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Fire At Mosque In Salfit - Palestine

A Palestinian inspects the aftermath of the fire at the "Hajjah Hamidah" mosque in the town of Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit in the West Bank, Nov. 13, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to parts of a mosque northwest of Salfit in the West Bank on Thursday and wrote anti-Islam slogans on its walls, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Commission Against the Wall and Settlements said in a brief statement. Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire At Mosque In Salfit - Palestine

A member of Israeli forces guards the "Hajjah Hamidah" mosque in the town of Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit in the West Bank, Nov. 13, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to parts of a mosque northwest of Salfit in the West Bank on Thursday and wrote anti-Islam slogans on its walls, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Commission Against the Wall and Settlements said in a brief statement. Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire At Mosque In Salfit - Palestine

Palestinians inspect the aftermath of the fire at the "Hajjah Hamidah" mosque in the town of Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit in the West Bank, Nov. 13, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to parts of a mosque northwest of Salfit in the West Bank on Thursday and wrote anti-Islam slogans on its walls, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Commission Against the Wall and Settlements said in a brief statement. Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire At Mosque In Salfit - Palestine

A Palestinian inspects the aftermath of the fire at the "Hajjah Hamidah" mosque in the town of Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit in the West Bank, Nov. 13, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to parts of a mosque northwest of Salfit in the West Bank on Thursday and wrote anti-Islam slogans on its walls, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Commission Against the Wall and Settlements said in a brief statement. Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire At Mosque In Salfit - Palestine

A Palestinian inspects the aftermath of the fire at the "Hajjah Hamidah" mosque in the town of Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit in the West Bank, Nov. 13, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to parts of a mosque northwest of Salfit in the West Bank on Thursday and wrote anti-Islam slogans on its walls, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Commission Against the Wall and Settlements said in a brief statement. Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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YEMEN-U.S.-BRITAIN-AIRSTRIKES-DEATH TOLL

(240112) -- SANAA, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot captured on Jan. 12, 2024 shows Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea making a statement. According to a statement from Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea, the American and British forces launched a "brutal aggression," with 73 raids targeting the Yemeni capital Sanaa as well as the provinces of Hodeidah, Taiz, Hajjah and Saada. The spokesman said the raids have resulted in the deaths of five people, with at least six being injured. (Xinhua)

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Summer heatwave exacerbates suffering of displaced Yemenis

STORY: Summer heatwave exacerbates suffering of displaced Yemenis DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:13 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the huts of internally displaced persons (IPDs) in a refugee camp in the Midi district, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MUTANBEK, Refugee in the camp 3. various of the camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABKAR, Refugee in the camp STORYLINE: As temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius, the displaced Yemenis living inside the refugee camp in the country's northern Hajjah Province are suffering in desperation with little means to combat the scorching weather. "We're grappling with an intense heat wave. It's suffocating for us and our children. To add to the hardship, dust storms and advancing sand relentlessly compound our troubles, dismantling our shelters and causing illness among our livestock," Muhammad Mutanbek, a resident of the refugee camp in the Midi District of Hajjah, told Xinhua in front of

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-HEATWAVE-REFUGEES

(230827) -- HAJJAH, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children are pictured in front of their hut at a refugee camp in the Midi District of Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Aug. 16, 2023. As temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius, the displaced Yemenis living inside the refugee camp in the country's northern Hajjah Province are suffering in desperation with little means to combat the scorching weather. TO GO WITH "Feature: Summer heatwave exacerbates suffering of displaced Yemenis" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-HEATWAVE-REFUGEES

(230827) -- HAJJAH, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man and his grandson sit inside their hut at a refugee camp in the Midi District of Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Aug. 16, 2023. As temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius, the displaced Yemenis living inside the refugee camp in the country's northern Hajjah Province are suffering in desperation with little means to combat the scorching weather. TO GO WITH "Feature: Summer heatwave exacerbates suffering of displaced Yemenis" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-HEATWAVE-REFUGEES

(230827) -- HAJJAH, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man walks towards his hut at a refugee camp in the Midi District of Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Aug. 16, 2023. As temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius, the displaced Yemenis living inside the refugee camp in the country's northern Hajjah Province are suffering in desperation with little means to combat the scorching weather. TO GO WITH "Feature: Summer heatwave exacerbates suffering of displaced Yemenis" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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Seven-year-old's desperate struggle for medical service in battle-torn Yemen

STORY: Seven-year-old's desperate struggle for medical service in battle-torn Yemen DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Al-Jada village 2. various of the ailing child 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUHAMMAD AATI, Father of the ailing child 4. various of the village and the ailing child 5. various of a local medical center crowded with children waiting for treatment STORYLINE: Seven-year-old Yemeni boy Ibrahim has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. In late 2019, he found it difficult to play, walk, or even sleep due to the pain. The pain only gets worse with each passing day. Muhammad, Ibrahim's father, took him to a hospital in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, where doctors told them that Ibrahim would need two surgeries, but not until he was four years old. The father and son returned to their village in the Haradh district of Hajjah Governorate in northwestern Yemen,

