Yemen

Yemen: Saudi Fighter Jet Shot Down by Houthis

Image source Wikimedia A Saudi Tornado warplane fighting in Yemen has crashed in the northern province of al-Jawf. According to…

5 years ago

Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Direct Military Aggression over Yemen Missile

According to new reports, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of an act of "direct…

7 years ago

Cyclone Chapala Hits Yemen Mainland with Hurricane-Force Winds

Cyclone Chapala has hit the Yemeni mainland bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and powerful waves. Photos and videos posted online…

9 years ago

Cyclone Chapala Hits Socotra Island in Yemen

Cyclone Chapala, a rare tropical storm, has hit the remote Yemeni island of Socotra, killing at least one person before…

9 years ago

Nasser al-Wuhayshi: AQAP Leader Killed in US Strike in Yemen

Top al-Qaeda commander Nasser al-Wuhayshi has been killed in a US drone strike in Yemen, the AQAP group confirmed. Nasser…

9 years ago

Oil Prices Hit 4-Month High amid Concerns over Middle East Disruption

Oil prices have reached a four-and-a-half month high on April 27 amid concerns over disruption to supplies from the Middle…

10 years ago

Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi gets Saudi refuge

Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has left his refuge in Aden under Saudi protection and arrived in Saudi Arabia's…

10 years ago

Oil prices surge after Saudi Arabia and allies launch air strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen

Oil prices rose by almost 6% after Saudi Arabia and its allies launched air strikes on Houthi rebel targets in…

10 years ago

Yemen: US troops evacuate al-Anad air base

The US is withdrawing its troops from al-Anad air base in Yemen because of increasing insecurity there, Yemeni sources say.…

10 years ago

Yemen: Former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi flees Sanaa

Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has fled the capital, Sanaa, weeks after he was put under house arrest…

10 years ago

Yemen: Al-Qaeda linked group seizes military base in Bayhan

A military base in southern Yemen has been seized by al-Qaeda linked fighters, militants and officials say. The Ansar al-Sharia…

10 years ago

Yemen’s presidential palace seized by Shia Houthi rebels

Yemen's presidential residence in capital Sanaa has been attacked by Shia Houthi rebels. President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi is inside the…

10 years ago

Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak: Yemen president’s chief of staff kidnapped in Sanaa

Yemen president's chief of staff Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has been abducted by gunmen, officials have said. Ahmed Awad bin…

10 years ago

Luke Somers and Pierre Korkie killed during Yemen rescue bid

Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie have been killed by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen during a failed rescue…

10 years ago

Luke Somers: US and Yemen in new bid to rescue American hostage

US and Yemeni forces have launched a new military operation to rescue American hostage Luke Somers held by al-Qaeda militants,…

10 years ago

Luke Somers’ family in video appeal to AQAP to release American photojournalist

Luke Somers’ family has appealed in a video to al-Qaeda militants in Yemen to "show mercy" and release him. In…

10 years ago

Video of Yemeni man giving bath to lion goes viral

A video showing a man giving bath to a lion in Yemen went viral online. It is well known that…

10 years ago

Yemeni PM Mohammed Salem Basindwa survives assassination attempt

Yemen’s PM Mohammed Salem Basindwa has survived an assassination attempt unharmed, officials in the capital Sanaa say. Gunmen in a…

11 years ago

Yemen foils al-Qaeda plot to blow up oil pipelines and seize main ports

Yemen announces it has foiled an al-Qaeda plot to blow up oil pipelines and seize some of the country's main…

11 years ago

US citizens warned to leave Yemen immediately amid terror alert

The US State Department has warned citizens and non-emergency government staff to leave Yemen "immediately" due to security threats. It…

11 years ago

Yemen: Protesters storm US embassy in Sanaa

Yemeni protesters angered by an anti-Islam film made in the US have stormed the grounds of the US embassy in…

12 years ago

Yemen: more than 30 people killed by suicide bomb in Abyan province

More than 30 people have been killed in Yemen after a suspected suicide bomber has struck a village in the…

12 years ago

General Salem Ali Qatan, Yemeni army commander, killed in suicide attack

Yemeni army commander General Salem Ali Qatan leading the fight against militants in the south of the country has been…

12 years ago

Yemen: at least 5 people shot dead during protests in Sanaa, as President Saleh transferred the power

At least five demonstrators have been shot dead by loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during protests in the…

13 years ago

Yemen: at least 11 people killed in Taiz during anti-government protests

At least 11 people, including two children and three women, are reported to have been killed in the Yemeni city…

13 years ago