Yemeni protestors storm US embassy
September 13th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Sep 13 (IANS) Dozens of protestors were wounded Thursday morning in clashes with Yemeni security forces as the protestors stormed the US embassy in Sanaa.Protestors set fire to a ... Read more...
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At least eight civilians killed, dozens injured in Yemen’s Taiz province
October 6th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by BNO News
TAIZ, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- At least eight civilians were killed and dozens more were injured on early Wednesday when Yemeni government forces attacked protesters in the southern province of Taiz, medics ... Read more...
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US was told of Yemen leader’s vulnerability two years ago: WikiLeaks cable
April 8th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): A classified U.S. diplomatic cable leaked by the whistle blowing web site WikiLeaks has revealed a secret plan to overthrow Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh two years ago.According ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda making major gains amid political unrest in Yemen: FM Dr Abu Bakr al-Qirbi
April 6th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Apr 6 (ANI): Yemen's Foreign Minister Dr Abu Bakr al-Qirbi has warned that al-Qaeda is taking advantage of the political unrest in country to plot new terror attacks.The Telegraph quoted al-Qirbi ... Read more...
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Obama not pushing for Yemen president to go because of Al Qaeda threat: Experts
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 23 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has refrained from joining Yemeni protesters and one-time government loyalists in calls for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down due to the ... Read more...
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Yemeni minister resigns over killing of protesters
March 20th, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 20 (IANS) Yemen's Human Rights Minister Huda Al-ban resigned Saturday in protest against the shooting deaths of protesters in the Yemini capital, Xinhua reported.She presented her resignation to ... Read more...
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Yemen reinforces security as toll rises to 51
March 20th, 2011 - 4:56 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 20 (IANS) Additional troops were deployed in the Yemeni capital and other major cities Saturday to effectively enforce a state of emergency after more than 50 people have ... Read more...
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Protesters ‘elements of coup’: Yemeni president
February 17th, 2011 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 17 (IANS) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power for 33 years, dubbed the anti-government protesters as "elements of the coup", the official Saba news agency reported."The ... Read more...
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17 injured, 165 detained during protests in Yemen
February 15th, 2011 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 15 (IANS) At least 17 people were injured and 165 arrested Monday during various clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in Yemen's capital Sanaa and the southern province of ... Read more...
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‘Payanam’ offers something new (Tamil Movie Review)
February 12th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Aravindan DI
Film: "Payanam"; Producer: Silent Movies; Director: Radha Mohan; Cast: Prakash Raj, Nagarjuna, Sanaa Khan, Rishiraj, M.S. Bhasker, Manobala, Badava Gopi and others. Music: Pravin Mani; Art: K. Kathir; Rating: ***1/2 ... Read more...
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After Egyptians, now Yemenis call for revolution
February 12th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 12 (IANS) As tens of thousands of jubilant people in Cairo celebrated the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, Yemenis inspired by the Egyptian uprising have begun mustering forces for their ... Read more...
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Yemen starts trial for 10 al-Qaida militants
February 7th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by BNO News
SANAA (BNO NEWS) -- A Yemeni security court on Sunday started the trial of ten al-Qaida militants, including a Syrian national, accused of plotting attacks on domestic military forces and foreign companies, ... Read more...
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Egyptian protesters find support among Yemenis
January 30th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dozens of people took to the streets in Yemen in support of the Egyptians' protest against their President Hosni Mubarak and also raised slogans against their country's ... Read more...
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Al-Qaida in Yemen “Western-made,” says Yemeni PM
November 7th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Nov 7 (ANI): Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Muhammed al-Mujawar has accused that al-Qaida was originally a Western-made group and was never created by his country, according to the state-run Saba ... Read more...
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Yemen arrests five Pakistanis for promoting Al Qaeda
October 22nd, 2010 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Oct 22 (IANS) Five Pakistanis were arrested in Yemen Thursday for disseminating Al Qaeda ideology and inciting people to kill non-Muslims, Xinhua reported.The accused, aged between 27 and 65, were ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda English language magazine published
October 13th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 13 (IANS/AKI) Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has posted the second issue of its English-language magazine "Inspire" to jihadist forums, US intelligence website SITE reports.The 74-page issue with a Oct ... Read more...
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Five Al Qaeda men killed in Yemen
September 27th, 2010 - 7:16 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Sep 27 (IANS) Five Al Qaeda members have been killed and 32 suspects arrested during a three-day military offensive in Yemen, the interior ministry said Sunday.
According to a statement posted ... Read more...
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Netherlands releases American Yemeni terror suspects
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Amsterdam, Sep.2 (ANI): Prosecuting authorities in The Netherlands have released the two American Yemenis, who were arrested on suspicion of being involved in a terrorist plot, as an investigation failed to find ... Read more...
