Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh delivered his first video address on Thursday since traveling to Saudi Arabia to be treated for injuries from a June attack on his palace compound. During the recorded address, Mr. Saleh said he suffers from burns and had undergone more than eight operations in the neighboring kingdom. Television video showed […]
Yemen’s Injured President Gives First Video Address
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
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12 Soldiers Dead in Southern Yemen Violence
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Two attacks in southern Yemen have left 12 soldiers dead. Officials say suspected al-Qaida militants fired on a vehicle near the city of Lawdar, late Wednesday, killing 10 soldiers. Elsewhere, Yemeni officials say two soldiers were killed and several civilians wounded in the city of Taiz, where tribesmen have been fighting forces loyal to President […]
2 Soldiers Killed in Yemen’s South
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Yemen say clashes in the south have killed two soldiers and wounded several civilians. Details of Thursday’s violence in the southern city of Taiz are unclear. Tribesmen have been battling forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the city, where protests against the embattled president have raged for five months. The latest […]
Yemeni Opposition General Warns of Crisis
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s top opposition general has called for foreign intervention to help avert a regional crisis as government warplanes bomb southern cities held by Islamist militants. General Ali Mohsen, who defected from President Ali Abdullah Saleh and joined protesters in March, called Tuesday for the United States, the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council to […]
Dozens of Suspected Militants Killed in Yemen
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s state-run news agency says about 40 suspected al-Qaida militants have been killed in clashes with military forces in southern Abyan province. SABA news said Tuesday that two soldiers were also killed in the continuing unrest near Zinjibar, the provincial capital. The report says military forces will keep pursuing “terrorists” until they are eradicated from […]
Suspected Militants Killed in Yemeni Airstrikes
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni military officials say at least five suspected al-Qaida militants have been killed in a series of airstrikes over southern towns. Officials say the strikes carried out by government warplanes on late Monday and Tuesday targeted militant hideouts in areas including Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province. They say at least two civilians were also […]
Yemenis Protest Govt. Handling of Islamist Insurgency in South
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Yemenis have joined a rally in the capital, Sanaa, to protest the government’s handling of an Islamist insurgency in the southern province of Abyan. The protesters marched to the residence of Yemeni Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Monday and handed a petition to guards at the entrance. Hadi has […]
Tens of Thousands Stage Opposing Rallies in Yemen’s Political Crisis
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Yemenis staged opposing rallies Friday for and against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is recovering from injuries suffered during an attack last month. Opponents of President Saleh packed areas of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, while supporters publicly pledged their loyalty in separate demonstrations elsewhere in the city. Earlier this week, Yemen’s […]
Yemeni Vice President Says Saleh’s Return Uncertain
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s acting leader says President Ali Abdullah Saleh was so severely wounded in an attack on his presidential compound earlier this month that it is uncertain when he will return from Saudi Arabia, where he is undergoing medical treatment. Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi told CNN Wednesday that he saw Mr. Saleh immediately after […]
Yemeni President Orders Transition Talks
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s president, hospitalized in Saudi Arabia after an attack nearly a month ago on his palace, has instructed his deputy to hold talks with political opponents on a Gulf-sponsored plan for a transition of power. The country’s main opposition coalition, however, dismissed the announcement. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said Wednesday on Yemeni state television […]
