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Houthi Rebels Shoot Down Saudi-led coalition Drone
The Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in the Yemeni conflict in March 2015 to support Hadi's government.
Over 60 fighters killed in clashes in Yemen’s Marib – AFP
The United Nations has warned of a potential humanitarian disaster if the fight for Marib continues, saying it has put "millions of civilians at risk".
Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone, missiles: media
RIYADH, Aug. 13 : Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen intercepted on Thursday a bomb-laden drone…
UK Minister to press Saudi Arabia on human rights
Four-fifths of the Yemeni population -- 24 million people -- are in need of humanitarian assistance or protection, including ten million who rely on food aid to survive.
9 Indian fishermen who escaped from Yemen set to go home
According to officials, the nine fishermen had left in December last year and reached Yemen, but their employer treated them badly.
Saudi-led coalition launches airstrike in Yemen
Aden, Aug 11 The Saudi Arabia-led coalition on Sunday launched an airstrike on a military site in Yemen’s…
Saudi Arabia wants no war, ready to deal with threat: Crown Prince
Riyadh, June 16 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud said on Sunday that his country wants…
US Senate fails to override Trump’s veto on Yemen
Washington, May 3 The US Senate has failed to override the veto of President Donald Trump regarding a…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels withdrawing from Hodeida
Sana’a, Dec 29 : Yemeni Houthi rebels began withdrawing from the strategic port city of Al Hodeida under…
Rebuking Trump, Senators bring resolution to end US role in Yemen
Washington, Nov 29 : The US Senate has issued a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump, easily advancing…
Saudi Arabia to purchase 400 laser-guided missiles from Spain
Madrid, Sep 13 Spain’s Socialist government on Thursday said it would go ahead with the sale of 400…
Mattis discusses Yemen and Qatar crisis with Oman’s Sultan
US Secretary of Defence Mattis discusses Yemen and Qatar crisis with Oman’s SultanSecretary of Defense James N. Mattis…
15 soldiers killed in Yemen car bombing
Aden, Jan 30: Fifteen newly-recruited Yemeni soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing at a military checkpoint in…
Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile fired from Yemen
Riyadh, Jan 17: Saudi air force intercepted on Tuesday a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen targeting…
Trump’s antagonistic strategy towards Iran
The Trump administration’s incomprehensible Middle East strategy will unleash more conflicts and create shia-Sunni divide. With the release…
Mattis prefers to deal diplomatically with Iran
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has indicated that Trump administration is keen to deal with Iran through a…
Trump should avoid bringing chaos in Middle East
US President Donald Trump has formed an alliance with Saudi Arabia and Israel to counter Iran’s rise in…
Yemen govt to grant amnesty to those who cut ties with Houthi rebels
Yemen’s internationally-recognised government said Monday it would grant amnesty to anyone who cuts ties with Huthi rebels, after…
40 killed in Yemen in fighting between rebel factions
Sanaa, Dec 2: At least 40 persons, including civilians, died and dozens were wounded on Saturday here in the…
Have credible evidence of Iran’s role in missile attack: Saudi envoy
Saudi Ambassador to India Saud Al-Sati has said that his country has “credible evidence” that Iran was behind…
Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil arrives in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 28: Kerala priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was recently, who was rescued earlier this month from an…
Rescued Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil to reach India on September 28
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 22: Freed Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, who was rescued earlier this month from Yemen, will arrive…
No ransom paid for release of Father Tom, says V K Singh
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 13: Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. V.K. Singh on Wednesday said no ransom was paid…
Abducted Kerala Catholic priest rescued in Yemen
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Sep 12: Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, abducted by terrorists in Aden in March last year, has…
17 killed in clashes near Yemeni-Saudi border
Sanna, Aug 12: At least 17 fighters were killed from both pro and anti-government forces in a fierce battle…
Qatar-Gulf crisis: Kuwait, Turkey’s Erdogan mediate
On May 23 Online footage of Qatari state television’s nightly newscast from Tuesday showing clips of Sheikh Tamim…
Seven nations isolate Qatar for supporting terrorism
Dubai, June 5: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, the UAE and the Maldives on Monday severed diplomatic ties…
Kidnapped Indian priest in Yemen pleads again for help
Aden, May 9: An Indian priest from Kerala, who was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Yemen last year,…
45,000 Yemenis displaced by battles around Mokha: UN
Yemen, the only country in the Arabian Peninsula which is signatory to the Refugee Convention, is also home to 278,000 refugees from nearby countries including Somalia and Ethiopia, according to the UNHCR.
32 die in suicide attack in Yemen
Aden, Dec 18 : Thirty-two pro-government soldiers were killed and several injured when a suicide attacker struck their gathering…
Over 150 killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen
At least 155 people were killed in Saudi-led airstrikes that hit a funeral home in Yemen’s capital of…
UN says 180 civilians killed in 1 month in Yemen conflict
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday expressed “deep concern” over increasing attacks…
Sushma assures help to sick Indian sailor at Yemen
New Delhi, Sep 19: One More time showing the gesture of kind-hearted woman, the Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma…
Yemen survivor Sister Sally meets Sushma
Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Sally, who was evacuated out of Yemen earlier this year by the Indian…
Doctors Without Borders leaves Yemen after Saudi led airstrikes
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has decided to evacuate its staff from six hospitals in Yemen after the latest…
Six women killed in coalition airstrikes in Yemen
At least six women have been killed in airstrikes by the Saudi-led military coalition, officials said on Thursday.…
Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen capital resume:15 Civilians killed
At least 15 workers of a food factory including six women, were killed and eight wounded in a…
Suicide bomber detonates explosive-laden car, 10 killed
Aden, Aug 8: At least 10 pro-government soldiers were hacked to death and more than 18 others injured…
US drone attack in Yemen kills 4 Al Qaeda terrorists
A US drone strike targeted suspected militants of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda offshoot at a checkpoint in Yemen’s…
Yemen govt team quits talks until rebels accept agreement
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi announced that Yemeni government negotiators decided on Monday to leave Kuwait where peace…
Houthi’s form Supreme Council to govern Yemen
Iran-backed Shia Houthi rebels and the General People’s Congress party of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh formed a…
Double car bomb attack near Aden airport, 4 killed
At least 4 people killed in double car bomb attack targeting a military base near Aden airport in…
At least 55 people killed in renewed clashes across Yemen
Two days of fierce clashes in areas across the provinces of Taiz, Bayda and Marib between Shiite rebels…
Al-Qaida pull out of 2 cities east of Yemen’s Aden port
Militants of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda offshoot agreed on Thursday to withdraw from two strategic southern Yemeni towns without…
Nine Guantanamo Bay detainees moved to Saudi Arabia
The US Defence Department said nine detainees had been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Saudi…
ISIS claims suicide blasts at Yemen checkpoints; 26 dead
Three suicide attacks srruck checkpoints of Yemen’s temporary capital of Aden on Friday evening, leaving 25 people killed…
Yemen terror attack: Indian nun among four Missionaries of Charity sisters killed
An Indian nun among four nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, were killed by unidentified gunmen at a…
Four Indian nurses among 17 killed in Yemen
Unknown gunmen attacked a care home for the elderly in Yemen’s southern port city Aden, killing 17 people…
Drone strike kills IS leader in Yemen
The leader of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Yemen was killed in a drone strike on Thursday,…
Saudi air strikes result in massive destruction in Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s attempt to defeat Houthi insurgents in Yemen is resulting in widespread destruction as 2,700 civilians have…