The British Embassy in Yemen’s capital closed and evacuated its staff early Wednesday, authorities said, the latest diplomatic post to shut down in the Arab world’s poorest country amid turmoil following Shiite rebels seizing power. In a statement, U.K. Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood also urged British citizens still[…]
Yemen’s main political factions, including the Houthi rebels, have signed an agreement mandating the president and prime minister to form a new government in an effort to defuse political tensions that have crippled the country. Prime Minister Khaled Bahah will head the selection of the new ministers with consultation from[…]
A 24-hour ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels and Sunni tribal fighters has been reached in Ibb province, sources have told Al Jazeera. At least eight people were killed in heavy fighting between tribesmen and Houthis on Friday in the central province, witnesses said, increasing fears of outright sectarian[…]
At least 10 people have been killed in fighting between Houthi tribesmen and al-Qaeda linked fighters in central Yemen, witnesses have said, part of a growing struggle over territory and influence between the two sides. Witnesses said a convoy of Houthi fighters trying on Thursday to reach the town of[…]
Houthi rebels have seized more territory south of Yemen’s capital, including the city of Ibb, near an al-Qaeda stronghold. Witnesses said that dozens of cars carrying Houthi fighters were seen arriving in Ibb on Wednesday, an area bordering al-Bayda province, a bastion of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The[…]
Thousands of supporters of Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken to the streets to celebrate their first Friday since taking control of much of the capital, Sanaa. Houthi rebels, who had besieged Sanaa for a month, seized key state installations earlier this week without any resistance. Armed Houthis hailed[…]
Shiite Houthi rebels clashed with Yemeni forces in a Sanaa suburb Wednesday as tensions ran high in the capital where they have set up protest camps, security sources and witnesses said. A gunfight broke out in the Sabaha district, where Houthi protesters have been camping for weeks in a campaign[…]
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