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati (Front), a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, stands in front of his family hut with the help of his father in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati, a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, totters into his family hut in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati (R), a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, lies on a bed in his family hut in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati, a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, looks out through a window of his family hut in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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Farmers suffer amid civil war in northern Yemen

STORY: Farmers suffer amid civil war in northern Yemen DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Yemeni farmer working inside his barn in Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. various of Yemeni farmers working in the field STORYLINE: In the district of Midi in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah, farmers are struggling to survive amid the civil war. "The war and landmines have forced us to abandon much of our farmland and cultivate only small areas, while the siege prevents us from delivering our crops to other cities and provinces to sell them," Mohammed Jaeydi said. Jaeydi planned to sell the sesame he had to cover daily expenses. Another farmer, Ibrahim Abkar, said he had to sell some of his livestock to pay workers in his farm. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. The w

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WHO asks for more healthcare donations to help war-torn Yemen

STORY: WHO asks for more healthcare donations to help war-torn Yemen DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemeni children treated in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen 2. various of children setting up a "tent" classroom in Hajjah Province, northern Yemen (file) 3. various of Yemeni children treated in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for 392 million U.S. dollars in donation to provide essential health support to 12.9 million Yemenis in 2023. "Yemen requires urgent and robust support from international donors and other partners to effectively avert the potential collapse of its health system," a WHO statement quoted Adham Abdel Moneim Ismail, WHO Representative in Yemen, as saying on Sunday. The appeal was made on the eve of a high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, a UN-led fund-raising activity held on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. "New funding in the amount of 3

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-TENT-SCHOOL

(230224) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students study inside a "straw cottage" classroom at a school in Abs District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-TENT-SCHOOL

(230224) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Schoolboys pose for a picture at a school in Abs District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-TENT-SCHOOL

(230224) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A schoolgirl is seen inside a "wood shack" classroom at a school in Abs District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-TENT-SCHOOL

(230224) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Schoolgirls stand at the door of a "straw cottage" classroom at a school in Abs District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-TENT-SCHOOL

(230224) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students study inside a "straw cottage" classroom at a school in Abs District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-TENT-SCHOOL

(230224) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A schoolgirl stands at the door of a "wood shack" classroom at a school in Abs District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi)

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Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war

STORY: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:14 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students and their teachers playing on a beach in Midi District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH AL-MUTANBEK, Teacher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YAHYA MUSA, Student STORYLINE: Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. Local authorities allowed visits to the beach in December of last year, after spending nearly four years to remove the landmines that had been planted in the beach and some parts of the city, which is a few miles to the east of the beach and has become an abandoned site as a result of the Yemeni civil war that broke out in 2014. The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 4 mi

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys run to a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy holds in hand rusted shells left in the civil war in a dilapidated playground on a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys play at a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-EYE PATIENTS-TREATMENT

(230110) -- HAJJAH, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni eye patient sits inside his hut in Midi District, Hajjah Province, Yemen, Jan. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Blockade deprives eye patients of proper treatment in northern Yemen" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-EYE PATIENTS-TREATMENT

(230110) -- HAJJAH, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni eye patient sits inside his hut in Midi District, Hajjah Province, Yemen, Jan. 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Blockade deprives eye patients of proper treatment in northern Yemen" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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People of northern Yemen struggle in poverty

STORY: People of northern Yemen struggle in poverty DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village views in Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHOUI MOHAMMED ABKAR, Villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM ISSA FAYED, Villager STORYLINE: People in Hajjah Province, northern Yemen are still struggling in poverty after peace was restored years ago. Hajjah used to be an intense front of armed conflicts between the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia. After the governmental forces recaptured most of the province in 2018, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) came to the province looking for peace. But most of the IDPs live in harsh conditions as humanitarian aid comes scarcely in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHOUI MOHAMMED ABKAR, Villager "I have been displaced from Haradh district since the beginning of the war. We were displaced several times and were forced to move from one place to another

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Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

STORY: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the students helping to set up tents as makeshift classrooms in Hajjah province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAHYA KADISH, Head of the school 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI HADI, School teacher STORYLINE: "You are the bright future of Yemen," Yahya Kadish, head of a newly rebuilt school in war-torn Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah, kept cheering up the students while walking from one classroom to another to welcome them back to school. The new school year in the school, located in the village of al-Rawozm under the government-controlled northern district of Abs, started about two months later than other schools as the work to rebuild the school just finished a few days ago. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods a

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS

(221025) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students are seen inside a makeshift classroom in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen, on Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods and straws in the village, which is 7 km away from their previous school that was destroyed during clashes between the government forces and Houthi rebels. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS

(221025) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students gather outside makeshift classrooms in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen, on Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods and straws in the village, which is 7 km away from their previous school that was destroyed during clashes between the government forces and Houthi rebels. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS

(221025) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students are seen inside a makeshift classroom in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen, on Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods and straws in the village, which is 7 km away from their previous school that was destroyed during clashes between the government forces and Houthi rebels. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS

