Yemen
Heavy fighting in Yemen’s south, aide says talks postponed
Middle East
May 25, 2015
Heavy fighting in Yemen’s south, aide says talks postponed
Heavy artillery clashes between Yemen's dominant Houthi rebel group and local fighters shook the southern cities of Taiz and Dalea…
322 Yemenis leave Cairo, return home
Egypt
May 24, 2015
322 Yemenis leave Cairo, return home
Three hundred and twenty-two Yemeni nationals left Cairo on Sunday, heading back to relative stability in Yemen. Traveling procedures were finalized…
FM: Ground intervention in Yemen still possible
Egypt
May 24, 2015
FM: Ground intervention in Yemen still possible
Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry has said that up to now there has been no need for ground intervention in Yemen,…
Witnesses: Fighting partly destroys Yemeni-Saudi border crossing
Middle East
May 24, 2015
Witnesses: Fighting partly destroys Yemeni-Saudi border crossing
Saudi forces and Yemen's Houthi militia traded heavy artillery fire which blew up part of the main border crossing between…
Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen’s Aden after truce expires
Middle East
May 18, 2015
Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen’s Aden after truce expires
Air strikes by Saudi-led forces hit Houthi rebel positions in and around the southern Yemeni city of Aden overnight, residents…
Fighting continues in Yemeni city despite truce, 10 killed
Middle East
May 15, 2015
Fighting continues in Yemeni city despite truce, 10 killed
At least 10 people were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen on Friday despite a five-day humanitarian truce, while aid…
Yemen truce broadly holds, but reports of violations
Middle East
May 13, 2015
Yemen truce broadly holds, but reports of violations
A five-day truce in Yemen appeared to be broadly holding on Wednesday, despite reports of air strikes overnight by Saudi-led…
Yemen quiet as humanitarian truce takes hold
Middle East
May 13, 2015
Yemen quiet as humanitarian truce takes hold
Yemen fell quiet on Wednesday for the first time since a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against Iran-backed rebels on…
Air strikes hit Yemen capital, UN envoy arrives hours before truce
Middle East
May 12, 2015
Air strikes hit Yemen capital, UN envoy arrives hours before truce
Saudi-led air strikes pounded the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday and the new United Nations envoy to the country…
UPDATE: Houthis say Moroccan F-16 shot down in Yemen
Middle East
May 11, 2015
UPDATE: Houthis say Moroccan F-16 shot down in Yemen
A leading member of the Shia Houthi rebel group confirmed on Monday that a Moroccan warplane from the Saudi-led coalition…