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Airstrikes continue to target Houthi rebels and military units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh

Conflict in Yemen has killed 540 in recent weeks

Fighting in Yemen over the past few weeks has killed more than 540 people and wounded 1,700 as the country sinks deeper into a multi-sided conflict, the World Health Organisation has said.

News • 07 Apr 15

A tank being driven by militiamen loyal to President Hadi during clashes with Houthi fighters in Aden

Shia rebels driven from key positions in Yemen

Southern Yemeni militias backed by warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked Houthi fighters across several provinces in south Yemen today, driving the Shia rebel forces from some of their positions, witnesses and militia sources said.

News • 06 Apr 15

Women visit the graves of Houthi supporters in Sana'a - over 500 people have been killed in Yemen in recent weeks

ICRC says ready to deliver aid to Yemen

The International Committee Red Cross hopes to bring vital medical supplies and aid workers into Yemen tomorrow after receiving approval from the Saudi-led military coalition.

News • 05 Apr 15

Yemeni policemen wear surgical masks to protect themselves from a sandstorm at a checkpoint in Sanaa

Aid will reach Yemen 'when conditions right'

Aid will be allowed into Yemen when conditions are right, the Saudi-led military coalition said today after the Red Cross urged a 24-hour ceasefire to address 'dire' conditions.

News • 05 Apr 15

The UN said on Tuesday that at least 93 civilians had been killed since the nearly week-old Saudi-led air campaign began

Yemen calls for coalition ground offensive

Yemen's foreign minister has called for a Saudi-led military coalition targeting Shia rebels in his country to send ground troops.

News • 01 Apr 15

One of more than 500 Pakistani citizens evacuated from Yemen (R) greets a relative upon arrival in Islamabad

45 killed in air strike on refugee camp in Yemen

At least 45 people have been killed in an air strike that struck a refugee camp in the northern Yemeni region of Haradh according to the International Organization for Migration.

News • 30 Mar 15

Airport officials said up to 250 foreigners working for international oil companies and NGOs have flown out of Yemen in recent days

Clashes leave 38 dead in southern Yemen

At least 38 people were killed in clashes between rebel forces and tribes near a southern oil region in Yemen.

News • 30 Mar 15

Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi had already had to leave Yemen's largest city, Sanaa, due to the rebel advance

Yemeni govt says airstrikes will not last long

Yemen's government has said Saudi-led airstrikes against its Houthi militia opponents would not last long on the second day of a campaign against the Iranian-allied militia that risks escalating a regional proxy conflict.

News • 27 Mar 15

Traders fret over the potential for disruptions in Middle East supplies caused by the Yemen crisis

Oil drops after Yemen-driven gains

Oil prices fell today after spiking the previous day as Saudi Arabian jets struck rebel targets in Yemen, sparking supply fears in the crude-rich Middle East.

Business • 27 Mar 15

Yemen has seen growing turmoil since the Shiite rebels launched a power grab in Sanaa in February

Oil price surge over Yemen crisis 'temporary'

The oil price surge after Saudi jets bombed Yemeni rebels will be "short-lived" as the market is well-supplied and a full-blown conflict with Iran is unlikely, analysts said.

Business • 26 Mar 15

Yemeni militiamen loyal to President Hadi gather at the entrance of the Yemeni special forces command in Aden

Yemen raids to continue until goals achieved

A spokesman for the coalition conducting airstrikes against Shiite rebels in Yemen has said the raids will continue until its goals have been achieved.

News • 26 Mar 15

UN mediator Jamal Benomar says Yemen had been pushed "towards the edge of civil war

Yemen being pushed 'towards the edge of civil war'

The United Nations has warned Yemen's conflict could become an "Iraq-Libya-Syria" scenario if either side pushes for control of the country, prompting the UN Security Council to threaten further measures if the hostilities do not end.

News • 22 Mar 15

A man inspects the damage of a bomb blast at a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen

Al-Qaeda driven out of Yemen city after killing 20

Al-Qaeda fighters captured the capital of a province in southern Yemen late last night, killing about 20 soldiers, before they were driven out by the army,local officials and residents said.

News • 21 Mar 15

Members of Houthi militia inspect the scene at the al-Hashahush mosque

Death toll in Yemen mosque bombings rises to 142

A medical official has said at least 142 people were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up in two mosques in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today.

News • 21 Mar 15

Members of the Huthi group, wearing army uniforms, stand guard outside the presidential palace

Yemeni rebels announce 'security commission'

Yemen's Shia Huthi militia have announced the formation of a "security commission", a day after its takeover which opponents denounced as a "coup".

News • 07 Feb 15

Two men stand near a burnt-out car amid the wreckage close to the presidential palace

Clashes near Yemen's presidential palace

Fighters from the Houthi group battled guards at the Yemeni president's private home and entered the presidential palace, witnesses said.

News • 20 Jan 15

Yemeni soldiers block streets around the presidential palace in Sanaa

Rebels surround Yemeni prime minister's home

Armed Shia rebels have surrounded Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah at his Sanaa residence.

News • 19 Jan 15

Pierre Korkie was killed hours before he was due to be released

US 'unaware' of talks to release SA hostage

The US government was not aware of talks to release a South African hostage in Yemen who was killed during a botched special forces raid, the US ambassador to South Africa has claimed.

News • 08 Dec 14

Yemen is seen as a gateway to wealthier parts of the Middle East

70 Ethiopian migrants drown in Red Sea

At least 70 Ethiopians drowned when a boat used by smugglers to transport illegal migrants to Yemen sank in the Red Sea in rough weather.

News • 08 Dec 14

US special forces raided the village of Dafaar in Shabwa province, a militant stronghold in southern Yemen

11 killed in hostage rescue attempt in Yemen

A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al-Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages in Yemen.

News • 07 Dec 14

South African Pierre Korkie had been teaching in Yemen when he was abducted in May last year

Two hostages murdered by Al-Qaeda in Yemen

A US photojournalist has been killed by militants during an operation aimed at freeing him from Al-Qaeda kidnappers in Yemen, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has said.

News • 06 Dec 14

A wounded man is taken from the scene of the suicide bomb attack in Sanaa

67 killed in suicide bombings in Yemen

Suicide bombers targeting Yemen's powerful Shia Houthi group and an army camp killed at least 67 people in two separate attacks.

News • 09 Oct 14

20 soldiers and tribesmen and 14 rebels were killed, the sources said

12 killed in fighting in Yemen

At least 12 people were killed in fierce overnight clashes between army-backed Yemeni tribes and Shia Huthi rebels pressing a protest campaign against the government.

News • 06 Sep 14

African migrants often use unseaworthy boats to try to reach Yemen (Pic: Google Maps)

42 African migrants drown off coast of Yemen

At least 42 African migrants drowned in the Arabian Sea off the southern coast of Yemen late yesterday, the country's defence ministry said on its website.

Agriculture and Marine • 10 Mar 14

Security officials said ten people were killed instantly

Air strike kills 15 en route to wedding in Yemen

Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an airstrike after their party was mistaken for an al-Qaeda convoy, local security officials said this evening.

News • 12 Dec 13

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