Yemen’s young people, who began holding anti-government protests outside of Sanaa University five months ago, have lost control of the cause they started.... Read more»
The United States has sent an FBI forensics team to Yemen to investigate the attack on the compound of President Ali Abdullah Saleh that seriously injured the president, forcing him to leave the country last week.... Read more»
An attack on Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s compound Friday severely injured the defiant leader, leaving him with burns on 40 percent of his body and a collapsed lung. Anti-government protesters cheered Saleh’s departure to Saudi Arabia and many hoped he would not come back. (with video)... Read more»
President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left Yemen to seek medical treatment in Saudi Arabia after being injured in an attack on his palace, with news of his departure sparking celebrations among demonstrators in the cities of Sanaa and Taiz.... Read more»
The health of injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh remains uncertain, with Yemeni and Saudi officials denying that he was taken to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment.... Read more»
In what appears to be an assassination attempt, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded Friday when opposition forces shelled his presidential compound.... Read more»
Clashes between forces loyal to the Yemeni regime and opposition fighters from a key tribe continued in Sanaa on Thursday, as the country reportedly moved closer to outright civil war. (with video)... Read more»
At least 39 people have died in clashes on the streets of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, after a cease-fire between tribesmen and security forces collapsed.... Read more»
Security forces in Yemen killed at least 20 protesters when they crushed a demonstration in the southern city of Taiz, protest organizers said.... Read more»
The armed men are said to be members of an Al-Qaeda group. Critics of President Ali Abdullah Saleh say he may have purposely let Zinjibar fall in order to distract from the continuing protests against his rule.... Read more»
As fighting rages for a fourth day between anti-government tribesmen and forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, thousands of peaceful demonstrators camped out in front of Sanaa University, now sleeping amid the light of explosions and the crack of gunfire, are contemplating their next move.... Read more»
Government forces shelled the neighborhood where a prominent anti-governement tribal leader lived on Tuesday, escalating a conflict in the capital that began yesterday and that could plunge the country into civil war. (with video)... Read more»
More than ever, Yemen looks headed for civil war. Clashes erupted between anti-government tribesmen and loyalist military forces here on Monday, a day after Yemen’s embattled president backed out of a deal to transfer power.... Read more»
A mob of gunmen loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh trapped the American, British, European Union ambassadors, as well as the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, for hours inside a diplomatic compound.... Read more»
Despite increased violence against protesters and rising tensions, the international community remains hopeful that Yemen can achieve a peaceful transfer of power.... Read more»
Of the 162 demonstrators killed since the protests began in Yemen three months ago, the vast majority have been young men in their early 20s, some in their teens.... Read more»
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