News: Yemen

We have started to collect the most important news related to Yemen in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• December 26th 2011 – October 30th 2011
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Yemen: news

VIDEO: Transfer of power 'looming' in Yemen

Saturday, March 26th 2011, 14:54

Agreement is close on a transfer of power from Yemen's veteran President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, a government minister says.
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VIDEO: Tens of thousands protest in Yemen

Friday, March 25th 2011, 22:09
related places: Sanaa

In Yemen tens of thousands of people have taken part in rival demonstrations in the capital Sanaa.
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Huge rival rallies in tense Yemen

Friday, March 25th 2011, 13:31
related places: Sanaa

Tens of thousands of people gather in Yemen's capital Sanaa for rival rallies, a week after some 50 people were shot dead at a protest.
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UK embassy team pull out of Yemen

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 22:54
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain is temporarily withdrawing part of its embassy team from Yemen due to ongoing violence in the country, the Foreign Office says.
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Yemen imposes state of emergency

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 12:39

Yemen's parliament approves the imposition of a state of emergency amid escalating street protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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VIDEO: Yemen president warns of civil war

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 22:16

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has warned that Yemen is in danger of collapsing into civil war after the defection of several military commanders.
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Yemeni president warns of coup

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 20:39

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh says there could be a civil war in the country because of attempts to stage a coup against his rule.
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In pictures

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 17:43

No end in sight to protests in Yemen
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VIDEO: Opposition mounts on Yemen president

Monday, March 21st 2011, 17:49

Pressure is growing on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to stand down as a top tribal leader has also added his voice to opposition demands
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Yemeni general backs opposition

Monday, March 21st 2011, 16:41

A powerful general long close to President Saleh says he is joining the revolution, but military leaders say they will block any coup.
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Yemeni president fires government

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 18:50

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh fires his cabinet amid continuing protests against his rule and a string of resignations.
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Huge turnout for Yemen funerals

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 17:15

Tens of thousands of people have turned out in Yemen for the funerals for dozens of protesters who were shot dead on Friday.
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'Dozens killed' in Yemen shooting

Friday, March 18th 2011, 21:53

Yemen's president declares a state of emergency after gunmen in the capital reportedly kill 45 people and injure 270 at a protest rally.
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Dozens injured in Yemen clashes

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 15:29

Dozens of people are injured in the western Yemeni city of al-Hudaida as police try to break up demonstrations calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.
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'Pirates' in court over US deaths

Tuesday, March 15th 2011, 22:19
related countries: Oman, United States

Thirteen Somalis and a Yemeni plead not guilty to charges over the hijacking of a yacht near Oman that ended with the deaths of four US sailors.
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Governor stabbed in Yemen unrest

Monday, March 14th 2011, 13:27

The governor of Yemen's Marib province has been attacked and wounded as anti-government protests rock the country.
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Yemen protest attacked by police

Saturday, March 12th 2011, 14:24
related places: Sanaa

Yemeni police attack anti-government demonstrators in the capital, with reports that at least six people have been killed and hundreds injured.
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Yemen plans 'parliamentary power'

Thursday, March 10th 2011, 16:18

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh announces a plan to change the constitution this year to move to a parliamentary system.
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US indicts 14 over piracy deaths

Thursday, March 10th 2011, 16:10
related countries: Somalia, United States
related places: February

A US grand jury indicts 13 suspected pirates from Somalia and one from Yemen over the boat hijacking that left four Americans dead in February.
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Police open fire at Yemen protest

Wednesday, March 9th 2011, 7:11
related places: Sanaa

Security forces in the Yemeni capital Sanaa open fire on protesters calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing one and injuring 80 others.
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US upgrades Yemen travel warning

Sunday, March 6th 2011, 9:16
related countries: United States

The US warns citizens to avoid travelling to Yemen and urges those already there to consider leaving, citing "terrorist activities and civil unrest".
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UK warns against travel to Yemen

Saturday, March 5th 2011, 14:36
related countries: United Kingdom

The Foreign Office is warning Britons against all travel to Yemen because of increasingly violent anti-government protests there.
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Forces 'fire on Yemen protesters'

Friday, March 4th 2011, 11:19

Shia rebels in north Yemen say armed forces have fired on anti-government protesters, leaving two people killed and at least seven injured.
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Thousands back on Yemen streets

Tuesday, March 1st 2011, 16:55
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Sanaa

Tens of thousands return to the streets of Sanaa, as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh blames the US and Israel for ongoing unrest.
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Fleeing Somalis drown off Yemen

Thursday, February 24th 2011, 18:59
related countries: Somalia

Fifty-seven Somali refugees fleeing fighting in their homeland drown off the coast of Yemen after a boat capsizes in bad weather.
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