Tag: Yemen
70 Ethiopian migrants drown off Yemeni coast
Seventy Ethiopian migrants were drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Yemen, local media and authorities said on…
US, S.African hostages killed in Yemen rescue bid
American journalist Luke Somers and a South African hostage were killed on Saturday during a failed attempt by US forces…
‘Qaeda’ attacks kill at least 10 Yemen police
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants, including a suicide bomber, killed at least 10 Yemeni police Wednesday in attacks on security forces in…
Two killed as Yemen rebels tighten grip on capital
Two Yemeni rebels were killed Saturday in clashes with troops loyal to President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi in the capital which…
Yemen clashes ground planes, close schools
Flights to the Yemeni capital were suspended for a second straight day Saturday as the toll mounted from clashes between…
Four Yemen soldiers, 10 Qaeda suspects die in barracks attack
A double overnight attack, one a suicide car bombing, by Al Qaeda suspects on a barracks in southeast Yemen killed…
Three Qaeda suspects die in clash with Yemen troops
Three Al-Qaeda suspects were killed in a clash with troops Wednesday in the southeastern Hadaramawt province, the scene of frequent…
British teacher kidnapped in Yemen is released
A British teacher kidnapped in Yemen earlier this year was released safely on Saturday following negotiations by the government in…
Qaeda kills eight Yemen military hospital staff
A suspected Al-Qaeda gunman opened fire on a minibus carrying staff members from a military hospital in Yemen’s main southern…
In Yemen, child marriage stirs death rumour and anger
It is not only in Nigeria that concern is growing about the practice of child marriage, it is also a…
Anger spreads against America over ‘anti-Islam’ film
SANAA (AFP) Demonstrators briefly stormed the US embassy compound in Yemen on Thursday while protesters pelted the Egypt mission with…
United States Foils Another Al-Qaeda ‘Underwear’ Plane Bomb Plot
The United States has foiled a plot by Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen to blow up a US-bound passenger jet with…
Alcohol: Al Qaeda lashes 4 Yemenis 80 times each
Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen have given four people 80 lashes each for drinking alcohol, in the presence of dozens of…
Global Terror: Potential Flashpoints In 2012 —Frank Gardner
With much of the Middle East in flux, suspicions intensifying over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a deepening political crisis in Pakistan,…