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Saudi Arabia has faced repeated criticism from rights groups over civilian casualties in its 17-month-long campaign against rebels in Yemen.

US cuts advisers to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

The US military has slashed the number of intelligence advisers directly supporting the Saudi-led coalition's air war in Yemen, the US Navy has said.

News • 20 Aug 16

Yemenis gather outside Aden's security department to protest against the care home attack

News in brief

A round-up of domestic and international stories.

News • 05 Mar 16

The Saudi-led coalition has been supporting Yemeni forces since March against the rebels and their allies

Four killed in strike on MSF clinic in Yemen

A missile has hit a health centre operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in northern Yemen, killing four people and wounding 10 others, the aid agency's spokeswoman said.

News • 10 Jan 16

More than 200 people were injured and dozens of houses and hamlets were severely damaged or washed away

Rare cyclone batters war-torn Yemen

A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast, flooding the country's fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter.

News • 03 Nov 15

Yemeni men stand amid the rubble of a food storage warehouse following air strikes in the capital Sanaa

Yemen MSF says hospital hit by air raid

A medical facility operated by Médecins Sans Frontières in north Yemen was hit by air strikes as a Saudi-led coalition continued to pound rebel areas, the charity said today.

News • 27 Oct 15

Nasir al-Wuhayshi was killed in a US drone strike

Al-Qaeda in Yemen confirms death of leader

Al Qaeda in Yemen has said its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, has been killed in a US air strike.

News • 16 Jun 15

Supporters of the Houthis in Yemen carry guns during a rally protesting Saudi-led military operations

Saudis 'shoot down' Scud missile from Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a Scud missile fired into the kingdom by Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its army allies this morning.

News • 06 Jun 15

Oil traders eye new tensions in Yemen and Iraq

Oil prices higher on Middle East unrest

Oil prices rose today as fresh tensions in Yemen and Iraq raised concerns about a supply disruption in the crude-rich Middle East.

Business • 18 May 15

People wait to fill water cans from a clean source

Truce proposal agreed for Yemen

Yemen's Shia Houthi rebels have accepted a five-day truce proposed by Saudi Arabia.

News • 11 May 15

Yesterday the civil aviation authority in Sanaa announced it would temporarily reopen the airport

Fresh air strikes hit Yemen's main airport

Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa's international airport this morning, shortly after authorities in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital said it would reopen to receive humanitarian aid, witnesses said.

News • 09 May 15

A Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes in Yemen

Saudi-led coalition accused of using cluster bombs

The Saudi-led coalition carrying out air strikes in Yemen has probably used cluster bombs which are banned by most countries, Human Rights Watch has said.

News • 03 May 15

Yemen fighting fuels fears about a supply disruption in the crude-rich Middle East

Oil prices reverse last week's gains

World oil prices have wobbled with losses limited as fighting in Yemen fuelled fears about a supply disruption in the Middle East, analysts said.

Business • 27 Apr 15

Oil traders worried that unrest in the Middle East could hurt supplies from the crude-rich region

Oil prices slip in Asian trade after recent gains

Oil prices slipped on profit-taking in Asian trade today, unwinding sharp gains in the previous session fuelled by concerns unrest in the Middle East could hurt supplies from the region.

Business • 24 Apr 15

US oil supplies are at their highest level on record

Oil market slips as traders eye Yemen crisis

Global oil prices retreated today but analysts said losses were limited as dealers focused on positive signs in a US supply report while also tracking the crisis in Yemen.

Business • 23 Apr 15

Air strikes resumed yesterday despite an announcement that they would end

Yemen humanitarian situation 'catastrophic'

The International Red Cross has described the humanitarian situation in Yemen as "catastrophic."

News • 14 May 15

Yemeni deminers collect mines and explosives at the scene of an airstrike allegedly carried out by the Saudi-led coalition

Yemeni rebels want 'return to peace talks'

Yemen's Houthi rebel movement has said it wants to return to United Nations-sponsored peace talks but only after a complete halt to air strikes.

News • 22 Apr 15

Analysts said the end of Saudi-led military strikes against rebels in Yemen have put a lid on prices

Oil prices mixed as Yemen air strikes end

Global oil prices have diverged as traders digested the latest weekly crude inventories report from top consumer the United States.

Business • 22 Apr 15

A Saudi-led coalition has pounded the Iran-allied Houthi rebels for more than three weeks

Saudi-led coalition to end operation in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has announced it is ending a month-long campaign of air strikes against the Houthi rebels who seized large areas of Yemen.

News • 21 Apr 15

Oil prices mixed as China outlines more measures to boost economy

Oil prices mixed after China stimulus move

Oil prices rose in Asia, fuelled by sustained unrest in the crude-rich Middle East, while also gaining support on hopes that declining US production will ease a global supply glut.

Business • 20 Apr 15

Smoke rises east of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, following an alleged air strike by the Saudi-led alliance

25 killed in air strike in Yemen

An air strike this morning on a Scud missile base in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa triggered a big explosion that killed 25 people and wounded almost 400, state news agency Saba has said.

News • 14 May 15

Residents said the city in southwest Yemen was rocked by explosions and gunfire overnight

27 killed in Yemen clashes

At least 27 people have been killed in clashes in the Yemeni city of Taez .

News • 19 Apr 15

About 150,000 people have been displaced by the fighting in Yemen

UN appeals for €250m in humanitarian aid for Yemen

The United Nations has launched an appeal for almost $275m (€254m) to provide humanitarian aid to 7.5 million people in Yemen over the next three months.

News • 17 Apr 15

Emergency medical aid supplied by the ICRC and UNICEF is unloaded at Sanaa International Airport in Sana’a

UN calls for 'humanitarian pause' in Yemen

The United Nations has called for an immediate "humanitarian pause" of at least a few hours each day in Yemen to allow desperately needed aid to enter the conflict-ravaged country.

News • 10 Apr 15

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned about the 'devilish' intentions of the US in negotiations

Iran demands lifting of sanctions in nuclear deal

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has demanded all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran's nuclear programme is concluded.

News • 09 Apr 15

Iran has condemned the Saudi-led campaign and called for dialogue

Iran sends warships off Yemeni coast

Iran has sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden, according to state media reports, establishing a military presence off the coast of Yemen where Saudi Arabia is leading a bombing campaign to oust the Iran-allied Houthi movement.

News • 08 Apr 15