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Houthi rebel fighters. (Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)

Rebels welcome government’s concessions, but still hold Yemeni president ‘prisoner’

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi remains a virtual prisoner in his residence until authorities commit to implementing the agreement.

Kidnappers in Yemen have demanded $3-million for the release of Pierre Korkie.

Five militants killed in fresh clashes in Yemen

At least five militants have been killed and three soldiers wounded in Yemen in fighting near a damaged oil pipeline east of the capital, Sana’a.

CIA drone kills US-born al-Qaeda cleric in Yemen

CIA drone kills US-born al-Qaeda cleric in Yemen

Anwar al-Awlaki, a US-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda and implicated in attacks on the United States, has been killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen.

Yemen’s Saleh calls for early elections

Yemen’s Saleh calls for early elections

Yemeni President Abdullah Ali Saleh has called for early elections in his first speech since returning to Yemen.

Clashes escalate in Yemen after crackdown

Clashes escalate in Yemen after crackdown

Soldiers opposed to President Ali Abdullah Saleh exchanged heavy fire with government troops in the centre of Sanaa as 28 people were killed.

Fears of civil war in Yemen as dozens die

Fears of civil war in Yemen as dozens die

Dozens of Yemenis were killed in overnight gun battles in the capital, a government official said on Thursday.

Protesters vow escalation as Saleh promises to quit

Yemeni protesters demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s immediate resignation vowed to step up street protests.

Yemen’s Saleh agrees to quit in return for immunity

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed on Saturday to step down in weeks in return for immunity from prosecution.

Thousands of women protest over Saleh remarks

Thousands of Yemeni women protest, enraged by President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s remarks it was against Islam for women to join men in the demonstrations.

Yemeni forces fire into anti-Saleh crowds

Yemen’s Saleh sues for peace

Yemen’s president urged the opposition to join talks to try to end weeks of turmoil and violence in which three more people were killed on Tuesday.

Fifteen dead in Yemen crackdown

Fifteen dead in Yemen crackdown

Police and armed men in civilian clothes opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in Yemeni cities on Monday, leaving 15 dead and dozens wounded.

Yemen close to transition of power deal

Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he was prepared to step down if allowed a dignified departure.

Eight believed killed as volcano erupts off Yemen

At least eight Yemeni soldiers were killed in a volcanic eruption on an island off the country’s Red Sea coast, the government said on Monday. A Defence Ministry official said…