facebook account of Intisar Al Hammadi / AFP
      Young Yemeni model attempts suicide in Houthi captivity
      MENAJuly 03, 2021
      A fighter loyal to Yemen's government mans a machine gun near the front lines in Marib. AFP
      Camera6
      Three civilians killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen’s Marib

      Attack comes amid intensified fighting in the region

      GulfJune 29, 2021

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