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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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