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15 troops, three Al Qaeda militants die in Yemen
August 21st, 2010 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
SANAA, Aug 21 (IANS) Fifteen soldiers and three Al Qaeda militants were killed in clashes in southern Yemen Friday, Xinhua reported.
The fighting began after militants seized the Lodar city of Abyan province. ... Read more...
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Top Al Qaeda commander surrenders in Yemeni
August 20th, 2010 - 5:50 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Aug 20 (IANS) Al Qaeda commander Hizam Mujally accused of plotting a bomb attack on a French oil tanker in 2002 has surrendered to Yemeni authorities, Xinhua reported Thursday.
The attack took ... Read more...
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Three killed in Al Qaeda attack in Yemen
July 14th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, July 14 (IANS/AKI) Three people were killed when Al Qaeda militants armed with automatic weapons attacked a Yemeni intelligence agency headquarters Wednesday, police said.
The attack took place in southern Abyan city. ... Read more...
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10 Al Qaeda men held in Yemen
July 11th, 2010 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, July 11 (IANS) Ten suspected Al Qaida members have been arrested in Yemen for planning suicide attacks on oil facilities in the country, Xinhua reported Sunday.
According ot Yemen's defence ministry, the ... Read more...
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Two Pakistani sentenced to death in Yemen
June 27th, 2010 - 7:40 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, June 27 (IANS) Two Pakistanis were sentenced to death by a Yemeni court Saturday after being convicted of drug trafficking, state media reported.
"Salim Dawod Abdulrahim and Imam Bakhsh Eyepub Yakoub received ... Read more...
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60 foreigners linked to Al Qaeda held in Yemen
June 10th, 2010 - 7:17 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, June 10 (IANS) Sixty foreigners, including three US citizens, were arrested in Yemen for having links with Al qaeda, a top intelligence official has said.
The Yemeni authorities released last week an ... Read more...
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25 killed in road accident in Yemen
April 22nd, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, April 22 (IANS) At least 25 people, including 17 women, were killed Thursday in a road accident in the eastern Yemeni province of Marib, media report said.
The accident took place when ... Read more...
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US probes terror suspect’s stints in nuclear plants
March 13th, 2010 - 8:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 13 (IANS) US officials are probing the case of a suspected terrorist held in Yemen after evidence revealed he had worked at several nuclear plants in the US, Xinhua reported.
Sharif ... Read more...
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Yemeni airstrike kills 30 Al Qaeda members
December 24th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Dec 24 (DPA) An airstrike Thursday killed 30 men suspected of plotting attacks against Yemeni and foreign targets on behalf of the Al Qaeda terrorist network, a security official said.
The pre-dawn ... Read more...
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Kidnapped engineer not held by Al Qaeda: Japan
November 23rd, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Midi, Nov 23 (IANS/AKI) A Japanese engineer kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen earlier this month was not being held by Al Qaeda, the Japanese embassy in Yemen said Monday.
A tribal source had said ... Read more...
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Want to pose in a swimsuit calendar? Just log in
September 27th, 2009 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) If you want to be one of those sizzling beauties who adorn bedroom walls in skimpy swimsuits, just log on to a talent-based social networking site that ... Read more...
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Rushmi outclasses Sanaa to win ITF tournament
September 19th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Eighth-seeded Rushmi Chakravarthy outclassed compatriot Sanaa Bhambri 6-3, 6-1 to claim the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Saturday.
The 31-year-old Rushmi, who ... Read more...
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Scores of civilians killed in Yemen airstrike
September 17th, 2009 - 7:28 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Sep 17 (DPA) Scores of civilians, mostly women and children displaced by hostilities in northwestern Yemen, were killed in an airstrike Wednesday in Amran province, tribal sources said.
The sources said a ... Read more...
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12 rebels, two soldiers, killed in Yemen
September 10th, 2009 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Sep 10 (Xinhua) Twelve Shia rebels and three Yemeni soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Yemen Wednesday, al-Jazeera TV reported.
The incident took place in the mountainous Saada province near ... Read more...
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Yemeni Airbus crashes in Indian Ocean at Comoros
June 30th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board crashed into choppy seas as it tried to land in bad weather on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros today.An official ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda financier held in Yemen
June 14th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, June 14 (DPA) 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 ... Read more...
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Nine foreigners kidnapped in Yemen
June 14th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, June 14 (DPA) Nine foreigners have been kidnapped in the restive northwestern Yemeni province of Saada, the state news agency Saba reported Sunday.
The agency said a German medical appliances engineer, his ... Read more...
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