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Biden's Yemen envoy to visit Gulf after Houthi-claimed UAE attack

In the wake of aerial attacks on United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the US special envoy for Yemen will travel to the Gulf this week.
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The US special envoy for Yemen will travel to the Gulf region and London this week in an effort to reinvigorate peace efforts, the State Department said Wednesday. 

Timothy Lenderking will “press the parties to de-escalate militarily and seize the new year to participate fully in an inclusive UN-led peace process,” the State Department said. 

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