http://www.mail.com/locations/23512-sanaa.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23512-sanaa.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110064-roadside-bomb-kills-2-yemeni-soldiers.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials say two Yemeni soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in a restive province where high-level intelligence officers have been assassinated in the past. They say four soldiers were also injured in the Saturday attack, which took place in the city of Shar in the southeastern Hadramawt province and was likely carri... Sat, 25 May 2013 19:15:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110064-roadside-bomb-kills-2-yemeni-soldiers.html 2013-05-25T19:15:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2108016-3-al-qaida-members-2-soldiers-dead-yemen-clash.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A security official says al-Qaida gunmen attacked a military position in a southern province, touching off fighting that left three militants and two soldiers dead. The official said the Friday attack in the mountainous al-Thalib region in the militant stronghold of al-Bayda province was repulsed, and nearby army positions responded wi... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2108016-3-al-qaida-members-2-soldiers-dead-yemen-clash.html 2013-05-24T14:59:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107482-obamas-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies— Pakistan and Yemen. But Pakistani officials criticized the president for not announcing an end to drone strikes against Islamic militants in the country in his landmark speech... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:20:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107482-obamas-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html 2013-05-24T12:20:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106460-obama-lifts-ban-guantanamo-transfers-to-yemen.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists. Lifting the ban is a step toward Obama's goal of closing the Navy-run prison in Cuba since nearl... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:05:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106460-obama-lifts-ban-guantanamo-transfers-to-yemen.html 2013-05-23T23:05:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097590-suspected-us-drone-kills-2-yemen.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country. The officials said the Monday attack targeted the two men as they were riding a motorbike outside Radda in Bayda province. The officials said the two men were suspected of belonging to al-Qaida, whose Yemen... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097590-suspected-us-drone-kills-2-yemen.html 2013-05-20T11:21:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095380-suspected-us-drone-yemen-kills-4-militants.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. The officials said the attack took place around dawn in an area called Deyqa in Abyan province. Officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to brief the media. ... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:21:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095380-suspected-us-drone-yemen-kills-4-militants.html 2013-05-18T20:21:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089864-yemen-3-red-cross-workers-2-egyptians-released.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Three Red Cross workers and two Egyptian technicians who were abducted by armed men in Yemen's southern province of Abyan have all been released, Yemeni security officials said Thursday. The three staffers from the International Committee of the Red Cross had been held since Monday morning, when armed men stopped their ICRC-marked vehi... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089864-yemen-3-red-cross-workers-2-egyptians-released.html 2013-05-16T10:59:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074612-yemens-leader-warns-al-qaida-expansion.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The president of Yemen on Thursday warned that the al-Qaida branch in the country was expanding and using assassinations and abductions of foreigners as a way to challenge the central authority. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi issued his warning during a closed session of the National Dialogue, which brings political, religious and o... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:53:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074612-yemens-leader-warns-al-qaida-expansion.html 2013-05-09T21:53:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070760-militants-kill-3-yemeni-air-force-pilots-base.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Suspected militants shot and killed three senior Yemeni air force pilots traveling to an air base in the country's south on Wednesday, security officials said. Two gunmen on a motorcycle intercepted the pilots' vehicle in Dubba, an area about 10 kilometers (six miles) outside Al-Annad base in the southern province of Lahj, the official... Wed, 08 May 2013 12:17:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070760-militants-kill-3-yemeni-air-force-pilots-base.html 2013-05-08T12:17:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067976-yemeni-tribesmen-kidnap-2-egyptian-technicians.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni security official says tribal gunmen have kidnapped two Egyptian technicians working in a cement factory in the south. The official said the tribesmen abducted the two on Monday in Abyan province and took them to an unknown destination at gunpoint. The security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to regulat... Tue, 07 May 2013 08:10:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067976-yemeni-tribesmen-kidnap-2-egyptian-technicians.html 2013-05-07T08:10:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059010-us-drone-strikes-rise-yemen-anger.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their hard-line ideology. The talk worried residents, who feared it would bring retaliation from the militants, and even the cleric's father wanted him to stop. But in the end it wasn't al-Qaida that ... