Yemen

European Union says war in Yemen having alarming impact on civilians

War in Yemen is having an alarming impact on civilians, the European Union said on Wednesday, condem...

Apr 02, 2015 02:31 AM EDT

Heavy clashes on Saudi-Yemeni border; Hadi government pleads for troops

Saudi troops clashed with Yemeni Houthi fighters on Tuesday in the heaviest exchange of cross-border...

Mar 31, 2015 06:19 PM EDT

EU airlines urged to avoid Yemen airspace

European regulators urged airlines on Tuesday to avoid Yemen's airspace as air strikes in the southw...

Mar 31, 2015 11:42 AM EDT

Pakistan defense team heads for Saudi to discuss support

A high-level Pakistani defense delegation was about to leave for Saudi Arabia on Monday as the gover...

Mar 30, 2015 07:18 AM EDT

Arab summit agrees on unified military force for crises

Arab leaders at a summit in Egypt announced the formation of a unified military force to counter gro...

Mar 29, 2015 09:35 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

Obama, in call to Saudi king, expresses support for Yemen action: White House

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Saudi King Salman on Friday and reaffirmed Obama's support fo...

Mar 28, 2015 09:21 AM EDT

Red Cross urges all sides in Yemen to obey laws of war

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on all sides in a widening conflict i...

Mar 26, 2015 10:16 AM EDT

Saudi Arabia, allies launch air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters

Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies struck Shi'ite Muslim rebels fighting to oust Yemen's pr...

Mar 26, 2015 07:07 AM EDT

Arab League to discuss Yemen intervention plea on Thursday

The Arab League will discuss the crisis in Yemen on Thursday, the regional body's deputy secretary g...

Mar 25, 2015 10:12 AM EDT

Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; U.S. evacuates remaining forces

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused the Iranian-allied Houthi militia on Saturday of sta...

Mar 22, 2015 05:28 AM EDT

U.N. council demands Houthis withdraw, end Yemen violence

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen withdr...

Feb 16, 2015 06:30 AM EST

Thousands protest against Houthi rule in Yemen after embassies close

Yemenis in the capital Sanaa and the central city of Taiz held the largest protests yet against a ta...

Feb 12, 2015 07:49 AM EST

Little noticed, new Saudi king shapes contours of power

By rapidly appointing two heirs, Saudi Arabia's King Salman has pressed pause on "succession Sudoku"...

Feb 12, 2015 04:31 AM EST

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

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