Yemen
Egypt receives Yemeni Foreign Minister to discuss recent developments
Egypt
January 8, 2016
Egypt receives Yemeni Foreign Minister to discuss recent developments
Egypt received Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel Malek al-Mekhlafi Friday morning to meet with officials to discuss the current developments in…
Iran says a Saudi-led airstrike hit Iranian Embassy in Yemen
Middle East
January 7, 2016
Iran says a Saudi-led airstrike hit Iranian Embassy in Yemen
Iran on Thursday accused the Saudi-led coalition battling Shi'ite rebels in Yemen of hitting its embassy there in an overnight…
Saudi-backed troops enter Yemeni port, opening new front: residents
Middle East
January 7, 2016
Saudi-backed troops enter Yemeni port, opening new front: residents
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces landed by sea at the Red Sea port of Maydee near the border with Saudi Arabia late…
Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen intensify as rebels fire back
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen intensify as rebels fire back
Yemeni security officials say the Saudi-led coalition has intensified airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, targeting Shiite rebels known as…
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
Saudi-led air strikes targeting Iranian-allied Houthi forces intensified in Yemen on Tuesday, residents said, an escalation of a nine-month-old war…
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
Middle East
January 5, 2016
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
The United Nations worked quickly on Monday to salvage fragile international bids to broker peace in Syria and Yemen from…
Al-Qaeda in Yemen stones woman to death for adultery: witnesses
Middle East
January 4, 2016
Al-Qaeda in Yemen stones woman to death for adultery: witnesses
Al-Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a southeastern Yemeni city they control after accusing her of adultery…
Yemen’s government imposes curfew in Aden
Middle East
January 4, 2016
Yemen’s government imposes curfew in Aden
Yemeni government forces announced a curfew on the southern port city of Aden from 8 p.m. on Monday until 5…
UPDATE: Saudi-led coalition ending Yemen ceasefire, state news agency says
Middle East
January 2, 2016
UPDATE: Saudi-led coalition ending Yemen ceasefire, state news agency says
A Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing the Houthi movement in Yemen for nine months announced on Saturday the end…
Gunmen kill senior militia leader in Yemen’s Aden: residents
Middle East
December 31, 2015
Gunmen kill senior militia leader in Yemen’s Aden: residents
Unknown gunmen shot and killed a senior Yemeni militia leader and four people traveling in his convoy in the southern…