Thousands demonstrate in Yemen demanding 'independence'October 6th, 2009 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. Witnesses said about 7,000 people took to the streets of al-Habileen city shouting anti-government slogans and demanding the separation of the south of Yemen from the north.
Demonstrations across Yemen's south call for secession from the countryOctober 6th, 2009 Protests sweep across Yemen's southSAN'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. The demonstrations are the latest in a steady series of protests there underlining the lingering tensions between the north and south more than a decade after a 1994 southern attempt to secede was quashed.
Yemen Interior ministry says 4 Yemenis with explosives arrested near US embassySeptember 8th, 2009 Yemen:4 men with explosives caught near US embassySAN'A, Yemen — Four Yemenis carrying explosives and guns were arrested near the U.S. embassy in San'a, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
US senators led by McCain to hold talks in Yemen on al-Qaida threat, Guantanamo detaineesAugust 17th, 2009 US senators in Yemen for terrorism, Gitmo talksSAN'A, Yemen — A delegation of U.S. senators led by John McCain was visiting Yemen on Monday for talks on helping the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country battle the threat from al-Qaida.
Yemen welcomes the US freeing of 2 Yemenis and called for release of remaining jailed citizensAugust 8th, 2009 Yemen welcomes US detainee release, calls for moreSAN'A, Yemen —The Yemeni government welcomed on Saturday the release of two Yemenis jailed in the U.S. over terrorism charges, and called for the return of those still held in Guantanamo Bay prison.
Top US commander in Middle East says US will support anti-terror fight in Yemen, regionJuly 26th, 2009 Petraeus: US will support Yemen anti-terror fightSAN'A, Yemen — The official Yemeni news agency says the top U.S. commander in the Middle East is pledging American support to fight terrorism in the troubled Arabian peninsula country.
Yemen executes barber for rape, death of 11-year-old who came to his shop for haircutJuly 6th, 2009 Yemen executes man for rape, killing 11-year-oldSAN'A, Yemen — The Yemen news agency reports that a barber has been publicly executed after he was found guilty of raping and killing an 11-year-old boy who came to his shop for a haircut. Pictures of the execution Monday in the capital of San'a showed hundreds of people gathered around as Yehya Hussein was killed.
Several bodies found in Yemen Airways crash: ReportJune 30th, 2009 DUBAI - The bodies of several passengers aboard the Yemen Airways flight that crashed in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday have been found, reports broadcaster Al-Arabiya. There were 153 people on board the flight en route from Yemen to the Comoros Islands.
Bodies of Yemen Airways crash victims spotted (Second Lead)June 30th, 2009 SANA'A - Eyewitnesses have spotted bodies and an oil slick in waters near the Comoros Islands following the crash of a Yemen Airways flight with 153 people on board in the India Ocean early Tuesday, Yemeni officials said Tuesday. "Some bodies were seen in the area of the crash," said Muhammed Abdul-Qadber, chairman of the Yemeni National Civil Aviation Association.
Al Qaeda financier held in YemenJune 14th, 2009 SANAA - Yemeni police have detained a Saudi man suspected to be the main financier of Al Qaeda operations in Yemen and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the defence ministry said Sunday. It said in a statement posted on its website that the suspect, identified as Hassan Hussein bin Alwan, was "the financier of the operations carried out by members of Al Qaeda in Yemen and Saudi Arabia".
Yemen arrests Saudi suspected of providing money to al-Qaida in Yemen, Saudi ArabiaJune 14th, 2009 Yemen arrests suspected al-Qaida financierSAN'A, Yemen — Yemeni security forces have arrested a Saudi man suspected of financing Al-Qaida cells in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, an Interior Ministry official said Sunday. The official said that authorities captured "the biggest and the most influential" money provider for al-Qaida in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Al Qaeda declares support for uprising in southern YemenMay 14th, 2009 SANA'A - The leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has declared his group's support for the revolt by secessionist groups in southern Yemen. 'We in the Al Qaeda organisation support what you are doing to reject the oppression practiced on you and to resist the regime and defend yourselves,' Nasser al-Wahishi said in an audio file posted on Jihadist web sites Wednesday.
Recession-hit Brit men ditch boxers for Y-frontsApril 26th, 2009 LONDON - The ongoing recession has certainly changed Brit men's underwear choices, for the sales of Y-fronts have increased by 35 per cent. According to retailer Debenhams, sales of Y-fronts are outperforming than that of trendy boxers and trunks.
Yemen extradites five suspected terrorists to Saudi ArabiaMarch 29th, 2009 SANA'A - Yemen Saturday extradited to Saudi Arabia five Saudi suspects wanted in their country over links to terrorist activities, security sources said. The sources said the suspects included Abdullah Abdul-Rahman al-Harbi, a leading Al Qaeda suspect who was arrested in southern Yemen March 14.
Hundreds missing after boats capsize off Yemeni coastJanuary 17th, 2009 SANAA - Hundreds of people were missing after three boats capsized in two separate incidents off the coast of Yemen Saturday, a UN official said here Sunday. In one incident, two boats, with around 300 African migrants on board, capsized on the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
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