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:19:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059010-us-drone-strikes-rise-yemen-anger.html 2013-05-02T18:19:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049018-large-protests-southern-yemen-secession.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied across the south to mark the 19th anniversary of the start of the country's brief, but bloody civil war. In a statement on Saturday, the protesters demanded independence from the north. Their calls for southern Yemen to once again be an autonomous state have compounded Yemen's many problems as the i... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:57:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049018-large-protests-southern-yemen-secession.html 2013-04-27T20:57:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048504-yemen-5-soldiers-2-al-qaida-militants-killed.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni security official says five soldiers and two al-Qaida militants have been killed in fighting in the central town of Radda, and a senior intelligence officer was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in the south. During Yemen's 2011 uprising, al-Qaida occupied large sections of the south before being driven out by the new governm... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:09:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048504-yemen-5-soldiers-2-al-qaida-militants-killed.html 2013-04-27T13:09:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038770-yemen-court-sentences-11-al-qaida-militants.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni court on Tuesday sentenced 11 convicted al-Qaida militants to up to 10 years in prison for forming armed gangs to destabilize the country and planning attacks on foreign embassies and security forces. The sentencing came as militants attacked a military camp in the central town of Radda, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038770-yemen-court-sentences-11-al-qaida-militants.html 2013-04-23T20:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034572-yemen-officials-us-drone-kills-2-militants.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni army officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed two suspected al-Qaida militants east of the capital, sparking a retaliatory attack on a military checkpoint. It's the third suspected U.S. drone strike in less than a week in Yemen. The officials in Marib province say at least three other militants were wounded in Sunday's strik... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:10:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034572-yemen-officials-us-drone-kills-2-militants.html 2013-04-21T13:10:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029456-yemenis-dismantle-tents-declare-revolution.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — In a symbolic move, Yemenis on Thursday began to dismantle protest tent camp in the capital, Sanaa, and other cities across the country, declaring the end of their revolution. Yemenis, long dissatisfied with their ruler, President Ali Abdullah Salah, watched with the rest of the Middle East as Egyptians rose up against their president,... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:11:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029456-yemenis-dismantle-tents-declare-revolution.html 2013-04-18T21:11:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026318-yemen-us-drone-strikes-kill-5-al-qaida-suspects.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Two U.S. drone strikes Wednesday killed at least five suspected al-Qaida militants and destroyed the house of one of them in a mountainous area south of the capital, Sanaa, a Yemeni security official and witnesses said. The four were killed in the first strike while riding a vehicle in the desert area of Oussab al-Ali, about 140 kilome... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:00:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026318-yemen-us-drone-strikes-kill-5-al-qaida-suspects.html 2013-04-17T21:00:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010746-yemen-president-orders-military-shakeup.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's president removed his predecessor's son and nephews from powerful security posts on Wednesday in the most dramatic step yet in sidelining old regime figures, according to the nation's state-run media. Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who stepped down in early 2012 after more than a year of protests against his rule, placed ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:26:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010746-yemen-president-orders-military-shakeup.html 2013-04-10T21:26:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2006338-al-qaida-denies-no-2-yemen-was-killed.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida in Yemen posted a statement on militant websites Monday saying that its second-most senior commander has not been killed. It was the second time the group has denied Saeed al-Shihri's death. The Saudi national, who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, is "alive and in good he... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:21:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2006338-al-qaida-denies-no-2-yemen-was-killed.html 2013-04-08T21:21:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992594-yemen-ex-president-saleh-leaves-saudi-arabia.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Officials at the airport of Yemen's capital Sanaa say former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has left for Saudi Arabia for medical treatment on a special Saudi plane. A senior member of Saleh's Congress Party confirmed Tuesday that the former president will be hospitalized at a Riyadh hospital but did not say what kind of treatment Saleh ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:35:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992594-yemen-ex-president-saleh-leaves-saudi-arabia.html 2013-04-02T10:35:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1990476-yemenis-demand-release-guantanamo-detainees.