Yemen
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Anti-Houthi coalition takes control of Yemen's sea ports
World | Mar 31, 2015, 07:37 AM ISTRiyadh: Saudi Arabia, leading the 10-nation coalition undertaking a military operation against the Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen, announced on Monday the coalition's control over Yemen's sea ports, Xinhua reported citing Al Arabiya News.Ahmed Al
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PM seeks Saudi help for evacuation of Indians from Yemen
India | Mar 30, 2015, 11:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Concerned over the safety of 4,000 Indians in strife-torn Yemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight sought the help of Saudi Arabia as he held a telephonic conversation with King Salman bin Abdul aziz
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India sends plane to airlift citizens from Yemen
India | Mar 30, 2015, 10:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Air India today flew its first flight to airlift hundreds of Indians stranded in the strife-torn Yemen, soon after the government decided to evacuate its citizens amid the chaotic situation in the Gulf
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Saudi air strikes in Yemen will go on until rebels withdraw, decide Arab leaders in summit
World | Mar 29, 2015, 09:43 PM ISTEgypt: Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen will continue until Shiite rebels there "withdraw and surrender their weapons," a summit of Arab leaders decided Sunday, as they also agreed in principle to forming a joint military force.The
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India to airlift its nationals from Yemen: Sushma Swaraj
India | Mar 29, 2015, 06:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: India will be airlifting its nationals from strife-torn Yemen after getting permission from authorities to fly from Sanna for three hours a day. "Today we got permission to fly from Sanaa for three hours
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UNICEF continues to offer vital aid to children in Yemen
World | Mar 29, 2015, 07:44 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Children's Fund ( UNICEF) pledged to continue its aid efforts to help children in Yemen, which was engulfed in fierce fighting over the past days."Although the deteriorating situation in Yemen is
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Yemen's president calls Shiite rebels 'stooges of Iran'
World | Mar 28, 2015, 08:54 PM ISTSharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Yemen's embattled president on Saturday called Shiite rebels who forced him to flee the country “stooges of Iran,” directly blaming the Islamic Republic for the chaos there and demanding airstrikes against rebel
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Govt considering airlifting of Indians stranded in Yemen: Swaraj
National | Mar 28, 2015, 12:17 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: The central government was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.Swaraj has informed the state that two ships
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Saudi Arabia blames 'technical failure' for Yemen jet crash
World | Mar 28, 2015, 11:53 AM ISTSANAA, Yemen: Saudi Arabia on Saturday blamed a "technical fault" for forcing two of its pilots in an F-15 to eject over waters south of Yemen during a mission amid a bombing campaign targeting Shiite
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Hezbollah condemns military intervention in Yemen
World | Mar 27, 2015, 07:24 AM ISTBeirut: Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah condemned on Thursday the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen against Shia Houthi rebels, a joint effort that has garnered the participation of eight other Arab countries in addition to
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Crude oil prices shoot up after Saudi airstrikes in Yemen
Mar 26, 2015, 01:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Crude oil price shot up today by nearly 6 per cent after Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies began airstrikes against Houthi rebel in Yemen.Brent crude oil futures rose to USD 59.71
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Saudi Arabia begin airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
World | Mar 26, 2015, 07:31 AM ISTWashington: Saudi Arabia began airstrikes Wednesday against Houthi rebel positions in Yemen, vowing that the Sunni kingdom will do "anything necessary" to restore a deposed government that has been routed by the Iranian-backed group.In an
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Yemen's president flees country by sea amid rebel advance
World | Mar 25, 2015, 11:52 PM ISTSanaa (Yemen): Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country by sea today on a boat from Aden, as Shiite rebels and their allies advanced on the southern port city where he had taken
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India asks its citizens to leave Yemen immediately
India | Mar 25, 2015, 06:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today asked all its nationals to leave Yemen immediately given the "fragile" security situation in the conflict-hit country."We are urging and advising our nationals to leave the country immediately through available commercial
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Saudi Arabia to build military base near Yemen border
World | Mar 24, 2015, 07:55 AM ISTRiyadh: Saudi Arabia has decided to build a maritime military base near its border with Yemen due to increasing insecurity in the neighbouring country, a media report said on Monday.The military zone would be located
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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Yemen
World | Mar 22, 2015, 07:08 AM ISTUnited Nations: The U.N. Security Council has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Yemen.The U.N. spokesperson's office in an email said the council will hold a closed session on Sunday afternoon
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46 killed, 100 injured in suicide attacks on 2 Yemen mosques
World | Mar 20, 2015, 06:40 PM ISTAden, Yemen: Triple suicide bombers hit a pair of mosques crowded with worshippers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Friday, killing 46 and injuring 100 others, according to medical officials. The attackers targeted mosques controlled
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FIFA moves Pakistan-Yemen World Cup qualifier to Bahrain
Football | Mar 18, 2015, 11:25 PM ISTZurich: Pakistan's home World Cup qualifying match against Yemen has been moved to Bahrain after it was postponed because of deadly bombings in Lahore.FIFA says the kickoff time next Monday, and stadium venue in Manama
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Al Qaeda kills five soldiers in Yemen
World | Mar 09, 2015, 02:48 PM ISTSanaa: At least five soldiers were killed on Monday when Al Qaeda militants attacked key military positions in Yemen's Abyan province."Dozens of Al Qaeda militants attacked and invaded the headquarters of the 39th Armoured Brigade
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UN Security Council urges parties in Yemen to accelerate talks
World | Feb 26, 2015, 07:22 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to accelerate UN-brokered negotiations and resolve their differences through dialogue, in order to reach consensual agreements and end the current political crisis, Xinhua