Al-Qaeda in Yemen
U.S. to reopen 18 of 19 embassies closed amid security concerns
World
August 10, 2013
U.S. to reopen 18 of 19 embassies closed amid security concerns
Eighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies closed this month due to worries about potential terrorist attacks will reopen on Sunday,…
Yemen says 17 soldiers killed in ambush
World
December 10, 2012
Yemen says 17 soldiers killed in ambush
Yemeni military planes on Monday struck at Al-Qaeda insurgents suspected of carrying out an ambush in which 17 army officers…
Saudi foils ‘terror’ plot, busts two cells
World
August 26, 2012
Saudi foils ‘terror’ plot, busts two cells
Saudi authorities announced on Sunday they had foiled a “terror” plot by elements suspected of links to Al-Qaeda, mostly…
Egypt requests update on 4 Egyptians detained in Yemen
Egypt
August 2, 2012
Egypt requests update on 4 Egyptians detained in Yemen
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr sent a message Wednesday to his Yemeni counterpart, Abu Bakr al-Qurba, asking for a…
Yemeni security official assassinated in Aden
World
July 19, 2012
Yemeni security official assassinated in Aden
ADEN — A bomb ripped through the car of a senior Yemeni security officer Thursday in the southern port city…
Airstrike in south Yemen, humanitarian crisis looms
World
June 7, 2012
Airstrike in south Yemen, humanitarian crisis looms
ADEN/SANAA — Yemen's military said it launched air strikes on Thursday against Islamist fighters linked to Al-Qaeda in the south of…
Yemen says airstrike kills 10 militants
World
May 30, 2012
Yemen says airstrike kills 10 militants
SANAA — Yemen's Defense Ministry says air and artillery strikes have killed 10 Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the south of the…
Yemen: 27 Al-Qaeda militants killed in south
Egypt
May 26, 2012
Yemen: 27 Al-Qaeda militants killed in south
SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni military officials say fighting in two southern flashpoint towns has left 27 Al-Qaeda fighters and seven…
Al-Qaeda suspects blow up Yemen gas pipeline
World
May 14, 2012
Al-Qaeda suspects blow up Yemen gas pipeline
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants blew up a gas pipeline supplying Yemen's Balhaf export terminal in the Gulf of Aden, the second…