Yemen

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

Yemen's Houthi leader says wants peaceful transfer of power

The leader of Yemen's Houthis who control the capital Sanaa said on Tuesday his group was seeking a ...

Jan 27, 2015 06:20 PM EST

Yemen crisis is first big test for Saudi Arabia's King Salman

The turmoil hitting Saudi Arabia's neighbor Yemen will pose the first big test for King Salman, and ...

Jan 26, 2015 05:32 AM EST

Some counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now - U.S. officials

The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen f...

Jan 24, 2015 06:47 AM EST

Yemen president quits, throwing country deeper into chaos

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, just days after Houthi rebels battled ...

Jan 22, 2015 08:30 PM EST

Yemen's al Qaeda renews calls for lone-wolf attacks in West

Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi, an official with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), based in Yemen, h...

Jan 21, 2015 03:36 AM EST

Iran says is ready for 'straight talks' with Saudi Arabia

Iran said on Tuesday it was ready for "straight talks" with Saudi Arabia over contentious issues tha...

Jan 20, 2015 07:02 PM EST

Al Qaeda claims French attack, derides Paris rally

Al Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo,...

Jan 14, 2015 10:18 AM EST

Paris shooting cases demonstrate spy agencies' limits

This week's deadly attacks in France by Islamist gunmen showed the limits of spy and anti-terrorist ...

Jan 10, 2015 08:48 AM EST

U.S. sends five Guantanamo prisoners to Kazakhstan for resettlement

Three Yemenis and two Tunisians held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanam...

Dec 31, 2014 12:33 AM EST

World's children paying price for political rifts: TRFN

Divisions among the veto-wielding powers of the U.N. Security Council are harming the world's childr...

Dec 08, 2014 08:03 PM EST

Six Guantanamo prisoners fly to Uruguay for resettlement

Six men held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were flown ...

Dec 07, 2014 06:33 PM EST

Yemen rescuers sought U.S., British, South Africa hostages in raid

An American, a Briton and a South African were among several hostages Yemeni forces sought to free f...

Nov 27, 2014 01:45 AM EST

Yemen's Houthis advance near al Qaeda stronghold

Yemen's new Shi'ite Muslim powerbrokers sent fighters towards an al Qaeda stronghold on Wednesday, r...

Oct 15, 2014 07:09 PM EDT

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

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