Yemen welcomes Brown's announcement SANAA: Yemen on Saturday welcomed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's announcement of an international meeting in London on January 28 on combating extremism in the Arabian Peninsula country. "It's a step in the right direction that will mobilise... Women 02 Jan, 2010
Obama vows to hunt extremists KANEOHE: President Barack Obama has vowed to hunt down extremists wherever they plot attacks against the United States, as Al-Qaeda said it hatched the attempt to blow up a US-bound airliner on Christmas Day. Obama pledged Monday to "disrupt, to... Women 29 Dec, 2009
Shiite rebel dead SANAA: The leader of Yemen’s Zaidi Shiite rebels Abdul Malek al-Huthi may have been killed following an air raid last week and buried, a website linked to the defence ministry reported on Sunday. “There are increasing reports of the death... Women 28 Dec, 2009
30 Osamas men killed SANAA: At least 30 al-Qaeda militants have been killed by an air strike in a remote mountainous area of Yemen. The strike took place as dozens of militants gathered in Shabwa province, east of the capital, Sanaa. Two senior al-Qaeda commanders in the... Women 25 Dec, 2009
34 Al-Qaeda members killed in Yemen SANAA: Yemeni forces killed 34 suspected Al-Qaeda members, including senior leaders, in a dawn raid Thursday in a remote mountainous region of Yemen's Shabwa province, a security source said. "The raid was carried out as dozens of members of... Women 24 Dec, 2009
International briefs West Asia peace talks JERUSALEM: Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman was in Israel on Sunday to meet with top officials during a low-profile visit to the Jewish state, an Israeli official said. Suleiman met Defence Minister Ehud Barak in his Tel... Women 21 Dec, 2009
US transfers 12 Guantanamo detainees WASHINGTON: The United States has transferred 12 detainees from its "war on terror" prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to locations in Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland region, the US Department of Justice said Sunday. Six Yemenis, four... Women 20 Dec, 2009
Air strike kills 49 Yemeni civilians SANAA: A local Yemeni official said on Sunday that 49 civilians, among them 23 children and 17 women, were killed in air strikes against Al-Qaeda, which he said were carried out "indiscriminately." Exiled southern leader Ali Salem al-Baid... Women 20 Dec, 2009
28 AQ militants killed in Yemen SANAA: Yemeni security forces killed at least 28 Al-Qaeda militants and captured 17 others in operations backed by air strikes on Thursday that foiled imminent suicide attacks, the defence ministry said. Witnesses said several civilians were killed in... Women 17 Dec, 2009
Yemen kills 34 Al-Qaeda militants SANAA: Yemeni security forces killed 34 suspected Al-Qaeda militants and captured 17 in operations against the group on Thursday in the south and around the capital, the defence ministry said. The operations took place in the southern town of Abyan,... Women 17 Dec, 2009
Rebels kill 3 Yemeni soldiers SANAA: Three Yemeni soldiers were killed Monday in an army operation against Shiite Zaidi rebels barricaded in the old district of the northern city of Saada, a military commander said. Troops and police were taking part in the raid which started at... Women 07 Dec, 2009
Japanese hostage in Yemen freed SANAA: A Japanese engineer freed after nine days held hostage by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital Sanaa voiced his relief at his release and said he just wanted to see his wife and take a shower. Sanaa governor Numan Duid said the release of Takeo... Women 24 Nov, 2009
