Yemen

International Committee of the Red Cross planning two flights to deliver staff and medical supplies

Orlando Crowcroft Apr 06, 2015

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition have dropped weapons and medical supplies to fighters battling the Shi'ite Houthi rebels.

Romil Patel Apr 03, 2015

Iran and its paramilitary proxies are striving to widen power base and close in on Saudi Arabia.

Farah Abdulaziz Al-Sweel Apr 02, 2015

Yemen's main problem is former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose forces are better trained and armed, the country's foreign minister said.

Adam Justice Apr 02, 2015

Saudi authority says airstrikes could soon be 'accompanied by operation on the ground' against Houthi rebels.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 01, 2015

Indian PM Modi asks Saudi Arabia's King Salman for his support in evacuating 4,000 Indians stranded in Yemen.

Maria Khan Mar 30, 2015

The conflict in Yemen will only give more support to ISIS and Al Qaeda and strengthen the Shia-Sunni divide

Orlando Crowcroft Mar 30, 2015

Putin calls for end to Israel Gaza crisis through peaceful means and pledges support for independent Palestine.

Maria Khan Mar 29, 2015

Sunni Muslim forces destroy Yemen's fleet of fighter aircraft and military command centres.

Romil Patel Mar 29, 2015

More than 100 United Nations staff and 80 foreign diplomats have been evacuated from Yemen.

Romil Patel Mar 28, 2015

A grand alliance of Sunni Arab states has rounded on Yemen's Houthi rebels with air strikes and a potential ground assault

Orlando Crowcroft Mar 27, 2015

Houthis rallied in as warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies struck at the Houthi militia.

Adam Justice Mar 27, 2015

Houthi leader warns Saud-led coalition to expect brutal resistance if they invade Yemen.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 27, 2015

Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies launched military operations including air strikes in Yemen.

Adam Justice Mar 26, 2015

Yeminis tell of widespread panic and confusion in Sana'a as Saudi, Jordanian jets pound the Houthi-held north.

Arij Limam Mar 26, 2015

Saudi Arabia has rounded up Sunni allies from across the Middle East in the biggest Arab coalition in recent history.

Orlando Crowcroft Mar 26, 2015

As Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser learned in the 1960s, wading into Yemen may not end well.

Orlando Crowcroft Mar 26, 2015

Thousands have defied Houthi murderers to show breadth of opposition to rebels in Taiz.

Amal Shaybani Mar 25, 2015

Houthi tribesmen have captured Aden's airport and Yemeni president Hadi has fled the country by boat.

Orlando Crowcroft Mar 25, 2015

BREAKING: Houthi rebels push south towards Aden as residents tell of 'chaos' in Yemen's second city

Orlando Crowcroft Mar 25, 2015

Saudi Arabia throws its weight behind Yemeni government forces raising the stakes amid the worsening crisis.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 25, 2015

With Houthi rebels in control of north Yemen and government forces holed up in Aden, the country looks more divided than ever - and that may be how it remains

Orlando Crowcroft Mar 24, 2015

Sunni-controlled Saudi Arabia pledges assistance to Yemen to step up fight against Houthi Shiite militias.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 24, 2015

UN envoy Jamal Benomar warns Yemen is on the brink of a civil war.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 23, 2015

Three suicide bombers detonated devices in two mosques during Friday midday prayers.

Tom Porter Mar 20, 2015

French foreign ministry confirms kidnapping and urges citizens to leave country.

Tom Porter Feb 24, 2015

Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi insists he remains Yemen's president and calls on Islamist militia to quit Sana'a.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 22, 2015

Former president of Yemen flees the capital following weeks of house arrest by Shi'ite rebels.

Yasmin Kaye Feb 21, 2015

The shutting down of the embassy in the capital of Sana'a follows the closure of the US and UK missions.

Samantha Payne Feb 13, 2015

Foreign Office urges Britons to immediately evacuate Yemen amid rising security concerns.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 11, 2015