Yemen

Arab League chief kicks off tour to mend inter-Arab rifts

 Arab League chief kicks off tour to mend inter-Arab riftsSana'a, Yemen  - Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa paid a brief visit to Sana'a on Saturday in the first leg of a tour aimed at healing the rifts among Arab states exposed by the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Moussa held talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on "efforts to achieve inter-Arab reconciliation and solidarity," Yemen's state news agency Saba reported.

Arab League chief kicks off tour to mend inter-Arab rifts

Arab League chief kicks off tour to mend inter-Arab rifts Sana'a, Yemen  - Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa made a brief visit to Sana'a on Saturday in the first leg of a tour aimed at healing the rifts among Arab states exposed by the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Moussa held talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on "efforts to achieve inter-Arab reconciliation and solidarity," Yemen's state news agency Saba reported.

Yemen's Saleh urges tribes to back state's fight against terrorism

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah SalehMarib, Yemen  - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday called on tribesmen in three desert provinces to help security forces in hunting down terrorists in their remote areas.

"Fight terrorism, and expel the saboteurs, otherwise I am able to get them," Saleh told tribal chieftains he met after attending a military manoeuvre in the north-central province of Marib.

Yemen detains three suspects in anti-terror clampdown

Yemen detains three suspects in anti-terror clampdown Sanaa  - Yemeni security forces arrested three suspects, including A Kuwaiti national, in a crackdown on militant groups linked to terror acts, official sources said Friday.

The Interior Ministry said in a brief statement that the three suspects, aged between 20 and 25, were captured in the north-central province of Marib.

The two-line statement said one of the suspects was an Arab man, without giving further details. A Defence Ministry online newspaper said the non-Yemeni suspect was a Kuwaiti national.

Gunmen open fire outside US embassy in Yemen

Gunmen open fire outside US embassy in Yemen Sana'a, Yemen - Unide

US embassy in Yemen receives threat, security stepped up

US Sana'a- Yemen The US embassy in Sana'a said on Monday it had received a threat of "possible attack" against its compound and asked US citizens in Yemen to exercise caution.

"The US embassy has received a threat against the embassy compound regarding a possible attack which could take place in the foreseeable future," the embassy said in a message posted on its web site.

"US citizens in Yemen are advised to exercise caution and take prudent security measures in all areas frequented by Westerners," the message read.

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