http://www.mail.com/organizations/1354426-yemen-government.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/organizations/1354426-yemen-government.html 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/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/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/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/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/1909952-rights-group-urges-yemen-to-investigate-violations.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An international human rights group urged Yemen's government Saturday to crack down on human rights violations it says have taken place since the country's 2011 uprising. Human Rights Watch, in a statement, also urged Yemeni authorities to investigate the death of at least four protesters who died in clashes with security forces in the... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:01:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909952-rights-group-urges-yemen-to-investigate-violations.html 2013-02-23T13:01:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905340-separatists-yemeni-troops-clash-south-2-dead.html ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A celebration by thousands of Yemenis marking the first anniversary of the country's presidential election was interrupted by a shootout on Thursday between government forces and disgruntled members of a southern independence movement, officials said. Two separatists were killed in the clash that began as President Abed Rabbo Mansour Ha... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:44:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905340-separatists-yemeni-troops-clash-south-2-dead.html 2013-02-21T14:44:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886138-group-yemen-failed-to-probe-killing-protesters.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An international human rights group accused Yemen on Tuesday of failing to investigate the 2011 killing of 45 anti-government protesters during the uprising against former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Human Rights Watch said in a report that top former officials — including Saleh's relatives, such as his nephew — should be held respon... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886138-group-yemen-failed-to-probe-killing-protesters.html 2013-02-12T15:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1876464-yemen-seeks-un-probe-ship-seized-with-arms.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen has asked the U.N. Security Council to investigate a ship that Yemeni authorities said they seized with a cargo of Iranian-made missiles, rockets and other weapons, the U.N. envoy to the impoverished Mideast nation said Thursday. Security Council members are discussing Yemen's request, Jamal Benomar told reporters Thursday afte... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1876464-yemen-seeks-un-probe-ship-seized-with-arms.html 2013-02-08T00:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781554-rallies-yemen-support-military-shake-up.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — 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 of the country's ousted leader, including his son. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's measures on Wednesday brought the military's Special Forces and Republican Guard run by ousted leade... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781554-rallies-yemen-support-military-shake-up.html 2012-12-21T15:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741140-amnesty-details-horrific-abuses-south-yemen.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida committed "horrific" rights abuses during its 16 months in power in southern Yemen, Amnesty International charged in a report released Tuesday, documenting the beheading of an alleged sorcerer, crucifixion of a man accused spying and amputation of a man's hand for stealing. The rights abuses between February 2011 and June 2012... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741140-amnesty-details-horrific-abuses-south-yemen.html 2012-12-04T08:50:00Z