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Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen succumbs to wounds
Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen died of wounds sustained in a U.S. drone attack last year in southern Yemen, the country's official news agency and a ...
Groups seek $716m for Yemen humanitarian crisis
Yemen's government and international donors must allocate over $700 million to help ease a deepening humanitarian crisis that includes widespread ...
Airstrike in Yemen kills 2 al-Qaida suspects
An airstrike killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in Yemen on Friday while tribesmen with links to the group were believed to be behind an attack ...
Yemen violence kills 5 soldiers, 11 tribesmen
Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead two Yemeni army officers in the country's capital Tuesday, and clashes between the military and tribal fighters loyal ...
Yemen: 2 militants killed in US airstrike
A U.S. drone airstrike killed two al-Qaida militants Monday in a southern town, Yemeni security officials said, the latest in a years long U.S.
Rallies across Yemen support military shake-up
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis rallied across the country Friday to support a military shake-up this week that limited the powers held by loyalists ...
Yemeni court jails 93 Republican Guard soldiers
Yemen's military prosecutors say a military tribunal has sentenced 93 soldiers and officers of the elite Republican Guard to 3-7 years prison for ...
Amnesty details 'horrific' abuses in south Yemen
Al-Qaida committed "horrific" rights abuses during its 16 months in power in southern Yemen, Amnesty International charged in a report released ...
Gunmen in Yemen kill Saudi army officer
Gunmen in Yemen opened fire on the car of a Saudi Arabian army officer working with his embassy's military section on Wednesday, killing him and his ...
Yemeni military plane crashes, killing 10
A Yemeni military plane crashed early Wednesday during training over the capital, Sanaa, killing all 10 people on board, security officials said.
Yemen security official assassinated in capital
A Yemeni intelligence officer was assassinated in a drive-by shooting by unidentified gunmen Wednesday in the capital, Sanaa, in the latest attack ...
Rights group: Yemen security forces raid hospitals
Yemeni security forces have raided hospitals in Aden in search of suspected militants, threatening health care in the southern port city, an ...
Al-Qaida suicide raid kills 14 Yemeni soldiers
Suspected al-Qaida suicide bombers disguised in military uniforms stormed into an army base in southern Yemen on Friday, killing 14 soldiers and ...
Yemeni security officer for US Embassy killed
A drive-by shooting Thursday that killed a top Yemeni security official who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa has raised concern that al-Qaida ...
Protesters in Yemen demand return of stolen assets
Thousands of protesters marched in the Yemeni capital on Friday, demanding the return of millions of dollars that were allegedly stolen by the ...
Yemen leader says would talk to disarmed al-Qaida
Yemen's president said Tuesday he would talk to his country's branch of the al-Qaida militant network if it were to give up its weapons, abandon its ...
Report: Yemeni women worse off after revolution
Women in Yemen are worse off now than a year ago, when they played a significant part in the country's revolution that promised political and economic ...
12 killed in Shiite-Sunni clashes in Yemen
Twelve fighters were killed in northern Yemen on Saturday in ongoing clashes between Shiite tribesmen allied with the country's former leader and ...
Yemen backers name groups for possible sanctions
Diplomats from several nations backing Yemen's political transition are recommending international sanctions against loyalists of the former ...
Arab Winter? Unrest sparks debate on US policy
Has the Arab Winter arrived? It's a question analysts in Washington are asking as angry demonstrations spread across North Africa and the Middle East ...
Suspected al-Qaida bombing misses Yemen minister
Yemen's defense minister narrowly escaped assassination Tuesday when a powerful car bomb ripped through his motorcade as it traveled in the nation's ...
Yemenis march demanding prosecution of ex-leader
Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets after Friday prayers in the capital Sanaa demanding the prosecution of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the ...
Officials: crazed gunman kills 9 Yemenis in prayer
Medical and security officials say a crazed gunman opened fire Sunday on worshippers marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in southern ...
Militants attack Yemen intelligence HQ, killing 20
The death toll of an al-Qaida suspected attack on a Yemeni intelligence headquarters rose to 20 on Saturday, in the worst such attack in a year that ...
Yemen: 62 troops to be tried over ministry attack
Sixty-two officers and soldiers loyal to ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh's son were charged with resisting authorities and mutiny after trying to ...