Yemen

Amnesty, HRW want Saudia Arabia removed from UN human rights council

UNITED NATIONS: Two leading human rights group urged UN member-states on Wednesday to suspend Saudi… Read More

US drone attack in Yemen ‘kills two Al-Qaeda fighters’

YEMEN: A US drone attack in southern Yemen killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members, the second… Read More

UN chief took Saudis off blacklist over threat to stop funds

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday criticized Saudi Arabia and its allies for… Read More

UN removes Saudi-led coalition from child rights blacklist

NEW YORK: The United Nations on Monday removed the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from… Read More

U.S. air strikes in Yemen kill 15 al Qaeda militants – Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military on Friday disclosed that it carried out an air strike in… Read More

UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition over child deaths in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday placed the Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen's… Read More

US blocks cluster-bomb sales to Saudis: report

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has moved to block sales of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia… Read More

Syria the world most dangerous place for health workers: WHO

GENEVA: Syria was the most dangerous place for health care workers to operate last year, ahead… Read More

Islamist militants exploit chaos as combatants pursue peace in Yemen

CAIRO/DUBAI: Islamic State efforts to exploit chaos may have brought Saudi-backed forces and Iran-allied Houthis… Read More

Suicide bombing claimed by IS kills 25 Yemen police recruits: medics

ADEN: A suicide bomber killed at least 25 Yemeni police recruits in the southeastern port… Read More

Yemen foes resume face-to-face peace talks: UN

KUWAIT CITY: Yemen's warring parties resumed face-to-face peace talks on Wednesday after a three-day break… Read More

Mukalla offensive kills 800-plus militants, Saudi Yemen coalition says

Yemeni government forces and their allies killed more than 800 al Qaeda fighters when they… Read More

Suspected Al Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni government soldiers

ADEN: Suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen seized and executed 17 soldiers loyal to… Read More

Pope shocked by ‘diabolical’ attack on Yemen care home

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has slammed as "diabolical" an attack on an elderly care home… Read More

Al Qaeda militants seize southern Yemen town, kill militia leader: residents

ADEN: Dozens of al Qaeda militants took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar… Read More

In Yemen war, hospitals bombed to rubble, starvation spreads

DUBAI: Elderly Hamama Yousif was rushed to the main hospital in one of Yemen's largest… Read More

Saudi-Iran dispute jeopardizes Yemen peace talks

DUBAI/CAIRO: Worsening enmity between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran is jeopardizing peace prospects in Yemen… Read More

Three Al-Qaeda suspects ‘killed in Yemen drone strike’

ADEN: A drone attack believed to have been carried out by US forces killed three… Read More

Saudi-led coalition denies using cluster bombs in Yemen

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition bombing rebels in Yemen denied Sunday renewed accusations of dropping cluster… Read More

Yemen declares curfew in Aden after 17 killed in fighting

ADEN: Authorities in Yemen's southern city of Aden imposed a curfew on Monday after violence… Read More