Election Season: Yemen’s Only Candidate Starts Campaigning
Election Season: Yemen’s Only Candidate Starts Campaigning | US-backed general asks for help in ‘noble task’ of running unopposed
55 Killed in Latest Round of Sectarian Clashes in Northern Yemen
55 Killed in Latest Round of Sectarian Clashes in Northern Yemen | Shi’ite Houthis reinforce as battle grows with Salafist tribes
US Drone Strike Kills At Least 12 in Yemen
US Drone Strike Kills At Least 12 in Yemen | One ‘wanted militant’ slain, rest termed ‘al-Qaeda’
46 Killed in Sectarian Clashes in Northern Yemen
46 Killed in Sectarian Clashes in Northern Yemen | Salafists report fighting with Houthi secessionists
Saleh Leaves Yemen, But Fight for Reform Goes On
Although outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal to step down and is coming to the United States, many in the opposition movement are skeptical that they’ve seen the last of him. The longtime U.S. ally has faced almost a year of protest against his rule, which was met with terrible violence [...]
Yemen Promises Elections Will Occur as Scheduled
Yemeni officials on Tuesday dismissed rumors that next month’s presidential elections in Yemen would be delayed, after the foreign minister said this week that the unrest is making the election date “too difficult.” Vice President Abdurabu Hadi, the military strongman set to replace longstanding dictator and U.S. ally Ali Abdullah Saleh in early elections on February [...]
US Pushes Yemen Not to Delay Presidential Election
US Pushes Yemen Not to Delay Presidential Election | Clinton: Saleh failing to live up to pledges
Yemen Opposition Accuses Saleh of Allowing al-Qaeda to Seize Town
Opposition groups in Yemen have accused contested President Ali Abdullah Saleh of allowing al-Qaeda militants to seize the town of Radaa, who later broke into its jail and freed more than 200 prisoners. About 250 militants stormed Radaa, according to reports on the ground, and the prisoners released were given weapons and joined the militants. At [...]
Al-Qaeda Captures Yemeni Town of Radda
Al-Qaeda Captures Yemeni Town of Radda | Little resistance as ancient citadel captured
Sectarian Violence in North as Yemeni Govt Issues Ultimatum
Sectarian Violence in North as Yemeni Govt Issues Ultimatum | Demands rivals remove barricades in two days
