Yemeni authorities say fighting between Yemeni troops and al-Qaida-linked militants in the country’s south killed at least 18 people Wednesday and Thursday. Western news agencies quote Yemeni security officials, medics and a source close to the insurgents as saying the dead include at least 15 militants and three government soldiers. They say the battles happened […]

Anti-government activists in Yemen marked the holiday at the end of the Muslim holy month, Ramadan, by renewing calls for President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s resignation. Thousands of protesters rallied against the president on Tuesday during Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The protests come a day after Mr. Saleh again vowed to hold presidential elections and enact reforms. […]

Yemen’s navy says it has stopped a suicide attack by a speed boat approaching one of its vessels. The navy Sunday said a boat suspected of carrying explosives was speeding toward a Yemeni warship off the coast of volatile Abyan province late Saturday. A Yemeni commander said navy ships fired on the boat and sank […]

Thousands of protesters have rallied in towns across Yemen, calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Pro-government demonstrators also rallied, carrying pictures of Mr. Saleh and urging him to stay in office. The rival protests took place Friday in cities that include the capital, Sana’a, the southern city of Taiz, and smaller towns. […]

Officials in Yemen say the military has killed dozens of suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the country’s south. Military and medical officials said early Wednesday Yemeni forces killed at least 30 militants near Zinjibar in Abyan province, and that seven soldiers were also killed during clashes in the area. Militants have taken control of several areas […]

Yemen’s Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Megawar is expected to return home soon after recovering from injuries in neighboring Saudi Arabia. Government aides say Mr. Megawar could return to Yemen as soon as Tuesday. He was wounded in June when opposition fighters bombed the government compound in Sana’a. President Ali Abdullah Saleh also was wounded in […]

Officials in Yemen say two suicide bombers have killed at least 11 people in two separate attacks. Authorities say the assaults took place Sunday in the southern Abyan province, where security forces have been battling al-Qaida-linked militants. Officials say one of the bombers detonated his explosives at a tribal checkpoint. Authorities say the other attacker […]

Tens of thousands of Yemenis have rallied in support of the newly formed opposition “national council.” Pro-reform demonstrators took to the streets on Friday in the capital, Sana’a, and the southern city of Taiz. State-run media reports say a pro-government rally also took place in the capital. On Wednesday, anti-government activists announced they had elected […]