The World Health Organization says a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has claimed 1500 lives since April and is suspected of sickening 246,000 people.
According to AP, WHO representative in Yemen Dr. Nevio Zagaria said in a news (...)
A Houthi-run court has sentenced to death Yahya Al-Jubaihi, who was abducted from in front of his house in Sanaa last September.
Yemeni sources said the court ruled to execute Al-Jubaihi, for fabricated and forged accusations.
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A Yemeni military source announced here today the formation of new military brigades, calling on pro-legitimacy military units to join the new formations.
Meanwhile, authenticated press sources reported that hundreds of soldiers and officers arrived (...)
The Yemen News Agency 'SABA' Launched today its new news site to publish all news and events related to the Yemeni affairs.
The agency called upon all Yemeni citizens at home and abroad, and Arab and international agencies and various news media to (...)
Yemeni Reform Party announced its support for the Determination Storm being carried out by the Arab coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the request of Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
In a statement issued yesterday, the party (...)
Yemen tribal leader and leading member of the Reform Party Hamid al-Ahmar deeply thanked 'the Gulf Cooperation Council and the international coalition, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for their support of the Yemeni people in this difficult (...)
Houthis seized control of Yemen News Agency (Saba) and Yemeni Official Television. This was announced by Yemeni Information Minister Nadia Al-Saqqaf via her Twitter's personal account.
Al-Saqqaf said: 'Yemeni Official TV Satellite Channel and Saba (...)
Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lauded the steps taken by Yemeni government in terms of implementing the political settlement arrangement based on the GCC initiative and its executive (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was unanimously chosen by the Arab Justice Ministers Council as honorary President of the council.
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice Abdullatif bin Abdulrahman Al-Harthi, who is also member of the Higher Judiciary (...)
Saudi Deputy Chief of Diplomatic Mission in Sanaa Bandar Al-Otaibi confirmed Saudi Arabia's keenness on continuing the provision of necessary support to push the situations in Yemen towards the required stability.
This came in an expanded meeting (...)
The Saudi medical team, led by Dr. Hamid bin Hamad Al-Omran, left Yemen today after a two-week visit during which they performed 270 surgical cardiac operations for children, including 12 rare operations to correct heart complications.
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At least 30 people were killed and 40 others wounded in a suicide bombing in southern Abyan province, Yemen.
Yemen News Agency 'SABA' quoted an official source in the province as saying that a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral ceremony (...)
At least 10 people were killed in a large explosion, believed to be a suicide bombing, at the Yemeni police academy in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, medics and a police source said.
The police source said the blast took place as cadets were (...)
Several Saudi and Yemeni officials have strongly condemned the kidnapping of Abdullah Al-Khalidi, Saudi Vice Consul in Yemen, describing it as a terrorist crime.
Al-Khalidi was seized outside his residence in Aden on March 28.
A suspected Al-Qaeda (...)
A car bomb outside the gate of a presidential compound in southern Yemen killed at least 25 people hours after the country's new president was formally inaugurated and vowed to fight al-Qaida, according to AP.
A security official said the attack in (...)
President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh reiterated here today commitment to the initiative sponsored by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries.
During a meeting with Yemeni Ministers of the Ministries of Defense, Interior as well as (...)
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi met here today U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, Gerald Feierstein.
During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and areas of joint cooperation as well as the latest (...)
An official source at Yemeni Defense Ministry rejected on Friday allegations of Houthi rebels that Al-Tamthelah military post had engaged in an attack on demonstrators in Harf Sufyan district in I'mran governorate.
'Saba' News Agency quoted the (...)
Yemen has evacuated 6,000 of its nationals out of 30,000 Yemeni nationals, mostly students studying in all Egyptian governorates. A statement issued today by Yemeni Airline said the evacuation of Yemeni nationals from Egypt was undertaken from all (...)
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Yemen's opposition to respond constructively to the initiative of President Ali Abdullah Saleh 'to resolve differences through dialogue and negotiation.'
The U.S. embassy in Sanaa on its website said that (...)
President Ali Abdullah Saleh Saturday evening received a delegation of Saudi businessmen and investors.
Saleh expressed appreciation for the directives of the King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to Saudi businessmen and investors to (...)
The Saudi medical team from King Abdulaziz University concluded a visit to Hadramout Province on Saturday following a field tour to be briefed on the development of dengue fever pandemic that swept recently the province. Dr. Tariq Ahmed Madani, (...)
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen announced Saturday the start of a Saudi-funded project for installing pipelines carrying desalinated water from Mokha Port on the Red Sea coast to Taiz City and Ibb Governorate. The $220 million cost of the (...)
Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, the Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for Military Affairs, was at the frontlines when Yahya Abdullah Amir Al-Khuza'i, a Saudi soldier was returned Monday to his homeland by the (...)
The seventh meeting of the Saudi-Yemeni technical team will be held in Sana'a on June 6-8. It will be co-chaired by Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry Ministry for foreign affairs Abdullah Al-Hamoudi and the Undersecretary of the Yemeni (...)