Amnesty warns Yemen civilians face cluster bombs `minefields`
Unexploded cluster bombs dropped by the Saudi-led coalition on rebel-held northern Yemen have turned areas into "minefields" for civilians, Amnesty International said Monday.
May 23, 2016, 06:06 AM IST16 Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide attack
The tragedy occured when Al Qaeda militants detonated three suicide car bombs at a military base in Yemen`s Hadramout province.
May 12, 2016, 15:44 PM ISTUN envoy urges concessions to save Yemen peace talks
The UN special envoy to Yemen on Monday urged the country`s warring parties to make concessions to save peace talks aimed at ending a devastating 13-month war.
May 09, 2016, 12:30 PM ISTNo proof whether 41 Indians held by ISIS in Iraq, Yemen are dead or alive: General V K Singh
Those held hostage by ISIS, 40 are from Punjab while one person is from Kerala. The minister, however, said that there is no “adverse” report about them.
May 08, 2016, 19:09 PM ISTUS sends troops to Yemen, steps up anti-Qaeda strikes
The Pentagon acknowledged for the first time Friday it has deployed US troops to Yemen since the country`s collapse last year to bolster government and Arab coalition forces battling Al-Qaeda.
May 07, 2016, 15:12 PM ISTGunmen kill prison chief in Yemen's Aden
Gunmen on Friday killed the chief of the main prison in Yemen's southern port city of Aden where jihadists remain active, a security source said.
May 06, 2016, 23:43 PM ISTSix dead in Yemen market bombing
A bomb exploded toS in a qat market in Yemen's loyalist-held city of Marib, killing three civilians and three soldiers and wounding several others, a local official said.
May 06, 2016, 23:34 PM ISTUN Yemen envoy bids to revive troubled peace talks
The UN envoy has met delegates of Yemen`s warring parties separately in a bid to restart peace negotiations after a protest walkout by the government, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
May 03, 2016, 15:01 PM ISTKashmir issue must be resolved under UN resolutions: Pakistan's Aziz
Pakistan Prime Minister`s Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz on Thursday said Pakistan remains fully committed to the objective of lasting peace.
Apr 29, 2016, 13:58 PM ISTYemen suicide bomber targets Aden police chief
A suicide bomber targeted the police chief of Yemen`s second city Aden on Thursday in the latest attack against senior officials in the base of the Saudi-backed government, a security official said.
Apr 28, 2016, 14:42 PM ISTYemen to explore Bengal to increase bilateral trade with India
Yemen is exploring the advantages and strengths of India's West Bengal state to increase trade between the two countries, a Yemeni diplomat said on Tuesday.
Apr 26, 2016, 22:27 PM ISTYemen govt forces retake key port city from Qaeda
Yemeni troops have recaptured a key port city from al Qaeda militants who held it for a year, in what a Saudi-led coalition hailed Monday as a major victory in which over 800 jihadists were killed.
Apr 25, 2016, 23:35 PM IST800 al Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen anti-jihad offensive: Arab coalition
More than 800 members of al Qaeda were killed in a military offensive against the group in the south of Yemen, the Saudi-led Arab coalition operating in the country said Monday.
Apr 25, 2016, 07:39 AM ISTYemen govt troops retake key Qaeda-held city: Army
Yemeni troops backed by air power from a Saudi-led coalition on Sunday recaptured a southeastern provincial capital held by al Qaeda for the past year, a military officer told AFP.
Apr 25, 2016, 00:20 AM ISTYemen launches southern operation against Qaeda militants
Yemeni forces backed by air power from the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched an operation on Saturday to drive al Qaeda fighters out of a southern provincial capital, military officials said.
Apr 23, 2016, 22:47 PM ISTUN says Yemen peace talks atmosphere shows progress
Yemen`s warring factions held their first direct talks in a UN backed peace process on Friday and will meet again despite failing to agree on an agenda, participants said.
Apr 23, 2016, 02:07 AM ISTUN hails constructive Yemen talks, urges halt to air war
The UN envoy hailed a "constructive" first full day of Yemen peace talks on Friday but called for a halt to air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition and missile fire by Iran-backed rebels.
Apr 23, 2016, 00:12 AM ISTUN sponsored Yemen peace talks begin in Kuwait
Talks aimed at ending Yemen`s war opened in Kuwait on Thursday, with Kuwait`s top diplomat appealing to both sides to "turn war into peace" after more than a year of conflict which has killed more than 6,200 people and caused a humanitarian crisis.
Apr 22, 2016, 02:35 AM ISTYemen delegations pledge to leave for peace talks in Kuwait
Members of warring Yemeni factions who had stayed in the capital Sanaa two days past the start date of United Nations-backed peace talks announced they would travel to the negotiations in Kuwait on Wednesday, saving the process from impending collapse.
Apr 20, 2016, 05:48 AM ISTUN says Yemen talks delayed, urges rebels to join
Peace talks between Yemen`s warring parties due to begin in Kuwait on Monday have been delayed, UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said, urging the country`s rebels to take part.
Apr 18, 2016, 18:09 PM IST