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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Five United Nations security staff who were kidnapped in Yemen by al Qaeda militants 18 months ago have been released, the United Nations said on Friday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the release and "reiterates that kidnapping is an inhumane and unjustifiable crime, and calls for the perpetrators to be held accountable," a U.N. spokesperson said. The staff - four from Yemen and one from Bangladesh - were in "very good health and good spirits, despite

NEW YORK (AP) — Five United Nations staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago by an al-Qaida affiliate have walked free, U.N. officials said Friday.

All the crude oil that can be pumped from the tanks of the derelict FSO Safer positioned off the coast of Yemen has been successfully removed UN offic...

The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the United Nations said Friday.

Roughly two weeks after its initiation, the final stages of the rescue operation for the derelict oil tanker Safer, moored off the coasts of Yemen, have commenced. Over 85% of the crude oil has been successfully transferred to the alternative vessel off the shores of Ras Isa in Hodeidah Governorate on the Red Sea, as reported by the UN. The UN has disclosed that approximately 85% of the oil aboard Safer, estimated at 1.15 million barrels, has been transferred, indicating that only about 15% of the crude oil remains.