Yemen

Hijacked, sunk, set ablaze: Yemen rebels' Red Sea attacks

Here are the most significant attacks by the Huthis, who say their campaign is aimed at ships linked to Israel and its Western allies the United States and Britain.

Attacks on Yemen could open Middle East’s pandora’s box

The US and UK strikes in Yemen have only aggravated the possibility of large-scale conflict in the already volatile Middle East.

Analysis / Yemen attacks not seen drawing Iran directly into war

Iraqi militias responded with new threats against US interests, while Washington declared the Gulf state Bahrain among allies that supported the operation, risking the ire of the Houthis who have a powerful arsenal of drones and missiles.

'7 killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital'

A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said.

Suspected cholera cases spikes in Yemen in 2019: UN

Nearly 110,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported in war-hit Yemen since the beginning of January, including 190 related deaths, the UN says.

29 kids killed in Yemen air strike

A strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen killed at least 29 children yesterday, the Red Cross said, as the Saudi-led coalition faced a growing outcry over the attack.

39 combatants killed outside Yemen's Hodeida

Heavy clashes kill 39 combatants outside Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida, as a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub entered its second day.

5 dead, 40 missing in Yemen's Socotra after cyclone

Five people are killed and at least 40 missing on the Yemeni island of Socotra as Cyclone Mekunu pummelled the area before making its way to the Arabian Peninsula's southern coast.

Rebels kill Yemen’s strongman Saleh as alliance collapses

Yemeni rebels have killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president and strongman, as their forces battled for control of the capital, Sanaa, officials say. The collapse of their alliance throws Yemen’s nearly 3-year-old civil war into unpredictable new chaos.

May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015

What’s on Laden’s bookshelf revealed

Laden was fixated on attacking US targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause,according to documents the US says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

Saudi Arabia advertises for 8 new executioners

Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading.

May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015

Yemen conflict: Saudi-led coalition resumes air strikes

A Saudi-led coalition has resumed its air strikes against Yemen's rebels after the end of a ceasefire, Yemeni military officials and witnesses say.

May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

Islam is religion of fighting, not peace: IS leader

The Islamic State group on Thursday released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from in months.

May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015

Yemeni rebels’ mortar shells kill 2 Bangladeshis in KSA

Two Bangladesh nationals die in Najran area, South Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, 650km away from Jeddah and 50km from Yemen border, by mortar shells launched by Houthi rebels of Yemen.

May 10, 2015
May 10, 2015

Yemen inches towards ceasefire

Rebels in Yemen say they will respond "positively" to a ceasefire offer by the Saudi-led coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against them.

May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015

Yemen asks UN to back ground force

Yemen urges the UN to authorise use of foreign ground forces to drive back Houthi rebels, specifically in the cities of Aden and Taiz.

May 6, 2015
May 6, 2015

Yemen rebels fire into Saudi Arabia, kill 3

Yemen's rebels fire rockets into Saudi Arabia, killing at least three people and purportedly capturing five soldiers in an attack showing insurgents' ability to launch assaults.

May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015

Yemen: Saudi Arabia used cluster bombs, rights groups says

The Saudi-led coalition carrying out air strikes in Yemen has used US-supplied cluster bombs banned by much of the world, a rights group has said.

April 25, 2015
April 25, 2015

Yemen crisis: Civilian death toll exceeds 550

The civilian death toll from fighting and airstrikes since the bombing started on March 26 reaches an estimated 551 people,United Nations says.