Latest in Tag: Ali Abdullah Saleh Highlight
Latest in Tag: Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen: a country ruined by all parties
Humanitarian situation worsening in years of war fuelled by Muslim powers over Middle East control, with no prospect for victories
Ali Abdallah Saleh: The death of Yemen’s strong man
Yemen’s former president and rebel leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was assassinated in the area of Khawlan in the capital Sanaa as he was fleeing Houthi rebels. His envoy was ambushed with an RPG rocket and he was then reportedly assassinated by gunfire. Some of his aides were killed, while others were injured. The strongman of …
Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh reportedly killed in clashes
Sources from Saleh’s party told Al-Arabiya he was killed by sniper fire
After Yemen shootings of Red Cross workers, 28 dead in Sanaa mosque bombings
Attacks in Yemen’s capital have left 28 people dead and 75 wounded, after a double blast at a mosque
Geneva talks on Yemen to proceed minus Hadi
Peace talks to start on Thursday despite continued fighting
Coalition resumes Yemen airstrikes
Tensions also rising at sea, as Iranian aid vessel approaches Yemen waters
Coalition blockade ‘in violation of the laws of war’: HRW
Yemeni healthcare about to collapse; Moroccan fighter jet “missing” after air strike
Senegal pledges support, Yemen faces worsening humanitarian crisis
Recent airstrikes rendered Sana’a airport useless, cutting off one of last remaining lifelines to central Yemen
Yemen air strikes, fierce fighting continue during first talks
Representatives of former Yemeni President Saleh held talks in Cairo and Riyadh, amid continued fighting in Yemen
Key figures’ speeches reveal irreconcilable differences in Yemen conflict
In speeches by former president Saleh and Al-Houthi on Sunday, peace seems low priority
Heavy fighting in Aden, Houthis abduct leading opposition figures
Rebel militias advance towards port of Aden, thwart opposition by kidnapping senior Islah Party officials
Yemen’s Hadi committed to transition deal
The transition deal was signed after months of anti-government protests and deadly clashes between pro- and anti-Saleh troops
Militants target Yemen minister
Yemeni transport minister escapes assassination attempt
Yemeni Republican Guard protest outside Defence Ministry
Members of Yemen’s Republican Guard surrounded the Defence Ministry in protest on Friday. Under fears that the guardsmen would storm the ministry, tanks were sent to quell the protests. The Republican Guard is an elite fighting force led by Ahmed Saleh, the son of ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh. AP reported that threats to remove …
Ousted leader undermining Al-Qaeda fight, say Yemenis
By Ahmed Al-Haj and Aya Batrawy / AP SANAA: It was a stunning attack by Al-Qaeda in a country that is one of the world’s hottest fronts against the terror group. Insurgents rampaged through an army camp in southern Yemen before dawn, catching soldiers asleep and killing more than 180. Amid the turmoil, the defense …
Yemen’s Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
By AFP SANAA: Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down after 33 years at the helm on Tuesday at a ceremony at the presidential palace in Sanaa, formally handing power to his deputy, Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi. “I hand over the banner of the revolution, of the republic, of freedom, of security and of stability… to safe …
High turnout in Yemen vote that ends Saleh rule
By Acil Tabbara / AFP SANAA: Yemeni electoral officials on Wednesday hailed a high turnout in a landmark vote that ended President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year rule, despite boycott calls in the south where violence marred polling. Turnout in Tuesday’s vote for Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, the only candidate on the ballot, reached 60 percent …
President Saleh returns to Yemen, calls for ceasefire
SANAA: President Ali Abdullah Saleh unexpectedly returned to Yemen on Friday after three months in Saudi Arabia, calling for a ceasefire between his supporters and opponents after five days of fierce fighting in the capital. Saleh’s reappearance raised big questions over the future of the fractious Arabian Peninsula state, which has been paralyzed by protests …