Embassies Shut Down in Yemen Amid Violence
Yemens elected president resigned last month after a several-month power struggle with Shiite rebels, who have controlled the capital, Sanaa, since September. The rebels, known as Houthis, have since dissolved the parliament, and President Abed Rabbo .
Fear of Sunni Extremists Grows After Fatal Blast in Yemens Capital
SANA, Yemen ��� A suicide bomber attacked a crowd of protesters here in the capital on Thursday, killing at least 47 people and adding to fear that Sunni extremists were mobilizing new attacks against a Shiite rebel group that took control of Sana last.
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Emily Schneider | 5 hours ago... The BBC: ���Ukraines army is starting the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line in the east as part of a truce.���. YEMEN: The Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of meddling in Yemeni affairs. The New York Times Shuaib Almosawa and Kareem Fahim: ���The leader of the Houthi rebel group here, in an unusually combative speech Thursday that reflected frustration by the rebel movement at its deepening isolation, accused Saudi��.
John Kerry reassures nervous Gulf allies on Iran nuclear deal
They have watched with increasing alarm as Shia Houthi rebels, who they say are backed by Tehran, have broadened their grip over the country. New flights between Iran and the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, have deepened their unease.. While Mr Sharif has a.
Weekly News Update 7 February 2014 | Yemen Digest
Highlights: Power Struggle in Yemens North Foreign Policy ��� 5 February 2014 The Houthis ability to take on scores of powerful tribal leaders in their own home turf isnt simply a sign of their rising strength: Its also a result of. New York Times ��� 31 January 2014... Shiite Muslim rebels and Sunni tribesmen agreed a local cease-fire in northern Yemen on Tuesday after clashes between the rivals killed about 60 people there last week, tribal sources said.
France Seeks UN Security Council Resolution on Mideast Talks
UNITED NATIONS ��� France signaled on Friday that it would press the Security Council to adopt a resolution soon to spur talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a step that the United States resisted last year. ���If we want to have a two-state.
Ex-Yemeni Leader Urges Truce and Successors Ouster
It has been increasingly clear that Mr. Saleh played a critical role in the success of the northern-based Houthi movement as it swept south through the Yemeni capital, Sana, and a broad swath of the country. Important units of the military and security.
Despite Constant Saudi Bombing, Yemen Rebels Advance.
It appears that when the US inadvertantly misplaced $500 million of weapons in Yemen, the bulk of which fell right in Houthi rebel hands, it created a very credible adversary. for the US and its Saudi-backed coalition allies. Because. Earlier, in speech in Tehran on Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged a cease-fire in Yemen to allow for broad-based talks on resolving the crisis.. Spend some time in the middle east and you will agree pretty quickly.
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Saudi Arabia Announces Cease-Fire in Yemen New York Times PARIS ��� Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that it would halt hostilities in Yemen beginning Tuesday for a five-day trial period that the foreign minister said. PARIS (Reuters) ��� Saudi Arabias foreign minister on Friday announced a five-day ceasefire in Yemen will begin on Tuesday, May 12, at 11 p.m. Yemeni time if Houthi militia agree to the humanitarian pause.. Posted on 8 May 2015 | 5:02 pm��.
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The Saudi-led coalition bombed the Yemeni capitals airport and the Shiite rebels northern stronghold on Saturday just hours after proposing a humanitarian ceasefire to start next week. After six weeks of air strikes in support��.
Houthi Rebels Agree to 5-Day Cease-Fire in Yemen
CAIRO ��� Yemens Houthi rebels said on Sunday that they had agreed to a five-day cease-fire proposed by Saudi Arabia that would allow desperately needed humanitarian relief supplies to be delivered to the country, according to a Houthi-controlled news .
Saudis propose a 5-day cease-fire in Yemen, if rebels agree
It is dependent on whether Yemens Iranian-backed Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, and their allies also agree to halt fighting. Hamed al-Bokheiti, a spokesman for the Houthi movement in the capital of Sanaa, was dismissive of the news of the cease-fire.
UN Security Council rejects Russias appeal for Yemen.
The UN Security Council failed Friday to back a Russian appeal for an immediate ceasefire or humanitarian pauses in war-torn Yemen, where critical fuel shortages threatened relief efforts and doctors described desperate scenes. Russia requested an urgent meeting of the 15-member council as the Saudi-led air war on Yemens Houthi rebels entered a sixth week, crippling deliveries of fuel, food and medicine... New York governor leads the Cuba Gold Rush.
Houthis Blame Separatists in Yemen for Stalemate
SANA, Yemen ��� The Houthi rebel group that has seized control of Yemens capital said on Tuesday that separatist forces in the south were responsible for the impasse preventing an end to the political crisis convulsing the country. Some forces in the.
Yemen: The Covert Apparatus of the American Empire.
[34] Moroccan special forces trained in guerilla warfare were accompanying Saudi soldiers, and Morocco cut off relations with Iran, which was being accused of arming the Houthi rebels. Jordan also reportedly sent... Two days after the ���Underwear Bomber��� incident took place, the New York Times reported that, ���in the midst of two unfinished major wars, the United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against Al Qaeda in Yemen.��� In 2008, ���the Central��.
Bombings in Yemeni Mosques Kill More Than 130
ADEN, Yemen ��� Suicide bombers attacked a pair of mosques Friday in the Yemeni capital, unleashing monstrous blasts that ripped through worshippers and killed 137 people in the deadliest assault yet targeting Shiite rebels who have taken over large .
US Deploys More Ships Towards Yemen To Cut Off Iranian.
Unnamed officials told The New York Times that ���Saudi Arabia has been bombing in a campaign against the Houthis for weeks, and the United States wanted to make clear to Iran that it backed the airstrikes and shared��.
