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Saudis rally around exiled Yemen leader after split with UAE

UAE-backed separatists that seized Aden resist Saudi calls to vacate government sites

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 15:02

Fighting rages in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue

War has killed tens of thousands and pushed poorest Arabian Peninsula nation to brink of famine

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 13:30

Unicef calls for humanitarian aid for 135,000 Yemeni children

Houthi rebels agree to withdraw from Hodeida in deal with Saudi-backed government

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 20:23

Yemen’s warring parties agree to reopen Sana’a airport

Parties to talks in Sweden discussing proposal on contested port city Hodeidah

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 20:31

Yemen talks in Sweden open with prisoner swap agreement

Warring sides agree to free thousands as UN-mediated talks try to halt punishing war

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 08:04

Yemen conflict foes set to attend first peace talks since 2016

War has killed over 10,000 people and pushed country to the brink of famine

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 17:36

Prospects grow for Yemen talks in Sweden next week

US Senate advances measure to cut support for Saudi-led coalition, in rebuke to Trump

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 20:07

Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen may be war crimes, says UN

More than 10,000 people killed in war and 8.4 million on brink of famine

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 17:37

Yemen separatists surround presidential palace in Aden

Saudi-backed government’s prime minister and senior figures holed up inside

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 12:54

Saudi-led air strikes support Yemen’s Saleh as he shifts against Houthis

Former president signalled he was abandoning support for Iran-aligned Houthis

Sun Dec 03 2017 - 18:37

Yemen crisis: Aid agencies urge Saudi Arabia to lift blockade

‘Worst humanitarian crisis in the world’ deteriorating over closure of ports and airports

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 14:50

Iran-Saudi Arabia rift narrows amid shifting alliances in region

Some 86,000 Iranian pilgrims to attend annual Hajj for the first time in two years

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 21:32

Yemen ex-president urges attack on Saudi Arabia after air strike

140 people killed after a Saudi-led air attack on a funeral in the capital Sanaa

Sun Oct 09 2016 - 13:48

Seizure of tankers in Yemen port could risk food imports

Houthi’s block Singapore-based firm’s ships over failure to pay tens of millions of dollars

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 14:22

Islamic State suicide bomber ‘kills 25 police recruits’ in Yemen

Houthis and Yemeni government embark on peace talks as Islamist militant threat grows

Sun May 15 2016 - 14:46

Suspected al Qaeda militants execute 17 soldiers in Yemen

Soldiers were travelling from southern port of Aden to al-Mahra province

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 13:56

Deaths from Saudi-led strikes on Yemen market rise to 116

Local residents estimate some 20 of dead were members of armed Houthi group

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 18:58

Saudi-led air strikes kill more than 40 in Yemen

Critical eight-year-old among 75 wounded in attack on northwestern province of Haja

Tue Mar 15 2016 - 19:38

Regional allies back Saudis after Shia cleric’s execution

Bahrain, Sudan and UAE join in diplomatic steps against Iran as political crisis deepens

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00

Yemen ceasefire begins as peace talks open

UN-sponsored talks open in Switzerland in new push to end fighting that has killed nearly 6,000

Tue Dec 15 2015 - 21:59

More than 50 people die in fighting in Yemen over weekend

Food supplies blocked in Taiz, leaving thousands in extreme hunger, say relief workers

Mon Nov 09 2015 - 01:00

Death toll in Yemen wedding airstrike passes 130

Saudis deny responsibility and claim local militias may have fired missiles on wedding

Tue Sept 29 2015 - 11:07

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 25 Yemen civilians, residents say

Most of the victims are said to be women and children

Sun Sept 27 2015 - 20:12

Saudi-led air strike on Yemeni factory kills 36 civilians

Amnesty says Gulf coalition’s ‘bloody trail of civilian death’ could amount to war crimes

Sun Aug 30 2015 - 19:51

Houthis say 43 killed in Saudi Arabian air strikes

Central Yemen city of Taiz has become latest focus of fighting for supporters of exiled president

Fri Aug 21 2015 - 15:15

French hostage freed in Yemen after five months

Official refuses to comment on whether a ransom was paid for aid worker

Fri Aug 07 2015 - 12:11

Fighters recapture Yemen’s largest base from rebels

Recapture of base from Houthi rebels opens up the road north to the city of Taiz

Tue Aug 04 2015 - 11:16

Yemen officials say 43 dead in Aden after Houthi shelling

Rebels push back after port city retaken by Saudi-led coalition and local forces

Sun Jul 19 2015 - 19:32

Week-long truce to allow food and fuel into Yemen

Aid to reach all parts of country as Saudi blockade threatens famine

Sat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00

UN expects halt in Yemen fighting until Ramadan ends

Saudi Arabia-led coalition bombing rebels since March in bid to restore president

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 19:25

Saudi-led air strikes kill 44 in attack on Yemeni army HQ

More than 100 injured, private homes destroyed in capital Sanaa, says news agency

Sun Jun 07 2015 - 16:21

Fighters battle Houthis in Yemen's southern city of Aden

UN-sponsored peace talks set for Geneva postponed because of ongoing conflict

Fri May 29 2015 - 15:05

Saudi Arabia offers five-day ceasefire in Yemen

Saudi forces vow retaliation for attacks on citizens hours after humanitarian truce offer

Thu May 07 2015 - 21:58

Yemen letter to UN urges ground intervention ‘to save’ country

Fighting in country killed 120 people on Wednesday including 40 fleeing on boat

Thu May 07 2015 - 07:58