Yemen says it seized boat that illegally entered coastal waters, arrested 5 Iranians on board

Yemen seizes boat off coast, arrests 5 Iranians

Yemeni army kills 18 rebels

SANAA - Eighteen Shia rebels were killed in fighting with the army in northern Yemen Sunday, media reports said.

Al-Qaeda looks to set up safe havens in Yemen

SANAA - Al Quada is exploiting the poverty, conflict and corruption in Yemen to set up safe havens in the country.

Demonstrations across Yemen’s south call for secession from the country

SAN’A, Yemen — Thousands of activists have taken to the streets across Yemen’s south calling for independence, even as much of the central government’s army is tied up fighting a Shiite rebellion in the far north.

Thousands demonstrate in Yemen demanding ‘independence’

SANA’A - Thousands of demonstrators marched in three cities in southern Yemen Tuesday demanding that visiting Arab League chief Amr Mussa support the secession of the south from the rest of the country.

Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis, unable to reach those fleeing Yemen’s fighting

SAN’A, Yemen — Tens of thousands of Yemenis displaced by warfare between the government and Shiite rebels are stranded around the war zone with aid agencies unable to reach them because of the intensified fighting, U.N. officials and rights activists said.

International aid agencies warns that Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is ‘deepening’

SAN’A, Yemen — Yemen’s Shiite rebels Tuesday called for an independent arbitration committee to help mediate a lasting cease-fire in their ongoing war with the government as aid agencies warned that the humanitarian crisis could worsen if immediate action is not taken.

76 rebels killed in Yemen

SANA’A - Seventy-six rebels were killed and around 150 injured in clashes with government troops in the restive northwestern Yemeni province of Saada Tuesday, a military statement said.

Yemen army thwarts rebel attack as ceasefire collapses

SANAA - Government troops thwarted an attack by Shia rebels in the capital of the restive northwestern province of Saada Sunday after a shaky truce collapsed, a military source said.

Yemen’s government offers a new cease-fire deal to Shiite insurgents fighting in the north

SAN’A, Yemen — Yemen offered a conditional cease-fire on Saturday to the Shiite rebels it is battling in the north, following international concern over a deadly airstrike against civilians displaced from the war zones.

Yemen offers end of Ramadan cease-fire to Shiite rebels fighting in the north

SAN’A, Yemen — The Yemeni government has offered a new conditional cease-fire, the second this month, to end fighting with Shiite rebels in the north of the country.

Tribal leader: 87 killed in Yemen airstrike on camp for those fleeing government-rebel war

SAN’A, Yemen — Nearly 87 civilians were killed in a strike by government warplanes that hit a camp of people fleeing fighting in northern Yemen, a tribal leader said Thursday. It was a sign of increasing bloodiness in a remote war against Shiite rebels in this turmoil-ridden Arab nation.

Shiite rebellion piles one more conflict on Yemen as US presses for action against al-Qaida

SAN’A, Yemen — While the U.S. is pressing Yemen hard to take action against an increasingly powerful al-Qaida, this turmoil-ridden nation is too busy fighting an escalating war with Shiite rebels. The chaos may only help the terror network flourish.

Scores of civilians killed in Yemen airstrike

SANAA - Scores of civilians, mostly women and children displaced by hostilities in northwestern Yemen, were killed in an airstrike Wednesday in Amran province, tribal sources said.

Yemeni eyewitnesses say government jets bombed a group of displaced, killing dozens

SAN’A, Yemen — Yemeni warplanes on Wednesday hit a makeshift camp for civilians fleeing fighting between the government and Shiite rebels, killing dozens of people, witnesses said.

12-year-old Yemeni girl dies as she was giving birth says rights group

SAN’A, Yemen — A 12-year-old Yemeni child-bride died after struggling for three days in labor to give birth, a local human rights organization said Saturday.

Both sides claim victory as Yemen renews assault on Shiite rebels in the north

SAN’A, Yemen — Yemen’s government launched a new offensive against Shiite rebels in the north, destroying many of their vehicles and hideouts, an army statement said Thursday.