US not to send troops to Yemen WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says he has "no intention" of sending US troops to fight militants in Yemen and Somalia, despite growing concern over the presence of militant cells there. Obama made a fresh push for international... Women 11 Jan, 2010
Obama rebukes spy chiefs over intel 'screw-up' WASHINGTON: An angry President Barack Obama has lectured US spy chiefs on an intelligence “screw-up” that left a US airliner carrying 290 people open to a barely-averted Al-Qaeda attack on Christmas Day. In a highly unusual public rebuke... Women 07 Jan, 2010
Yemen captures key Qaeda chief SANAA: Yemeni security forces, under US pressure to rein in extremists, Wednesday captured a key Al-Qaeda leader believed to be behind threats that saw foreign embassies in Sanaa closing their doors, police said. Mohammed al-Hanq had evaded arrest on... Women 06 Jan, 2010
Yemen tightens security around embassies, airport SANAA: Security has been ratcheted up around the airport and foreign embassies in Sanaa, Yemeni officials said today, amid fears of strikes by an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched attack on a US airliner. The measures come as US authorities... Women 05 Jan, 2010
16 Yemenis killed in Saudi air raids SANAA: Saudi Arabia has carried out a series of lethal air raids across the border with Yemen, killing 16 civilians and wounding 19 others, Yemen's Shiite rebels said today. In one of 25 raids launched today, six civilians were killed and six others... Women 05 Jan, 2010
Iran tightens security over threats SANAA: Security has been ratcheted up around the airport and foreign embassies in Sanaa, Yemeni officials said on Monday, amid fears of strikes by an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched attack on a US airliner. The measures come as US authorities... Women 04 Jan, 2010
Passengers face tougher checks on US-bound flights WASHINGTON: US officials toughened security measures for all US-bound airline passengers, and warned those traveling from or via 14 "terror linked" nations will undergo mandatory enhanced screening. The new measures came in the wake of the...
