New Delhi: Crude oil price shot up today by nearly 6 per cent after Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies began airstrikes against Houthi rebel in Yemen.Brent crude oil futures rose to USD 59.71
Washington: Saudi Arabia began airstrikes Wednesday against Houthi rebel positions in Yemen, vowing that the Sunni kingdom will do "anything necessary" to restore a deposed government that has been routed by the Iranian-backed group.In an
Sanaa (Yemen): Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country by sea today on a boat from Aden, as Shiite rebels and their allies advanced on the southern port city where he had taken
New Delhi: India today asked all its nationals to leave Yemen immediately given the "fragile" security situation in the conflict-hit country."We are urging and advising our nationals to leave the country immediately through available commercial
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has decided to build a maritime military base near its border with Yemen due to increasing insecurity in the neighbouring country, a media report said on Monday.The military zone would be located
United Nations: The U.N. Security Council has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Yemen.The U.N. spokesperson's office in an email said the council will hold a closed session on Sunday afternoon
Aden, Yemen: Triple suicide bombers hit a pair of mosques crowded with worshippers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Friday, killing 46 and injuring 100 others, according to medical officials. The attackers targeted mosques controlled
Zurich: Pakistan's home World Cup qualifying match against Yemen has been moved to Bahrain after it was postponed because of deadly bombings in Lahore.FIFA says the kickoff time next Monday, and stadium venue in Manama
Sanaa: At least five soldiers were killed on Monday when Al Qaeda militants attacked key military positions in Yemen's Abyan province."Dozens of Al Qaeda militants attacked and invaded the headquarters of the 39th Armoured Brigade
United Nations: The UN Security Council Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to accelerate UN-brokered negotiations and resolve their differences through dialogue, in order to reach consensual agreements and end the current political crisis, Xinhua
Sanaa: UN special envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar has warned that the country may be on the brink of civil war, accusing all sides of being responsible for the political and economic turmoil.Yemen is slipping
Sanaa, Yemen: Al-Qaida militants seized control of an important army base Thursday following clashes with soldiers that left at least eight people dead, military officials said.The officials say at least four soldiers and four militants
Sanaa, Yemen: The United States, Britain and France said Wednesday they were closing their embassies in Yemen following Shiite rebels seizing power there, highlighting the turmoil gripping the country as it marked the fourth anniversary
Yemen: The United States has decided to close its embassy in war-stuck Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula state which is the front-runner in Washington's war against Al-Qaeda. The information has been confirmed to media by the
Sanaa, Yemen: Yemen's powerful Shiite rebels announced on Friday that they have taken over the country and dissolved parliament, a dramatic move that finalizes their months-long power grab.The development also pushes the impoverished country further
Sanaa, Yemen: Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen announced on Thursday that one of its top clerics was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month in the country's south.The announcement came amid lingering uncertainty about the
Aden: At least seven Shia Houthi fighters were killed and five others injured in a suspected Al Qaeda attack in Yemen Wednesday, an official told Xinhua."Unknown gunmen believed to be Al Qaeda operatives attacked the
New Delhi: President Barack Obama defended his counterterrorism strategy in tumultuous Yemen Sunday, saying efforts to root out a dangerous al-Qaida affiliate there would not be affected by the political vacuum in the country.The U.S.
Sanaa: Shiite rebels holding Yemen's president captive in his home reached a deal with the US-backed leader today to end a violent standoff in the capital, the country's state news agency reported. The agreement promised
Sanaa (Yemen): Two Yemeni presidential advisers say the Shiite rebels who are on a power grab campaign in the capital, Sanaa, are holding the president "captive" at his home, a day after seizing the presidential
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