Houthi Rebels Release Detained Yemeni Ministers
CAIRO ��� Houthi rebels released Yemens former prime minister and members of his cabinet after nearly two months of house detention on Monday, in a sign of some progress toward easing the countrys chaotic political crisis. In a note he posted on his .
Old, New and Unusual Alliances in the Middle East
At the same time, many of them are fighting ISIS, a group Iran is also trying to destroy.. Yemen Tehran has provided money and possibly arms to the Houthi movement, but does not seem to exert a strong influence over the group as it does with Hezbollah.
Middle East crisis deepens as US warns it will not stand by while Iran.
The Middle East crisis deepened today as the US warned it will not stand by while Iran supports rebels in Yemen. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington would not accept foreign interference in the country in a direct criticism of Tehrans.
61 dead in 3 days of clashes in Yemens Aden: health official
The situation has become increasingly tense in Aden, with supporters of Huthi rebels, under fire from a Saudi-led coalition elsewhere, clashing with popular committees -- an anti-Huthi militia controlling parts of the city. Saudi warships evacuated.
Who is in charge of Yemen ? Q/A , as Rebels, President.
Yemens President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi speaks as he holds an agreement (L) signed between the government and Houthi rebels, in Sanaa September 21, 2014.. After the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Hussein al-Houthi capitalized on anger over the war to launch an armed revolt against the U.S.-allied president at the time, autocrat Ali Abdullah Saleh. The war ended in a 2010 cease-fire.. US, Saudi Arabia call for 5-day cease-fire in Yemen to let in aid.
US, Saudi Arabia call for 5-day cease-fire in Yemen to let in.
Saudi Arabia will provide $274 million in new assistance, he said. Kerry said the ���humanitarian pause��� wouldnt start for several days, enough time for diplomatic efforts to convince the Shiite rebels known as the Houthis and their backers to accept the terms of the deal. He said aid organizations also. Featured News. Turkey, Saudi Arabia agree on a new strategy to topple Assad �� Analysis: The. New York governor leads the Cuba Gold Rush �� Israel plans transfer of��.
Yemen Clashes Between Military, Houthi Rebels Occur Near
Cease-fire negotiations continued throughout the day by a presidential committee that included the interior and defense ministers, a presidential aide and a tribal sheik close to the Houthis. By the end of the day,. The Houthis blamed Hadi for the escalation in hostilities, saying he reneged on a U.N.-sponsored agreement with the group in September that promised better representation on a committee to oversee the drafting of a new constitution. According to the��.
Pakistan votes to stay out of Yemen conflict | The Seattle.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) ��� Pakistans parliament voted unanimously Friday to stay out of the Saudi-led air campaign targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen, offering instead to mediate a solution, in a.. At the same time, Shiite powerhouse Iran, which backs the Houthis, also lobbied Pakistan and other Sunni nations to back a cease-fire and a negotiated end to the conflict. A senior.. He urged all parties to agree to ���an immediate humanitarian pause��� to deliver life-saving aid.
ISIS turns on its creator, a marginalized, drained Al-Qaida
Even though hes succeeded in setting up three new branches - in Somalia (the al- Shabab organization), in Egypts Sinai and in India - the internal conflicts within these branches, including the most important one in Yemen, where some of his.
Weekly News Update 20 June 2014 | Yemen Digest
New laws could halt flourishing of private radio station. Yemen Times ��� 5 June 2014. The 2011 uprising heralded massive change in Yemens media landscape. Before the uprising there were no private radio stations at all in Yemen���only.. AP via New York Times ��� 30 May 2014. The latest fighting with Houthi rebels, also known as Ansarullah, erupted Sunday, ending an 11-day truce reached through mediation backed by United Nations envoy Jamal Benomar.
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The impact of that attack is especially worrying because, as the New York Times reports, the Yemeni civil war has created a humanitarian crisis, with at least 300,000 people forced from their homes. Yesterday, U.N.. As the conflict continues, the connection between Iran and the Houthis is becoming clearer. Agence. Fighting appears to be intensifying in Mali, jeopardizing the peace deal and cease-fire reached between the government and northern rebels in March.
Saudi Leaders Have High Hopes for Yemen Airstrikes, but Houthi Attacks Continue
CAIRO ��� Two months after ascending to the throne, King Salman of Saudi Arabia bet his prestige as a new leader on rallying his Arab allies for a military campaign to save Yemen from an Iranian takeover ��� all under the direction of his son, the new.
US, Saudi Arabia Announce 5-Day Ceasefire in Yemen Soon
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ��� Saudi Arabia and the United States said Thursday a renewable, five-day cease-fire in Yemens war would start soon to facilitate aid to millions of civilians in need, if Iran-backed rebels and their allies also agree to stop.
Iranian backed Yemen Shiite Houthi rebel leader vows not.
The speech by rebel leader Abdul-Malek al-Houthi, his first since the Saudi campaign began, offered signs of cracks appearing in his alliance with Yemens one-time President Ali Abdullah Saleh.. As al-Houthi blamed Saudi Arabia, the United States and Israel for orchestrating the campaign against his forces, the political party of Yemens former longtime autocrat said it welcomed a U.N. resolution calling for a cease-fire in the.. I agree, but I still think its stupid.
Yemens President has no control as Iran-backed Shiite.
(CNN)Shiite Houthi rebels overtook the presidential palace in Yemens capital, Sanaa, on Tuesday, marking what a government minister called ���the completion of a coup.���. Tuesdays developments came a day after heavy fighting between government forces and Houthis left nine people dead and 67 others injured, Yemens Health Ministry said, before the sides agreed to a ceasefire... Looks like a lack of control is nothing new for this dusty, impoverished country.