Yemen

Reduced sentence for Yemeni man who tried to join Iraq insurgency

Reduced sentence for Yemeni man who tried to join Iraq insurgency

Government, rebels kick off new peace talks in northern Yemen

yemenSana'a, Yemen- A new round of talks between representatives of
Yemeni authorities and Shiite rebels began in the north-western Yemeni
province of Saada on Monday to revive a fragile ceasefire, a senior
negotiator said.

Ali Abu-Hulaiqa, who heads a Yemeni-Qatari committee entrusted with
enforcing a Qatari-sponsored ceasefire deal, said the committee met
with rebel negotiators to set a new timetable for implementing the
agreement.

"We met their (the rebels) representatives and discussed a weekly
procedural agenda," Abu-Hulaiqa told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa by
telephone from Saada, some 230 kilometres north of Sana'a.

Yemen court annuls minister's decree to close opposition paper

yemenSana'a, Yemen - A Yemeni court on Saturday annulled a decree by Information Minister Hassan al-Lawzi

Seven killed as rebels, army resume fighting in northern Yemen

Sana'a, Yemen  -  At least seven people, including three soldiers, were killed in fierce fighting between government forces and Shiite rebels in northern Yemen on Saturday, a day after a bomb attac

Two blasts rock state building in Yemeni capital, no casualties

Sana'a, Yemen - Two explosions rocked a building run by the customs authority in the Yemeni capital Sana'a Wednesday, but no casualties were reported, witnesses and police officials said.

Protester killed in clash with police in southern Yemen

Yemen FlagSana'a, Yemen  - A protester was killed in a clash between police forces and protesters try

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