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Five explosions rock Yemeni capital
Two militants were killed after five bombs exploded on Tuesday in Sanaa’s old quarter, where many supporters of the Houthi group live, according to a Yemeni security official, Agence France-Presse reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but
Yemen’s parliament approves new Cabinet
Yemen’s parliament on Thursday approved a new government despite months of violence and political wrangling that has shaken the country. Parliament’s approval could ease tensions but it is unlikely to resolve the power struggle between President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
Yemeni Houthi rebels take over state-run newspaper
Yemen’s official news agency says the country’s powerful Shiite rebels who control the capital, Sanaa, have stormed the building of the nation’s main state newspaper and ousted the chief editor. SABA quotes the Information Ministry as saying al-Thawra’s headquarters was
Top separatist shot dead in South Yemen
A separatist activist was shot dead in southern Yemen Monday as secessionists staged a day of civil disobedience, witnesses and activists said of a killing Amnesty International called an “execution.” Khaled al-Junaidi, a prominent figure in the Southern Movement, was
Yemen troops kill Saudi-bound Qaeda suspects dressed as women
Yemeni troops on Saturday shot dead five Al-Qaeda suspects disguised as women who fired at a soldier during a checkpoint inspection of their Saudi-bound bus, officials said. Another suspect was wounded along with the driver in the shooting at Harad,
Yemen’s Al-Qaeda denounces ‘barbaric’ beheadings
A senior military commander of Al-Qaeda in Yemen not only denounced beheadings but he described the act and its filming for propaganda purposes as “barbaric.” The comments, by Nasr bin Ali al-Ansi, came in a video response to a reporter’s
Yemeni president fires army chief of staff
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has fired his armed forces chief of staff as Houthi rebels continue to occupy the capital Sanaa they seized since last September, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Sunday President Hadi issued a decree replacing
Yemen’s rivals hold rare meeting
Yemen’s main Sunni Islamist party says its top leaders have met with the powerful Shiite Houthi rebels who have been battling it for months and control the capital, in a rare meeting that might help ease the country’s political deadlock.
Yemen rescuers sought U.S., British, S.Africa hostages in raid
An American, a Briton and a South African were among several hostages Yemeni forces sought to free from al-Qaeda this week, the defense ministry said on its website, describing a raid that a U.S. defense official said also involved U.S.
Yemeni forces free hostages, kill kidnappers
Yemeni security forces freed seven Yemeni hostages and one foreigner in a special operation in which seven Al-Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country’s supreme security committee said. The committee, in a statement published by state news agency Saba, did
Al-Qaeda vows fierce attacks on Yemen Shiite militiamen
The Al-Qaeda military chief in Yemen has vowed to launch fierce attacks against Shiite Huthi militiamen sweeping across the country, in an audio message posted Friday on jihadist websites. “To the Huthis we say: brace yourselves for horrors that will
Yemen: 25 Houthi rebels killed in ambush
At least 25 members of Houthi rebels were killed in an ambush by tribesmen near the town of Radaa, which is 100 miles south east of the capital Sanaa, Al Arabiya correspondent reported, in a fresh wave of violence in
Yemeni president’s dismissal from party disputed
Senior figures in southern Yemen of the General People’s Congress rejected Thursday a move to dismiss President Abdrabuh Mansur from the party. The political bureau of the GNC, headed by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, had announced Hadi’s sacking on
‘Dozens’ killed in bomb attack on Yemen rebel fighters
A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite Houthi fighters in central Yemen on Wednesday killed dozens of people, military and tribal sources said, according to Agence France-Presse. The blast targeted the residence of a local tribal chief in the
Yemen rebels clash with airport security; 4 killed
Yemeni security officials say Shiite rebels who overtook the capital, Sanaa, tried to impose their authority at the city’s international airport, setting off clashes with security personnel that left four dead. The officials said Tuesday that three security guards and
‘Abducted’ Saudi woman marries Yemeni
The Saudi woman who fled the Kingdom in 2013 with her Yemeni boyfriend has married him with the help of Houthi members, according to recent reports. Huda Al-Niran reportedly married Arafat Al-Qadi last Thursday, Nov. 6, in the city of
U.S. blacklists Yemen’s Saleh, Houthi leaders
The United States on Monday blacklisted former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and two Houthi rebels, two days after the U.N. Security Council took a similar step, accusing the trio of role in Yemen’s unrest. The U.S. Treasury said it
Yemen swears in new government amid crisis
Yemen’s president swore in a new government Sunday despite objections from the ruling party, led by former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and Shiite rebels allied to him who control the capital. At least three ministers boycotted the government after Saleh
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