Yemen

Yemen,  Located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula. The coastline stretches for about 2,000 kilometres. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel to the south, and the Arabian Sea and Oman to the east.

Yemen’s territory encompasses more than 200 islands, including Socotra, one of the largest islands in the Middle East. Yemen is a member of the Arab League, United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

At least 78 killed in stampede for donations in Yemen

At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in Yemen as hundreds gathered in… Read More

Saudis among scores of Yemen war prisoners freed in swap

SANAA, Yeman: Scores of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed on Saturday as part… Read More

Saudi, Omani envoys land in Yemen for talks with Houthi leaders

Saudi and Omani delegations arrived in Yemen's capital Sanaa, Houthi-run media said on Sunday, to… Read More

10 soldiers killed in Yemen fighting despite peace efforts

DUBAI: At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told… Read More

Yemen warring parties reach prisoner swap deal: Huthis

DUBAI: Yemen's Huthi rebels and the internationally recognised government have reached a prisoner swap deal… Read More

Four Yemeni soldiers killed in clashes with rebels: army official

DUBAI: At least four Yemeni soldiers have been killed in clashes with Iran-backed Huthi rebels… Read More

Missiles, drones paraded in Yemen capital on rebel anniversary

LONDON: Thousands of troops paraded in Sanaa as Yemen's Huthi rebels marked the eighth anniversary… Read More

10 Yemen soldiers killed in ‘dangerous escalation’: government

DUBAI: Ten Yemeni soldiers were killed in an overnight rebel attack near the blockaded city… Read More

Yemen’s warring parties renew truce for two months: UN

DUBAI: Yemen's warring parties agreed to extend a four-month long truce just hours before it… Read More

Houthis sentence model Entisar al-Hammadi to five years in prison

Yemen's Houthi movement has sentenced a model to five years in prison over "drug abuse"… Read More

After fleeing fighting in Marib, displaced Yemenis await help

Iman Saleh Ali and her family left al-Jubah in the dead of night with only… Read More

150 Houthis killed in Yemen strikes: Saudi-led coalition

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Monday it had killed 150 Houthis near the strategic… Read More

Danger and demons: Yemen’s mysterious ‘Well of Hell’

Surrounded in mystery and tales of demons, the Well of Barhout in Yemen's east --… Read More

Yemeni conjoined twins to shortly fly to Riyadh for medical examination

King Salman ordered speedy & direct transfer for the twins and their parents from Yemen… Read More

At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year

The warnings come nearly six years after the outbreak of war that rendered 80% of… Read More

Yemeni boy, ravaged by hunger, weighs 7 kg

Faid weighs only 7 kg (just over 15 lb) and his tiny, fragile frame takes… Read More

Five women killed, children wounded in Yemen wedding hall blast

Five women were killed and children were among the wounded when a projectile exploded at… Read More

Aden airport blasts kill 26 as Yemen govt plane arrives

Loud blasts and gunfire were heard at the airport shortly after the plane arrived from… Read More

UN chief says Yemen in imminent danger of famine

Aid workers have raised fears that if Washington designates the Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization… Read More

Saudi Arabia seeks buffer zone with Yemen in return for ceasefire

If a deal is struck, it would mark the biggest breakthrough in efforts to reach… Read More