Gulf countries relocating embassies in Yemen
Sanaa is Yemen’s capital, but Houthi rebels have controlled the city for months. Hadi escaped a week ago after being under house arrest for a month following his resignation under…
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Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen
SANA, Yemen — The leader of the Houthi rebel group here, in an unusually combative speech Thursday that reflected frustration by the rebel movement at its deepening isolation, accused Saudi…
Ousted Yemeni President picks up support from Gulf countries
Hadi escaped from the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday after being under house arrest for a month following his resignation under pressure from Houthi rebels. After his escape, he released a…
Ousted Yemeni President picks up support from Gulf countries
The statement from the Gulf Cooperation Council Monday echoed Hadi, with council members stressing that all procedures taken by the Houthi after their coup were invalid. According to two presidential…
Yemeni President Is Taking Steps to Resume Duties
ADEN — Yemen’s president sought to resume his duties as head of state on Sunday, holding his first public meeting with state officials since he fled house arrest by the…
Yemen’s Former Leader, Held by Rebels, Flees Capital
SANA, Yemen — Yemen’s former president, held under house arrest for the past month by Houthi militants controlling the country, on Saturday left the capital amid conflicting reports about whether…
Yemen’s Former President Flees Capital
SANA, Yemen — Yemen’s former president, held under house arrest for the past month by Houthi militants controlling the country, on Saturday left the capital amid conflicting reports about whether…
Compromise Reached on Yemeni Parliament, U.N. Says
SANA, Yemen — Leaders of the Houthi militia that dominates Yemen agreed on a compromise legislative council on Friday, according to a United Nations mediator, but the move fell far…
Persecution Defines Life for Yemen’s Remaining Jews
An ancient Jewish ghetto, once a vibrant community, has been reduced to a small group of families.” RAIDA, Yemen — About all that remain of Yemen’s ancient and once vibrant…
UN Security Council Demands Houthi Rebels Relinquish Control Of Yemen Government, End Violence
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that Shiite rebels immediately relinquish control of Yemen’s government in a crisis that has pushed the Arab world’s…
U.N. Security Council slams Houthi rebel takeover in Yemen
Sunday’s 15-0 vote came several days after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that Yemen was “collapsing before our eyes.” – CNN’s Greg Botelho and journalist Hakim Almasmari contributed to this…
UN Council Set To Demand Houthis Withdraw, End Yemen Violence
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council was on Sunday set to demand Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen withdraw from government institutions, call…
Chaos In Yemen Cause For Concern Across Region
As Western diplomats and staff fled Yemen on Wednesday, concern widened over the increasing turmoil in the impoverished nation, with Saudi Arabia arming loyal tribesmen across its southern border and…
Qaeda Fighters Take Headquarters of Yemeni Army Brigade
RAIDA, Yemen — Fighters from Al Qaeda captured the headquarters of a Yemeni Army brigade on Thursday, an embarrassing setback for the Houthi militants who are nominally in control of…
Five things to know for your New Day — Thursday, February 12
CHAPEL HILL SHOOTINGS Outpouring: Thousands showed up for a candlelight vigil last night to honor the three victims of a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill….
Britain and France Join U.S. in Closing Embassies in Yemen
SANA, Yemen — In the wake of the closing of the United States Embassy in Sana, the capital of Yemen, on Wednesday, other Western embassies quickly followed suit. – Yemen…
A nation in chaos: What you need to know about Yemen
Yemen has been without clear leadership and potentially on the brink of armed conflict since Houthi rebels seized control of key government facilities, dissolved parliament, and placed the President under…
U.S. suspends embassy operations in Yemen
“The level of instability and ongoing threats in Yemen remain extremely concerning,” a State Department travel warning said, noting terrorist activities and civil unrest. – Yemen has been in an…
In Yemen, Houthi Leader Pledges to Pursue Power-Sharing Accord
SANA, Yemen — In his first interview since the Yemeni government collapsed, the leader of the Houthi militants in control of Sana, the capital, depicted his movement as eager to…
Yemen Political Talks Resume but Quickly Stall Over Houthi Demands
SANA, Yemen — Feuding political parties resumed United Nations-mediated talks with the Houthi militants controlling Yemen’s capital on Monday, but two parties withdrew within hours complaining of threats from the…
In Yemen, Hard Times as Rebels Take Charge. But What Else Is New?
SANA, Yemen — Twelve-year-old Nefisa Nasser lined up four jerrycans by a faucet on the side of a busy street, patiently waiting her turn to fill them with water. She…
After talks falter, Houthi rebels assert political control of Yemen
This all follows last month’s resignations of President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi and other officials after Houthis moved into the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The chaos in Yemen has far-reaching implications…
Yemen Rebels Say They Will Dissolve Parliament
SANA, Yemen — The Houthi rebels who effectively forced Yemen’s president and cabinet to step down last month announced on Friday that they intended to dissolve Parliament and take control…
Senior Qaeda Figure in Yemen Killed in Drone Strike
SANA, Yemen — A senior member of Al Qaeda who had issued a statement saying the group had encouraged the terrorist attacks in Paris last month was killed in a…
Saudi dilemma: How to spot potential terrorist amid tide of human misery
I’d been asking the Saudi Interior Ministry to take me there for several years. Now I was in the desert kingdom covering King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s ascent to the throne,…
Houthis Reach Out as They Consolidate Power in Yemen
SANA, Yemen — Abu Raad strutted through the streets of the Yemeni capital as if he owned them. His obvious glee, at a time of crisis in the country, bordered…
Houthi Leader Blames Separatists in South Yemen for Political Stalemate
SANA, Yemen — The Houthi rebel group that has seized control of Yemen’s capital said on Tuesday that separatist forces in the south were responsible for the impasse preventing an…
Could drones be used against U.S.?
A small drone crashed onto the White House grounds on Monday. Described as a 2-foot-long quadcoptera drone with four propellersthe event raises some troubling questions about the possibility that terrorists…
C.I.A. Strike, First Since Yemen Upheaval, Kills 3 Qaeda Fighters, Officials Say
Since Monday, videos have surfaced — both professional and amateur — showing the violence unfolding between the Yemeni Army and Houthi rebels in the capital, Sana. WASHINGTON — A C.I.A….
Obama: Yemen unrest won’t halt drones
“Yemen has never been a perfect democracy or a island of stability,” Obama said in New Delhi, where he’s on a three-day state visit. He described the U.S. policy there”partnering…