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Failed Yemeni talks shatter hopes of Yemenis' financial recovery

Residents of Houthi-controlled Sanaa pinned their hopes on a recent meeting between Yemen’s warring sides to solve economic crises as the country’s Central Bank remains divided, but no solution was found and differences remain.
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SANAA, Yemen — Clashes erupted May 15 between forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels in the port city of Hodeidah, despite what the United Nations said was a successful withdrawal by Houthis from the ports of Hodeidah, Saleef and Ras Issa.

Yemen's internationally recognized government's Minister of Information Moammar al-Eryani took to Twitter May 12, describing the Houthis’ withdrawal as misleading and unacceptable.

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