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Yemen parties agree on `just solution` for south

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 10:03

Yemeni political parties have signed a document pledging a "just solution" that would grant some autonomy to the south in the face of secessionist demands, state news agency Saba reported.

Yemen agrees on new political map

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 00:50

United Nations envoy to Yemen said on Tuesday that the country`s political representatives have signed an agreement that draws a new political map for Yemen.

Three killed in south Yemen clashes

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 23:46

Two Yemeni policemen and a civilian were killed on Monday in a gunfight in the southern city of Daleh, security sources and witnesses said.

Yemen jails Qaeda suspect for three years

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 00:06

A Yemeni court on Sunday sentenced a suspected member of jihadist network al Qaeda to three years in prison for taking part in attacks in the capital Sanaa, state media reported.

Al Qaeda apologises for deadly Yemen hospital attack

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 22:15

A deadly Al Qaeda attack this month on a Yemeni defence ministry hospital was a mistake, a top jihadist commander has said.

`Sectarian` clashes kill nine in northern Yemen

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 19:19

Huthi rebels have been battling the Sanaa government for nearly a decade in the remote Saada province, but the outbreak of fighting with Sunni militants has deepened the sectarian dimension of the unrest.

Yemen vote on ban unlikely to end US drone strikes: Experts

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:52

Yemen`s Parliament has voted for a ban on drone strikes, but experts said Monday lawmakers have limited powers and their vote is unlikely to impact Washington`s bid to crush al Qaeda militants.

Yemen Parliament bans drone attacks: Report

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 02:12

Yemen`s parliament passed today a law banning drone strikes, a media report said, days after one such attack reportedly hit a wedding motorcade and killed civilians.

Assailants stab Japan diplomat in Yemen: Embassy

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:47

Assailants on Sunday stabbed a Japanese diplomat in Yemen as he drove his car in the capital Sanaa, scene of a recent spate of attacks on foreigners, the embassy said.

Sectarian clashes kill at least 40 in Yemen

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:51

Ultraconservative Sunni Muslim militants and rebels belonging to a branch of Shiite Islam battled each other in northern Yemen.

Drone strike in Yemen killed 17, mostly civilians

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 02:24

A drone strike on a wedding convoy in Yemen killed 17 people, mostly civilians, medical and security sources said on Friday, adding grist to mounting criticism of the US drone war.

Saudi top cleric calls suicide bombers `criminals`

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 00:27

Saudi Arabia`s grand mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh branded suicide bombers as "criminals" who will go to "hell," a local daily reported on Thursday.