Yemen's Shiite insurgents, army rebels back 5-day cease-fire
Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies in the country's splintered armed forces said Sunday they would accept a five-day humanitarian cease-fire to allow aid to reach civilians after more than a month...
View ArticleYemeni Politicians: UN Peace Talks Indefinitely Postponed
Associated Press SANA'A, YEMEN— A United Nations-sponsored Yemeni peace conference that was to start Thursday in Geneva has been indefinitely postponed, officials said, as battles raged across the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Intensifies Shelling of Yemeni Rebel Stronghold
Associated Press SANAA, YEMEN— Saudi Arabia intensified its airstrikes against the main Shiite rebel stronghold in Yemen, with warplanes carrying out more than 50 airstrikes strikes overnight and...
View ArticleBorder clash kills 3 Saudi troops, dozens of Yemeni rebels
Yemen's Shiite rebels attacked Saudi border posts, sparking fierce fighting overnight that killed three Saudi troops and dozens of rebels, the kingdom said. Saudi-led airstrikes continued to bomb rebel...
View ArticleYemen's Shiite rebels say they welcome UN-led peace talks
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's Shiite rebels, who have taken over large parts of the country and have faced a Saudi-led air assault, now are saying they welcome United Nations-led talks to find a...
View ArticleIn Yemen, cease-fire begins between Saudi-led coalition and rebels
A humanitarian cease-fire appeared to begin in Yemen late Tuesday, after six weeks of bombardment by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition opposed to Houthi rebels who control much of the country. The capital,...
View ArticleAirstrikes and clashes persist in Yemen despite U.N.-brokered truce
Barely two hours after a United Nations-brokered cease-fire took effect in Yemen, Shiite Muslim rebels accused a Saudi Arabian-led coalition of carrying out airstrikes against its forces, and...
View ArticleYemen cease-fire starts between Saudi-led coalition, rebels
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- A five-day humanitarian cease-fire has started in embattled Yemen, where Saudi-led airstrikes have been targeting Shiite rebels and their allies. The truce began at 11 p.m. (2000...
View ArticleYemen officials say some ground fighting after cease-fire
With cargo ships poised to launch a desperately needed aid operation in embattled Yemen, a five-day humanitarian cease-fire began Tuesday night, just hours after Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck...
View ArticleSaudi-led airstrikes in Yemen resume after truce expires
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels resumed on Monday and fierce clashes were underway across the impoverished country after a five-day truce expired, as one-sided...
View ArticleIn Saudi Exile, Yemen Leaders Risk Losing Touch With Country
Yemen’s exiled leaders met in Saudi Arabia’s capital to discuss conflict resolution and post-war rebuilding, as analysts warned that their plans suggest a growing disconnect from the realities in the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Steps Up Airstrikes On Yemen Rebel Stronghold Saada Despite...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia intensified its airstrikes against the main Shiite rebel stronghold in Yemen, with warplanes carrying out more than 50 strikes overnight and early on Friday, Saudi and...
View ArticleYemen's exiled government declares 3 disaster zones
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's exiled government on Monday declared three areas in the country engulfed in fighting between Shiite rebels, their allies and pro-government forces as "disaster" zones,...
View ArticleSaudi-Yemen border clash kills 3 Saudi troops, Yemeni rebels
Yemen's Shiite rebels attacked Saudi border posts, sparking fierce fighting overnight that killed three Saudi troops and dozens of rebels, the kingdom said. Saudi-led airstrikes continued to bomb rebel...
View ArticleSaudi coalition gives Yemen rebel stronghold ultimatum
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's state TV says the coalition carrying out airstrikes against Yemen's Shiite rebels has given the residents of a northern rebel stronghold along the kingdom's border...
View ArticleHeavy airstrikes across Yemen, 10 civilians killed
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi-led airstrikes pounded Shiite rebels and allied forces in Yemen on Friday, killing at least 10 civilians, witnesses said, as the U.N. called for $1.6 billion to help millions...
View ArticleU.N.-brokered peace talks end with no deal
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s exiled government and Shiite rebels who control the capital failed to agree on even a temporary cease-fire Friday as they wrapped up U.N.-brokered talks aimed at ending a...
View ArticleUN-brokered Yemen peace talks end with no deal
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's exiled government and Shiite rebels who control the capital failed to agree on even a temporary cease-fire Friday as they wrapped up U.N.-brokered talks aimed at ending a...
View ArticleYemen peace talks end without deal, UN envoy says
Yemen's exiled government and Shiite rebels who control the capital failed to agree on even a temporary cease-fire Friday as they wrapped up U.N.-brokered talks aimed at ending a conflict that has...
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