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Arab air strikes pound Yemen amid reports of progress toward talks

Political sources on Monday reported progress in efforts to convene a dialogue among Yemen's warring...

Jun 01, 2015 09:27 AM EDT

Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemeni capital, ships shell Aden: residents

At least five air strikes hit military sites and an area near the presidential palace compound in th...

Apr 26, 2015 08:39 AM EDT

Diplomats and U.N. staff flee Yemen as Houthis target Aden

Saudi Arabia's navy evacuated dozens of diplomats from Yemen on Saturday and the United Nations pull...

Mar 28, 2015 06:16 PM EDT

United States closes its embassy in conflict-hit Yemen

The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen, the Arabian peninsula state that is a front line ...

Feb 10, 2015 08:45 PM EST

Blast in Yemeni capital as thousands protest militia takeover

A bomb exploded outside the republican palace in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and wounded th...

Feb 07, 2015 07:58 AM EST

Houthis, accused of coup, surround Yemeni PM's residence

Yemen's powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace...

Jan 19, 2015 09:54 PM EST

Yemen president names new PM, Shi'ite Houthis welcome choice

Yemen's president named the country's U.N. envoy as prime minister on Monday in a move welcomed by t...

Oct 13, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

Yemenis demonstrate to press Houthi rebels to quit Sanaa

Hundreds of Yemenis demonstrated in Sanaa on Sunday demanding that Houthi rebels who had seized cont...

Sep 28, 2014 11:37 AM EDT

Houthi rebels sign deal with Yemen parties to form new government

Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim rebels signed an agreement with other political parties on Sunday to form a m...

Sep 21, 2014 09:52 PM EDT