Yemen

Yemen

Clashes leave seven dead in Yemen's Taiz

At least seven people have been killed and more than 30 wounded during fierce clashes in Yemen’s southern city of Taiz. Houthi rebels and troops

25/05/2015

Yemen

Stranded Yemenis return home as UN peace talks are announced

With peace talks on the horizon a few of the thousands of Yemenis stranded abroad have made it back to the capital Sana’a. Two planes: one from Egypt

21/05/2015

Yemen

Yemen crisis: UN chief calls for dialogue, as Saudi-led airstrikes continue

A further round of Saudi-led airstrikes has pounded military sites in Yemen. It was the second day of attacks against Houthi militia and forces

19/05/2015

Yemen

Iran calls for UN action as Saudi airstrikes resume against Houthis in Yemen

In Yemen air strikes by Saudi-led forces have resumed against Houthi rebel positions in the southern city of Aden after a five-day humanitarian truce

18/05/2015

Yemen

Five-day humanitarian truce expires in Yemen

As a special conference on the Yemen crisis opened in Riyadh, there were reports that a Saudi-led coalition force had resumed air strikes against

18/05/2015

Yemen

UNHCR aid shipment arrives in Yemen despite continued fighting

Clashes continued in Yemen on Saturday (May 16) between Houthi rebels and fighters loyal to the country’s exiled president despite a five-day truce

17/05/2015

Yemen

Truce comes into force in Yemen, but concern remains about ongoing fighting

A truce to allow for humanitarian aid to be distributed in Yemen has officially come into force, but there are concerns about ongoing fighting

12/05/2015

Yemen

Yemen humanitarian truce under threat from intense border clashes

As the Saudi military reinforces security along the border with Yemen, Morocco reports that one of its fighter jets has gone missing over the

11/05/2015

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Aftermath of air strikes in Yemen

11/05/2015

Yemen

Besieged Aden desperately awaits Tuesday's humanitarian truce

Tuesday’s five-day humanitarian ceasefire can’t come soon enough for the people of Aden. Weeks of aerial bombardments by Saudi-led coalition forces

11/05/2015

Yemen

Saudi-led airstrike leaves former Yemen president's home in ruins

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen continued on Sunday, leaving a Sanaa residence of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in ruins. An

10/05/2015

Yemen

Yemen five-day humanitarian truce set to start on Tuesday

Houthi fighters in Yemen have accepted a five-day cease fire but warned they would respond to any violations. Saudi Arabia proposed the truce after

10/05/2015

Yemen

Saudi Arabia offers humanitarian truce in Yemen

Saudi Arabia is offering a five-day ceasefire in Yemen, so that emergency aid can be brought in. Continued fighting, and Saudi-led air strikes, have

08/05/2015

Yemen

Senior al-Qaeda militant reportedly killed in Yemen

A US air strike is said to have killed a senior militant of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The SITE Intelligence group quotes Al Qaeda as saying

08/05/2015

Yemen

Saudi Arabia proposes five-day truce in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has proposed a five-day truce in Yemen following appeals from US Secretary of State John Kerry for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian aid into the war-torn country.

07/05/2015

Yemen

Saudi Arabia considers truce to allow humanitarian aid in Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it is consulting coalition partners about a possible truce in Yemen to allow humanitarian aid to get through. But on Monday its

05/05/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition faces claims of ground offensive and cluster bomb use

Dozens of Arab special forces soldiers have arrived in the Yemeni port city of Aden, according to the Southern Popular Resistance. It claims they are

03/05/2015

Yemen

Saudi Arabian-led air strikes hit a residential area of the Yemeni capital Sanaa

Air strikes by the Saudi Arabian- led coalition struck a residential area of the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight on Thursday. On Friday the state

02/05/2015

Yemen

Dozens of Houthi fighters killed on Yemen's northern border

Air strikes and artillery fire rocked the Yemeni city of Aden overnight as combatants battled for control of the main airport in fighting residents

01/05/2015

Yemen

Iran says Saudi Arabia 'deserves punishment' over Yemen strikes

There is growing tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia after the Yemeni capital Sanaa was again bombarded by Saudi-led forces. Black smoke rose from

29/04/2015

Yemen

Clashes grip Yemeni port city of Aden

Fighting has been intensifying in the Yemeni port city of Aden. Supporters of the country’s president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have been clashing with

27/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Airstrikes and fighting amid efforts towards peace talks

Fighting continues to rage between warring factions in Yemen, despite calls from former president Ali Abdullah Saleh for his allies to withdraw from

25/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen's ex-president Saleh calls for political dialogue

As armed groups continue to battle each other on the streets of Yemen, there are fresh calls for political dialogue. It comes from the former

25/04/2015

Yemen

Houthi fighters want UN peace talks, but only after airstrikes stop

In Yemen, Reuters reported that Houthi fighters captured an army base in the city of Taiz. Residents said a Saudi airstrike hit the installation

23/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes resume despite 'halt' to campaign

Saudi-led coalition warplanes have bombed rebel positions in Yemen despite Riyadh announcing it was ending its campaign of air strikes. Houthi rebels

22/04/2015

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Saudi Arabia announces end to military campaign in Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it has achieved its goals against Houthi rebels in Yemen

21/04/2015