Shiite Huthi rebels

68 killed in battles near Yemen's strategic strait

Government forces launched on Saturday an assault to recapture the coastal Dhubab district, just 30 kms north of Bab al-Mandab which links the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

Jan 08, 2017, 20:47 PM IST

More than 40 killed in renewed Yemen clashes

The attack began late Monday, targeted the Al-Dhabab area, which provides pro-Hadi forces with their only access to the flashpoint city of 300,000 people that is surrounded by insurgents.

Nov 22, 2016, 23:36 PM IST

Yemen ceasefire ends without extension

The coalition had said, the truce could be renewed if the rebels abided by the deal and allowed aid deliveries to besieged cities.

Nov 21, 2016, 18:24 PM IST

Saudis intercept missile fired from Yemen

Saudi air defence forces on Tuesday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen towards the kingdom, the Riyadh-led anti-rebel coalition said.

Nov 15, 2016, 13:02 PM IST

UN calls for accountability after Yemen funeral attack

"We must do everything possible to ensure the authors of these heinous attacks face justice," UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in Paris.

Oct 11, 2016, 01:24 AM IST

Yemen rebels form rival government

Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen formed Tuesday a "national salvation" government to rival the internationally recognised administration of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.

Oct 05, 2016, 01:00 AM IST

Fresh clashes in Yemen kill 44 as UN seeks talks with rebels

Fighting in Yemen killed at least 44 people in a 24-hour period to Wednesday, military officials said, as the UN`s peace envoy arrived in the capital to meet rebels.

Jul 13, 2016, 23:17 PM IST

Six dead in Yemen market bombing

A bomb exploded toS in a qat market in Yemen's loyalist-held city of Marib, killing three civilians and three soldiers and wounding several others, a local official said.

May 06, 2016, 23:34 PM IST

Yemen launches southern operation against Qaeda militants

Yemeni forces backed by air power from the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched an operation on Saturday to drive al Qaeda fighters out of a southern provincial capital, military officials said.

Apr 23, 2016, 22:47 PM IST

Yemen rocket kills child in Saudi Arabia: Reports

An 11-year-old child was killed and nine members of his family were wounded Sunday when a rocket fired from Yemen hit their house in a border region of Saudi Arabia, civil defence authorities said.

Feb 01, 2016, 11:27 AM IST

Yemen`s Aden living in fear as jihadists grow

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), long active in Yemen, and the emerging Islamic State group appear to be vying for influence in the main port city.

Dec 08, 2015, 21:59 PM IST

Yemen Qaeda attacks leave 12 soldiers, 19 jihadists dead: Army

Al Qaeda launched attacks on two army positions in southeast Yemen early Friday that left 15 soldiers and 19 jihadists dead as well as several civilians wounded, Army and medical sources said.

Nov 20, 2015, 15:16 PM IST

President Hadi returns to war-torn Yemen, vows to retake capital

President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi flew in to war-ravaged Yemen`s second city Tuesday after six months in exile in Saudi Arabia, vowing to make a rapid return to the rebel-held capital.

Sep 22, 2015, 23:55 PM IST