Yemen
Saudi Arabia mulling land operations on Yemen border
Middle East
May 7, 2015
Saudi Arabia mulling land operations on Yemen border
Saudi Arabia said all options were open including ground operations to stop mortar attacks on its border towns by Yemen's…
Residents: Warplanes strike Yemen’s Saada and Hajja provinces
Middle East
May 6, 2015
Residents: Warplanes strike Yemen’s Saada and Hajja provinces
Warplanes carried out more than 30 strikes overnight on the northwestern Yemeni provinces of Saada and Hajja near the border…
UN urges Saudi-led coalition to stop targeting Yemen airport
Middle East
May 5, 2015
UN urges Saudi-led coalition to stop targeting Yemen airport
Saudi-led coalition should stop targeting Yemen's Sanaa airport, the United Nations said on Monday, as it prepared a plan to…
Statement: Saudi-led alliance mulls partial truces in Yemen
Middle East
May 4, 2015
Statement: Saudi-led alliance mulls partial truces in Yemen
The Saudi-led Arab alliance conducting air strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen is considering calling truces in specific areas in…
Researcher: No Egyptian troops in Yemen
Egypt
May 4, 2015
Researcher: No Egyptian troops in Yemen
Adviser at the National Center for Middle East Studies, Mohamed Mogahed al-Zayat, has ruled out that Egyptian troops were deployed…
Heavy clashes in Aden airport, alliance accused of cluster bomb use
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Heavy clashes in Aden airport, alliance accused of cluster bomb use
Local fighters battling the rebel Houthi militia in Yemen's port of Aden stormed areas around the airport on Sunday in…
UPDATE: Arab special forces deploy in Yemen’s Aden-local militia leader
Egypt
May 3, 2015
UPDATE: Arab special forces deploy in Yemen’s Aden-local militia leader
Between 40-50 Arab special forces soldiers arrived in Aden on Sunday and deployed alongside local fighters against the Houthi militia,…
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
Middle East
May 3, 2015
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has been using US-supplied cluster bombs in its air campaign against Yemeni rebels, Human Rights Watch said…
Iran pledges to protect shared security interests with Yemen
Middle East
May 2, 2015
Iran pledges to protect shared security interests with Yemen
Iran's deputy foreign minister said Tehran will not let regional powers jeopardize its security interests in Yemen, Tasnim news agency…
Gulf ministers meet as Yemen fighting rages
Middle East
April 30, 2015
Gulf ministers meet as Yemen fighting rages
Gulf foreign ministers met Thursday in the Saudi capital for talks on their military operation in Yemen, where Iran-backed Houthi…