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U.N. envoy: Yemen facing daunting challenges

U.N. envoy: Yemen facing daunting challenges

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen says it faces daunting security, economic and political challenges and that a recent peace agreement amo…

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Yemen’s Al Qaeda blames Obama for hostage deaths

Yemen’s Al Qaeda blames Obama for hostage deaths

SANA, Yemen — A top Al Qaeda leader in Yemen blamed President Obama Thursday for the deaths last week of an American and a South African hostage in…

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Suicide attacks on military base kill 7 in Yemen

Suicide attacks on military base kill 7 in Yemen

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- At least seven Yemeni soldiers were killed and nine others wounded after suicide car bomb attacks on a milit…

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Yemen’s military chief fired as militia digs in: reports

Yemen’s military chief fired as militia digs in: reports

SANAA/ADEN: Yemeni President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi has fired his armed forces chief of staff as Shiite militiamen delay their pull…

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 Civilians also killed in Yemen raid: tribesmen

Civilians also killed in Yemen raid: tribesmen

Seven civilians were killed in a US-Yemeni raid to rescue an American hostage at the weekend that also left him and a kidnapped South African dead,…

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Top commander of al Qaeda in Yemen: Beheadings are "barbaric"

Top commander of al Qaeda in Yemen: Beheadings are "barbaric"

SANAA, Yemen -- A senior military commander of al Qaeda in Yemen denounced on Monday beheadings carried out by the rival Islamic State of Iraq and…

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A Car packed with explosives explodes in a valleys east of Yemen

A Car packed with explosives explodes in a valleys east of Yemen

According to a local source in Mareb province  told the YemenOnline that a car was loaded with dynamite and other ty…

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Iranian newspaper accuses Saudi Arabia targeting the ambassador's house and carry out terrorist acts in Yemen

Iranian newspaper accuses Saudi Arabia targeting the ambassador's house and carry out terrorist acts in Yemen

Iranian newspaper "Al-Manar" accused the Saudi regime is insisting on continuing vandalized and its terrorism in Yemen, refusing the Saudi  in…

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Yemen announces raising security readiness in two eastern provinces

Yemen announces raising security readiness in two eastern provinces

Yemen security services raised security readiness in the provinces of Hadramout and Shabwa east of Yemen to counter any potential of terrorist acts…

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Drone strikes kill nine of Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Drone strikes kill nine of Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

A US drone strike in Yemen killed nine alleged al-Qaida militants early on Saturday, a security official said, as authorities continue their…

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 U.S., South African hostages in Yemen killed in a failed rescue attempt

U.S., South African hostages in Yemen killed in a failed rescue attempt

"The callous disregard for Luke's life is more proof of the depths of AQAP's depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seekin…

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Al-Qaeda in Yemen declares "seize" five million riyals and car belongs to Army

Al-Qaeda in Yemen declares "seize" five million riyals and car belongs to Army

Ansar al-Sharia al Qaeda-linked group in Yemen said, it "has captured" five million riyals ($ 23 thousand) and a car belonging to the Yemeni army o…

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White House Rejects Delays in Failed Hostage Rescue Mission in Yemen

White House Rejects Delays in Failed Hostage Rescue Mission in Yemen

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that There had been no hesitation or delay in planning and approval of an operation that subsequently…

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A document reveals the secret support provided by Yemen President to Houthis

A document reveals the secret support provided by Yemen President to Houthis

The news site  "Alfjr Aljdid" got a document directed by the Office of the Presidency to the Ministry of Legal Affairs, to include two of the…

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Power struggle rages in Yemen

Power struggle rages in Yemen

“Ruling Yemen is like dancing on snake heads,” former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said, according to British researcher Victoria Clark. Poe…

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Saudis Suspend Aid to Yemen in Reaction to Iran-Backed Rebels

Saudis Suspend Aid to Yemen in Reaction to Iran-Backed Rebels

Saudi Arabia has suspended most of the aid it sends to its southern neighbor, Yemen, in response to the hold the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have…

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Yemen ruling party opposes Saleh’s alleged support for Houthi rebels

Yemen ruling party opposes Saleh’s alleged support for Houthi rebels

Yemen’s former president and leader of the ruling General People’s Congress (GPC), Ali Abdullah Saleh, is facing strong opposition from within the…

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GCC envoy leaves Yemen

GCC envoy leaves Yemen

The Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General's envoy to Yemen Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz al-Qunai'er left on Friday Sana'a following a few days officia…

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Saudi Arabia reiterates support for Yemen's security, unity

Saudi Arabia reiterates support for Yemen's security, unity

(Saba) – The Saudi ambassador to Yemen Mohammed al-Jabr has reiterated his country's commitment and support for Yemen's security, stability and uni…

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US  hostage's family in Yemen in a video appeal

US hostage's family in Yemen in a video appeal

The family of UK-born American hostage Luke Somers have appealed in a video to al-Qaeda militants in Yemen to "show mercy" and release him.…

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