Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has authorized his deputy to begin talks with the opposition in an effort to put an end to a months-long political crisis. The state news agency SABA said Monday Mr. Saleh has given Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi the necessary constitutional authority to sign off on a Gulf Cooperation […]

Yemeni officials say a roadside bomb has killed two Yemeni soldiers in the southern city of Zinjibar, where government forces have been fighting to oust al-Qaida-linked militants who seized control of the port in May. The officials say the bomb exploded Sunday in eastern Zinjibar. The blast also wounded four Yemeni soldiers. A day earlier, […]

Yemen says it has recaptured part of the southern city of Zinjibar, including a military unit, from suspected al-Qaida militants who had controlled the area since May. Military officials said Saturday that they had driven militants out of parts of the city and managed to free the base of the 25th mechanized brigade. President Ali […]

Yemenis calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s departure massed in several locales on Friday including the capital Sana’a and the southwestern Taiz region. They took to the streets after Friday prayers, while the government said “millions” of the president’s supporters gathered to show their “love of the homeland.” The rival demonstrations come on the heels […]

Yemen’s ruling party is considering ways to get President Ali Abdullah Saleh to relinquish power before his term ends in 2013. The General People’s Congress has held a series of meetings this week to consider a Gulf Cooperation Council plan that calls for Mr. Saleh to hand over power to a deputy and allow a […]

At least four Yemeni soldiers have been killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants in the country’s south. Military officials say the soldiers were killed on Tuesday after fighting broke out near Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province. The army launched an offensive to oust Islamic militants in the region several months ago. Militants appear […]

Officials and witnesses say a Yemeni jet has bombed a mosque in the south of the country, killing seven people. An official told the French news agency that the airstrike in Jaar Monday was an error and that the military had intended to hit a smaller mosque that was overrun by suspected al-Qaida insurgents. Militants […]

Activists in Yemen say attacks on demonstrators in the capital, Sana’a, have wounded at least four people. The activists say the protesters were shot in a Sunday rally as they marched past government buildings. Reports vary as to whether the assailants were security forces or loyalists to President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Protests in the capital […]