(221025) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a class inside a makeshift classroom in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen, on Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods and straws in the village, which is 7 km away from their previous school that was destroyed during clashes between the government forces and Houthi rebels. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS

(221025) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a class inside a makeshift classroom in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen, on Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods and straws in the village, which is 7 km away from their previous school that was destroyed during clashes between the government forces and Houthi rebels. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS

(221025) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students stand in a makeshift classroom in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen, on Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods and straws in the village, which is 7 km away from their previous school that was destroyed during clashes between the government forces and Houthi rebels. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MAKESHIFT CLASSROOMS

(221025) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students help to set up a makeshift classroom in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen, on Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods and straws in the village, which is 7 km away from their previous school that was destroyed during clashes between the government forces and Houthi rebels. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

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Yemeni gov't forces destroy 1,558 kg of smuggled hashish

STORY: Yemeni gov't forces destroy 1,558 kg of smuggled hashish DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemeni soldiers piling up confiscated hashish and burning them 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YUNUS IBRAHIM AHMED, Officer of Yemeni government forces STORYLINE: Yemen's government forces on Monday burned 1,558 kg of hashish seized from smugglers in the past seven months in the northwestern province of Hajjah. The destruction was carried out in the government-controlled city of Midi, in the presence of representatives of the court, public prosecution, and security services. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YUNUS IBRAHIM AHMED, Officer of Yemeni government forces "Today, we destroyed 1,558 kilograms of hashish that were seized from smugglers during the past seven months. Since the beginning of the civil war more than seven years ago, around 40 drug smuggling networks connecting Yemen and Saudi Arabia have been foiled." Because of its proximity to the Sau

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-HASHISH-DESTRUCTION

(221024) -- HAJJAH, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Yemeni government forces burn the confiscated hashish in the city of Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Oct. 24, 2022. Yemen's government forces on Monday burned 1,558 kg of hashish seized from smugglers in the past seven months in the northwestern province of Hajjah, a security official said. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-HASHISH-DESTRUCTION

(221024) -- HAJJAH, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Yemeni government forces prepare to burn the confiscated hashish in the city of Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Oct. 24, 2022. Yemen's government forces on Monday burned 1,558 kg of hashish seized from smugglers in the past seven months in the northwestern province of Hajjah, a security official said. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-HASHISH-DESTRUCTION

(221024) -- HAJJAH, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Yemeni government forces burn the confiscated hashish in the city of Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Oct. 24, 2022. Yemen's government forces on Monday burned 1,558 kg of hashish seized from smugglers in the past seven months in the northwestern province of Hajjah, a security official said. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-HASHISH-DESTRUCTION

(221024) -- HAJJAH, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Yemeni government forces shows a bag of confiscated hashish in the city of Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Oct. 24, 2022. Yemen's government forces on Monday burned 1,558 kg of hashish seized from smugglers in the past seven months in the northwestern province of Hajjah, a security official said. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-ABS-LANDMINES-PLIGHT

(221013) -- ABS (YEMEN), Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A soldier of a demining team disassembles a landmine on a pasture in the Abs district, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Landmines continue to cause suffering, turmoil in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-ABS-LANDMINES-PLIGHT

(221013) -- ABS (YEMEN), Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A soldier of a demining team shows excavated landmines in the Abs district, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Landmines continue to cause suffering, turmoil in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-ABS-LANDMINES-PLIGHT

(221013) -- ABS (YEMEN), Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A soldier of a demining team uses a landmine detector to clear a pasture in the Abs district, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Landmines continue to cause suffering, turmoil in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-ABS-LANDMINES-PLIGHT

(221013) -- ABS (YEMEN), Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A soldier of a demining team shows excavated landmines in the Abs district, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Landmines continue to cause suffering, turmoil in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-ABS-LANDMINES-PLIGHT

(221013) -- ABS (YEMEN), Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer stands next to the carcass of his sheep killed in a landmine explosion in the Abs district, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Landmines continue to cause suffering, turmoil in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-ABS-LANDMINES-PLIGHT

(221013) -- ABS (YEMEN), Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer holds a piece of shrapnel from an exploded landmine in the Abs district, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Landmines continue to cause suffering, turmoil in war-torn Yemen

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Tight siege hurts livestock farmers in northern Yemen

STORY: Tight siege hurts livestock farmers in northern Yemen DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemeni farmers taking care of their livestock in Midi district, Hajjah province, northern Yemen 2. various of farmers feeding sheep STORYLINE: Livestock farmers in the Midi district of Hajjah province, northern Yemen, have complained that the siege imposed by the Houthi rebels are making their life worse every day. Midi is held by government forces but besieged by Houthi rebels who control the southern part of the country's northwestern province of Hajjah. The livestock farmers, who already have to deal with soaring prices of fodders and a severe fuel shortage, are under additional strains as a result of the shrinking demand brought by widespread poverty. Moreover, the civil war and the chaos and division it causes have made it difficult for livestock or grain to circulate in the poor Arab country. Yemen has been mired in a ci