Mohammed Ghobari
latest news & developmentsRebels 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.
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
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
Yemeni President Abdullah Ali Saleh has called for early elections in his first speech since returning to Yemen.
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
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.
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
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…