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Gunmen kill leading figure in Yemeni Shi`ite Muslim group

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 13:54

Unknown assailants shot and killed a leader of the Yemeni Shi`ite Muslim Houthi group in Sanaa on Tuesday while he was on his way to attend reconciliation talks in the Yemeni capital, officials at the talks said.

Iran diplomat fatally wounded in Yemen shooting: Medic

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 21:09

An Iranian diplomat was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting outside the ambassador`s residence in the Yemeni capital Saturday, the third attack on embassy personnel in recent months, a medic said.

13 killed as Yemen troops quell oil pipeline saboteurs

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 07:20

At least 13 people were killed in clashes between Yemeni troops and armed tribal saboteurs who blocked access to repairing the country`s main oil pipeline, officials said on Saturday.

13 killed in Yemen violence

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:53

At least 13 people were killed following clashes between the Yemeni Army and tribal saboteurs who blocked repairs of the country`s main oil pipeline, officials said Saturday.

Yemen: Clashes between military, tribesmen kill 4

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 05:09

A Yemeni security official says clashes between the military and tribesmen over the recurrent sabotage of vital oil pipelines in the south have killed a senior Army officer and three armed tribesmen.

10 soldiers killed in Yemen attack

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 21:03

At least 10 soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked a Yemeni military post in Lahj province Monday, police 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.

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.

Yemen Defence Ministry attacked by militants, at least 52 killed

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 14:01

A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the gate of Yemen`s Defence Ministry on Thursday causing a large number of casualties, a source at the ministry told a news agency.

Airstrikes kill 12 al Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 09:03

The Yemeni Interior Ministry says government airstrikes have killed 12 suspected al Qaeda militants in the country`s south.

Yemen Huthi rebel MP gunned down in Sanaa: Party

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 10:40

An MP who represented Zaidi Shiite rebels known as Huthis at a national dialogue was assassinated today in the Yemeni capital, an official from his group said.

Yemen Sunni Islamists, Shiite rebels cease fire: Official

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 17:20

Shiite rebels and Sunni Islamists have stopped fighting in a northern Yemeni town after reaching a ceasefire that was urged by the Red Cross, a military official said Saturday.