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Activists and relatives of around 90 Yemeni detainees held in Guantanamo Bay protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Monday to demand the prisoners' release after more than a decade in detention. Yemenis make up the largest contingent of the 166 detainees held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba. Most were detained in Afghanistan fol... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:13:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1990476-yemenis-demand-release-guantanamo-detainees.html 2013-04-01T14:13:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1979752-yemeni-gunmen-open-fire-wound-red-cross-employee.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni security official says an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross was wounded when gunmen opened fire at her car in the country's capital, Sanaa. ICRC spokeswoman Dibeh Fakhr in Geneva confirmed a "security incident" on Tuesday in Yemen that left an employee "slightly injured" but declined to give further deta... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:39:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1979752-yemeni-gunmen-open-fire-wound-red-cross-employee.html 2013-03-26T12:39:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976460-yemen-clashes-al-qaida-militiamen-kill-9.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemini security officials say clashes in the south between al-Qaida and pro-government fighters have killed nine. The officials said Sunday that pro-government fighters recaptured the town of Batis, north of the city of Jaar in Abyan province, after three days of fighting that left six militants and three pro-government militiamen dead... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:04:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976460-yemen-clashes-al-qaida-militiamen-kill-9.html 2013-03-24T15:04:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972448-yemen-clashes-al-qaida-militiamen-kill-4.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's Defense Ministry says clashes in the south between al-Qaida and pro-government fighters have killed four. A ministry statement on Friday says the fighting in the town of Jaar in Abyan province left two militants and two pro-government militiamen dead. Five were wounded and three al-Qaida members were captured. ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:10:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972448-yemen-clashes-al-qaida-militiamen-kill-4.html 2013-03-22T16:10:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1965304-yemen-secessionist-calls-independence-south.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A member of the Yemeni al-Harak secessionist movement won applause at a landmark national dialogue on Tuesday by declaring that the south has the right to independence. He spoke at the conference that aims to map out the future of the impoverished Arab nation. Its northern-based government has faced criticism from southerners, who char... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:34:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1965304-yemen-secessionist-calls-independence-south.html 2013-03-19T18:34:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962388-yemen-parties-debate-political-system.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's politicians, youth, women and intellectuals opened a landmark national dialogue Monday on the future of the transition to democracy, and high on the agenda is debate over a dramatic redrawing of the country's political map to address nearly 20 years of failed unity. One proposal backed by Yemen's president in the dialogue is to... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:23:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962388-yemen-parties-debate-political-system.html 2013-03-18T19:23:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1930250-suicide-car-bomber-hits-yemen-militia-kills-12.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-filled vehicle at a pro-government Yemeni militia headquarters on Monday, killing 12 people and wounding 17, a security official and witnesses said as the country. The explosion, which rocked the city of Lawder in the southern Abyan province, came as a top intelligence official disclosed that the ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:54:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1930250-suicide-car-bomber-hits-yemen-militia-kills-12.html 2013-03-04T18:54:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1923018-tens-thousands-yemenis-demand-saleh-trial.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Tens of thousands of Yemenis held mass rallies in the capital and across the country calling for the prosecution of ousted leader Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is under pressure to leave the country for allegedly hindering democratic transition. The Thursday protests came one day after Saleh appeared publicly for the first time in 18 months.... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:32:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1923018-tens-thousands-yemenis-demand-saleh-trial.html 2013-02-28T21:32:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918672-yemens-ousted-leader-urges-forgiveness.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — In his first public speech in more than 18 months, Yemen's ousted autocratic leader Ali Abdullah Saleh pleaded for "forgiveness of the past" on Wednesday amid warnings of U.N. sanctions and calls for prosecution of those responsible for the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising. His speech in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa marked ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:18:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918672-yemens-ousted-leader-urges-forgiveness.html 2013-02-27T15:18:17Z