UN needs $1.6 bln for Yemen aid, warns of "looming catastrophe" GENEVA: The United Nations said on Friday that $1.6 billion was now needed to face a "looming catastrophe" in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition has been launching air strikes against Houthi fighters in a campaign to restore the government in... Women 19 Jun, 2015
Saudi-led strikes on Yemen convoy kill 31 civilians SANAA: Saudi-led airstrikes hit a convoy of civilians fleeing fighting in southern Yemen early Wednesday, killing at least 31 people in an attack among the deadliest of the 3-month-old air campaign, medics said. The two airstrikes hit a convoy... Women 17 Jun, 2015
Al-Qaida executes 2 alleged spies after Yemen leader killed SANAA: Al-Qaida's Yemeni branch has killed two men accused of spying for the United States and hung their bodies off a bridge. Witnesses say al-Qaida gunmen in the southern city of Mukalla read out charges before shooting the two men, one of whom... Women 17 Jun, 2015
Saudi-led strikes on civilians fleeing Yemen unrest kill 31 SANAA: Medical officials have raised the toll from Saudi-led airstrikes on a convoy of civilians fleeing the fighting in southern Yemen to 31, making it among the deadliest single attacks since the air campaign began nearly three months ago. The... Women 17 Jun, 2015
Arab air strikes hit Yemen as peace talks enter second day SANAA: Arab air strikes hit military targets throughout Yemen on Wednesday and expanded into one western province for the first time, despite peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending almost three months of fighting. The bombings hit army bases in... Women 17 Jun, 2015
Yemeni parties agree need for ceasefire, not yet on details - delegate GENEVA: Yemen's warring parties have agreed at U.N.-sponsored peace talks on the need for a ceasefire but the details remain under discussion, a delegate to the discussions said on Tuesday. The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh... Women 17 Jun, 2015
Al-Qaida's No. 2 figure killed in US strike in Yemen CAIRO: A US airstrike has killed Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, who commanded its powerful Yemeni affiliate, dealing the global network its biggest blow since the killing of Osama bin Laden and eliminating a charismatic leader at a time when it is vying... Women 16 Jun, 2015
UN chief opens Yemen talks, Saudi-led planes bomb capital GENEVA: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched Yemen peace talks in Geneva on Monday with a call for a humanitarian truce after warplanes from a Saudi-led Arab coalition pounded the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa overnight. More than 2,600... Women 16 Jun, 2015
Nine dead in air raid on area inhabited by Yemeni ex-leader's relatives SANAA: Nine people were killed when Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed a district in the Yemeni capital Sanaa inhabited by relatives of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, residents and medics said. The air raid, which also wounded at least 60... Women 13 Jun, 2015
Prospects look dim for Yemeni peace talks DUBAI: Yemen's warring parties are heading to Geneva for U.N.-sponsored talks from Monday, but there are few if any signs that either is ready to make the compromises necessary for a deal. The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh... Women 13 Jun, 2015
TOPICS : In election, Abbas steps out of Arafat’s shadow Ben Lynfield: A campaign poster of Fatah candidate Mahmoud Abbas, looking for a landslide victory in Sunday’s Palestinian presidential election, shows him standing shoulder to shoulder with Yasser Arafat. The two gaze confidently ahead, under the... 09 Jan, 2005
