US acts to open dialogue with Iran about Syria, Yemen crises
By MATTHEW LEE The U.S. took steps Saturday to open a dialogue with Iran and others about the crises in Syria and Yemen. Secretary of State John Kerry met with…
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Shiite rebels say Yemen President Hadi ‘wanted for justice’
By AHMED AL-HAJ Yemen’s Shiite rebels said Tuesday that President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled the rebel-controlled capital earlier this month, is “wanted for justice.” The move escalated a…
Yemen president resigns under pressure from rebels
Yemen’s president resigned Thursday, saying he had reached a “deadlock” in talks with Shiite rebels who rule the capital and had confined him to his home. His resignation raised fears…
Aides: Rebels hold Yemen’s president ‘captive’ at his house
By AHMED AL-HAJ Shiite rebels in control of Yemen’s capital now hold the country’s president “captive” at his home, his aides said Wednesday, putting in question who actually rules the…
Heavy clashes as Shiite rebels seize Yemen state media
By AHMED AL-HAJ Heavy clashes erupted near the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Monday as Shiite rebels battled soldiers and seized control of state-run media in a move…
Yemen’s al-Qaida thrives on Sunni backlash to Shiite rebels
Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen is surging in strength, finding new support and recruits among the country’s Sunni tribesmen, in a backlash to drone strikes and the rise to power of…
YEMEN: 6 DEAD IN RAIDS TO CATCH MINISTRY ATTACKERS
By AHMED AL-HAJ In this photo provided by Yemen’s Defense Ministry, security forces are on the scene after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec.…
Yemen: 5 al-Qaida suspects killed in drone strikes
By AHMED AL-HAJ A Yemeni soldier inspects a car at a checkpoint in a street in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. A spokesman for an ultraconservative Muslim movement said…