At least 67 people have been killed in twin suicide blasts across Yemen, one targeting a gathering of rebels in the country’s capital and the other a military outpost in the eastern Hadramout province, officials say. At least forty-seven people were killed and 75 others wounded in the capital Sanaa[…]
EXCLUSIVE – The family of Mitchells Plain born Masnoenah Al Taheri are urging the community to assist them in their efforts to get their daughter home. Al Taheri is currently being held captive by her Yemeni native husband in a remote village. For almost eleven years now, Masnoenah has struggled[…]
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[…]
EXCLUSIVE – Leaving the village in a remote area of Northern Yemen is virtually impossible for Mitchells Plain born Masnoenah Al Taheri. The now 40 year old mother of two told VOC News in an exclusive interview that her husband and other men in the village watch the local women[…]
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi has vowed to restore state authority and warned of a “civil war” in the Sunni-majority country as Shia rebels were seen in near-total control of the capital, Sanaa. “Sanaa is facing a conspiracy that will lead towards civil war,” Hadi said in a speech at[…]
At least 200 people were killed on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital in fighting during the past week between Shiite rebels and Sunni militiamen, the government said Monday. Rescue teams retrieved 53 bodies during the day, “bringing the total pulled by ministry teams since September 16 to 200 bodies,”[…]
A UN-brokered peace deal between Houthi rebels and Yemen’s government has been signed while the Houthis have taken control of government buildings and a state radio and TV station in the capital, Sanaa. Sunday’s agreement calls for the current government to rule in a caretaker role until a new administration[…]
Yemen’s government troops have been battling Houthi rebels for a third day in the capital Sanaa after the collapse of ceasefire talks, officials and residents say. Explosions were heard on Saturday near the Interior Ministry in the northern part of Sanaa, a day after the Shia fighters began shelling the[…]
Imagine your daughter is a South African woman living in a remote village in strictly Shariah governed Yemen, with no access to the outside world besides a small prepaid cell phone which she secretly uses to contact family back home. Imagine your daughter is subjected to physical and mental abuse[…]
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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