Sharp escalation in fighting across Yemen risks spiralling out of control

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Sharp escalation in fighting across Yemen risks spiralling out of controlRecent attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia indicate how the conflict in Yemen risks spiralling out of control, the chief UN mediator for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, as he called for “serious efforts” to be made by Yemeni parties, the region and the international community, to end the fighting, now in its seventh year.