Islamabad, Oct 8: Pakistan has contacted governments of Saudi Arabia and Yemen for the repatriation of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's three wives and their children, according to media reports.The development came after a
Oslo, Oct 7: The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to three women - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their work on women's
Sanaa, Yemen, Oct 2 : Al-Qaida's branch remains a powerful threat in this deeply unstable nation, even after a U.S. drone strike that eliminated three of its key figures. Its military leadership remains intact and
Sanaa, Yemen, Sept 30: The heavy black beard spoke of Islamic piety, the fashionable wire-rim glasses of Western style.Anwar al-Awlaki, American-born, a gifted Muslim preacher and savvy Internet operator, became a powerful al-Qaida tool for
Sanaa, Sept 24: At least 40 people, among them dissident soldiers, were killed in violence that rocked Yemen's capital today, an activist from the protest organising committee told AFP.“More than 40 people were killed on
Sanaa, Yemen, Sept 21: The grim prospect of civil war in Yemen has drawn closer as mutinous soldiers have become more deeply involved in a rapidly spreading battle against regime forces for control of the
Sanaa, Yemen, Sept 20: Thousands of protesters backed by military defectors seized a base of the elite Republican Guards, weakening the control of Yemen's embattled president over this poor, fractured Arab nation.His forces fired on
London, Aug 15: When 80-year-old Margaret Eastham in Lancashire picked up the black-and-white card delivered by the postman, she was stunned to read who it was from.The cheery message was from her sister-in-law, Dorothy, who
Newcastle, Australia, June 23 : Striker Jason Hoffman scored a hat trick to lead Australia into the next phase of 2012 London Olympic qualifying with a commanding 4-0 win over Yemen on Thursday.Australia advanced to
Sanaa, Yemen, Jun 7: Clashes have killed a total of 19 people, including three children, in two Yemeni provinces, military and medical officials said Tuesday, signaling no respite to the violence in the poor Arab
New Delhi, June 7: Concerned over poor response to its plea to leave clash-hit Yemen, India today made a fresh appeal to its nationals to leave the poor Arab nation by any available commercial means.“All
Sanaa, June 3: Yemen's prime minister and parliament speaker were wounded when shells smashed into a mosque in the presidential compound today, as fighting that has killed scores of people in north Sanaa spread to
Sanaa, Jun 3 : Thousands of tribesmen threatened to descend on Yemen's capital to join the battle against forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh as the country slid deeper into an all-out fight for
Sanaa, June 1: Republican Guard shelling and pre-dawn street battles between government forces and rival tribal fighters killed at least 41 people in the capital today.There were growing signs of disarray in beleaguered President Ali
Yemen, May 29: Yemeni military officials say hundreds of Islamic militants have tightened their grip on a southern town two days after seizing banks and government offices there.Critics accused embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh of
Sanaa (Yemen), May 29: A Yemeni rights activist says a brigade of the powerful Republican Guard run by the son of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has defected to the opposition in a southern province.It's
Islamabad, May 7: Trying to piece together Osama bin Laden's life prior to the US raid that killed him, Pakistani sleuths today focussed on Haripur district in the country's northwest after his Yemeni widow said
Sanaa (Yemen), Apr 25: Deep divisions within Yemen's opposition appeared to doom an Arab proposal for the president to step down within a month, raising the prospect of more bloodshed and instability in a nation
Sanaa, Apr 19 : Three people were shot dead in Yemen today—one a passer-by—as security forces opened fire to disperse protesters calling for the ouster of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh.The latest killings came as
Sanaa (Yemen), Apr 5: Tribesmen loyal to Yemen's embattled president on Tuesday clashed with a group of soldiers whose commander has sided with the opposition, and the fighting in a suburb of the capital Sanaa
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