Yemen 13/01/2010 Senior al Qaeda leader "killed" in Yemen Authorities in Yemen say the leader of an al Qaeda cell in the country has been killed by government security forces. The governor of Yemen’s
Yemen 12/01/2010 Germany calls for release of its hostages in Yemen Germany’s foreign minister has been told that five German hostages who have been held captive in Yemen since June have at last been
Yemen 11/01/2010 German FM pushes Yemen on hostages and al-Qaeda Authorities in Yemen say they know where five German hostages are being held, six months after their capture in the country. Germany’s foreign
Yemen 07/01/2010 Failed airline bomber indicted in US A US grand jury has indicted the man suspected of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. Nigerian citizen Umar Farouk
Yemen 06/01/2010 Yemen arrests al Qaeda suspects A military push against al Qaeda in Yemen has yielded three more arrests, according to security sources in the country. Those detained are said to
Yemen 05/01/2010 Yemen launches raids against al-Qaeda Yemen has begun an offensive against al-Qaeda. The strike coincided with the reopening of the US embassy in Sanaa. The complex was given the
Yemen 05/01/2010 US re-opens Yemen embassy after security alert The US has reopened its embassy in Yemen, saying the killing of two suspected al-Qaeda members yesterday had done enough to calm security
Yemen 05/01/2010 Yemen in foreground of "war on terror" Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given the first official statement on how the US views Yemen in the wake of the failed Christmas day bombing
Yemen 04/01/2010 Yemen: Poverty, strife and terrorism The mountains of southern Yemen, arid, dusty and ever more dangerous. Recent pronouncements by US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister
Yemen 04/01/2010 Al-Qaeda militants killed in Yemen Yemeni government officials claim two al-Qaeda militants thought be behind threats against the United States have been killed. The suspects were
Yemen 04/01/2010 New initiative to fight Yemeni terrorism Just days before the failed Christmas Day bomb attack on the US, al Qaeda supporters rallied openly in the state of Yemen. For Washington and
Yemen 03/01/2010 Britain and US close Yemen embassies Britain and the United States have closed their embassies in Yemen after the US mission in the capital Sanaa received a specific threat from al
Yemen 03/01/2010 US and UK close embassies in Yemen The US and Britan are stepping up support for the fight against terrorism in Yemen amid growing fears it could become a safe haven for al
Yemen 28/12/2009 Yemeni al-Qaeda video may hint at failed attack A video threatening America was posted online by an al-Qaeda activist four days before the failed attempt to blow up the plane in Detroit. It
Yemen 08/11/2009 Saudi army retakes border area from rebels Saudi Arabia says it has seized back a border zone captured by Yemeni rebels in an incursion last week. The announcement by the Saudi government
Yemen 02/07/2009 Hunt for Comoros crash black box Off the Comoros Islands, the search is continuing, but there is little hope of finding any more survivors from the crashed Yemenia Air A310. The