Yemen
Exclusive: US expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation
Middle East
April 11, 2015
Exclusive: US expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation
The United States is expanding its intelligence-sharing with Saudi Arabia to provide more information about potential targets in the kingdom's…
Egypt and Saudi top defence officials discuss Yemen
Egypt
April 10, 2015
Egypt and Saudi top defence officials discuss Yemen
The Egyptian and Saudi defence ministers discussed Egypt's participation in the Saudi-led coalition carrying out military operations in Yemen in…
Pakistan declines Saudi call for military support in Yemen fight
Middle East
April 10, 2015
Pakistan declines Saudi call for military support in Yemen fight
Pakistan's parliament voted on Friday not to join the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, dashing Riyadh's hopes for powerful support…
Iran’s Khamenei says Saudi air strikes in Yemen causing genocide
Egypt
April 9, 2015
Iran’s Khamenei says Saudi air strikes in Yemen causing genocide
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition against Houthi fighters in…
Saudi-led air strikes hit Sanaa, border areas and south Yemen overnight
Middle East
April 9, 2015
Saudi-led air strikes hit Sanaa, border areas and south Yemen overnight
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck military targets and weapons stores near the capital Sanaa under the control of Houthi…
Iran says working to help Yemen form unity government to fix crisis
Middle East
April 8, 2015
Iran says working to help Yemen form unity government to fix crisis
Iran says Yemeni factions should form a national unity government to resolve the crisis there and that it is working to…
Afghan militants vow to send ‘thousands’ of fighters to Yemen
Middle East
April 8, 2015
Afghan militants vow to send ‘thousands’ of fighters to Yemen
An Afghanistan-based jihadist group known for its past ties to Pakistani intelligence on Wednesday vowed to send "thousands" of fighters…
Yemeni pro-Houthi parties unite in rejection of Saudi-led strikes
Middle East
April 7, 2015
Yemeni pro-Houthi parties unite in rejection of Saudi-led strikes
Nineteen pro-Houthi Yemeni political parties convened in Sanaa early Tuesday for a press conference in which they jointly voiced opposition…
Aid delayed as fresh Yemen fighting rages
Middle East
April 7, 2015
Aid delayed as fresh Yemen fighting rages
Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140 dead in 24 hours, as…
145 Egyptians more evacuated from Yemen: Foreign Ministry
Egypt
April 6, 2015
145 Egyptians more evacuated from Yemen: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry has finalized the procedures to bring back over 145 Egyptians, who had accessed Saudi Arabia escaping from…