Sporadic fighting mars first day of cease-fire in Yemen
A UN-brokered cease-fire was mostly holding across war-torn Yemen today except in the besieged city of Taiz where shelling killed at least one person and wounded five, according to residents.
Apr 11, 2016, 20:04 PM IST
Clashes erupt in Yemen hours before planned truce
Fighting broke out north of Yemen`s capital and in the centre of the country on Sunday, killing more than 20 people, hours before a planned halt to the fighting aimed at facilitating talks to end the year-long war.
Apr 11, 2016, 00:00 AM IST
Suspected US air strikes in Yemen kill 14 militants: Residents, medics
Air raids killed 14 men suspected of belonging to al Qaeda in southern Yemen on Sunday, medics and local residents said, in one of the largest US-led assaults on the group since a civil war broke out a year ago.
Mar 28, 2016, 08:39 AM IST
Two Indians among three killed in missile attack in Saudi Arabia
The shelling last evening killed two Indian workers and one Saudi citizen, a civil defence spokesman was quoted as saying by the state-run SPA news agency.
Dec 20, 2015, 17:57 PM IST
Clashes in Yemen ahead of planned truce, peace talks
Fighting raged in Yemen on Tuesday before the start of a planned ceasefire called by the Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-backed rebels, as warring parties prepared for UN-brokered peace talks in Switzerland.
Dec 15, 2015, 14:47 PM IST
Aid agency says 1 of its Yemen facilities hit by airstrike
A small medical facility run by Doctors Without Borders in the northern Yemeni province of Saada was destroyed by two airstrikes but there were no casualties, the aid group's chief in Yemen said today.
Oct 28, 2015, 02:01 AM IST
Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen: Ministry
A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia`s border guard have been killed in an attack launched from across the frontier with Yemen, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
No political propaganda during Haj: Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia will not allow any political propaganda during this year's Haj and those trying to violate the pilgrimage's sanctity will be arrested, the crown prince has said apparently referring to attempts to use Islam's holiest site to highlight the situation in strife-torn Syria and Yemen.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:49 PM IST
