Tag: Yemen
25 dead in attack on mosque
Sanaa (AFP) – A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshipers at a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday killed at…
Death toll in Yemen mosque bombings rises to 20
Sanaa (AFP) – At least 20 people were killed and 50 wounded Wednesday when two suicide bombers attacked a Shiite…
US confirms death of al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
United States intelligence has confirmed the death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the…
Ban Ki-Moon calls for Ramadan truce in Yemen
United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon, on Monday in Geneva, urged all warring sides in the Yemen conflict to silence their…
Saudi strikes on Yemen army HQ kills 44
Over 44 soldiers were killed on Sunday in a series of airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition on the headquarters of…
Saudi Arabia executes 3 Yemenis for smuggling hashish
Saudi Arabian authorities on Wednesday executed three Yemeni citizens convicted of attempting to smuggle hashish into the kingdom. The Interior…
Jonathan to evacuate Nigerians in conflict-torn Yemen
The Federal Government is making arrangements to evacuate Nigerians from conflict-torn Yemen, the NAN reports. A source in the Ministry…
Two more Saudi soldiers killed on Yemen border
Two more Saudi soldiers have been killed on the border with Yemen, the interior ministry said on Friday. “Two soldiers…
Ban Ki-moon condemns ‘terrorist attacks’ at Yemen mosques
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Friday the “terrorist attacks” on Yemeni mosques that killed at least 142 worshippers. Friday’s…
Qaeda seizes south Yemen army camp, 7 dead
Al-Qaeda militants overran an army camp in southern Yemen Thursday following clashes that killed at least seven people, a local…
Yemen in turmoil as president resigns
Yemeni leader Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi offered to resign on Thursday amid a standoff with a powerful Shiite militia in control…
Yemen: Huthi rebels admit abducting chief of staff
Shiite militiamen in control of Yemen’s capital said they seized President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s chief of staff Saturday, a claim…
Yemen’s chief of staff abducted by armed men
Gunmen on Saturday seized Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s chief of staff, whose nomination as prime minister last year was…
‘Yemen Tie Not Good For Eagles’
As the home-based Super Eagles file out tomorrow to play Yemen in an international friendly game in Abu Dhabi, James…
Yemen troops kill Saudi-bound Qaeda suspects dressed as women
Yemeni troops Saturday shot dead five Al-Qaeda suspects disguised as women who fired at a soldier during a checkpoint inspection…