Yemen
UPDATE: Islamic State claims suicide attacks on Yemeni government, Gulf troops
Egypt
October 6, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State claims suicide attacks on Yemeni government, Gulf troops
Islamic State in Yemen on Tuesday claimed coordinated suicide bombings targeting the Yemeni government and the Arab military coalition in…
Yemeni government cuts relations with Iran: state TV
Middle East
October 2, 2015
Yemeni government cuts relations with Iran: state TV
The Saudi-backed Yemeni government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Iran, state-owned Aden television…
Yemeni govt, Saudi-led forces retake strategic Red Sea strait: spokesman
Middle East
October 1, 2015
Yemeni govt, Saudi-led forces retake strategic Red Sea strait: spokesman
Loyalist Yemeni troops and Gulf Arab forces seized the Bab al-Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of…
UPDATE 1-Weapons bound for Yemen seized on Iran boat: coalition
Middle East
September 30, 2015
UPDATE 1-Weapons bound for Yemen seized on Iran boat: coalition
(Recasts with Iranian arms boat seized, previous SANAA) Arab coalition forces waging a military campaign against Houthi fighters in Yemen seized…
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
Middle East
September 29, 2015
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
The death toll from an air strike on a wedding party in Yemen has jumped to 131, medics said on…
At least 27 dead in air strike on Yemen wedding party: local official, residents
Middle East
September 28, 2015
At least 27 dead in air strike on Yemen wedding party: local official, residents
At least 27 people, most of them women and children, were killed on Monday in an air strike on a…
Insight: Aden’s chaotic return to life tests Gulf-backed security
Middle East
September 28, 2015
Insight: Aden’s chaotic return to life tests Gulf-backed security
Aden's al-Qasr Hotel is the temporary home of Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi after his return from exile in Saudi…
Yemen’s Hadi urges rebels to lay down arms
Middle East
September 27, 2015
Yemen’s Hadi urges rebels to lay down arms
President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Sunday urged Shi'ite rebels to lay down their arms and resume dialogue to end Yemen's…
Saudi-led coalition helicopter attack kills 25 civilians in Yemen village: residents
Middle East
September 27, 2015
Saudi-led coalition helicopter attack kills 25 civilians in Yemen village: residents
Air strikes by helicopters from a Saudi-led alliance killed 25 civilians in a Yemeni village on Sunday, residents and medics…
Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen: Saudi ministry
Middle East
September 26, 2015
Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen: Saudi ministry
A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia's border guard have been killed in an attack launched from across…