Yemeni vice president is acting president: Al Jazeera
June 5th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Yemeni Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has assumed the role of acting president and supreme commander of the armed forces, Al Jazeera reported Sunday, citing ... Read more...
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Saleh says he is ‘in good health’ after mosque attack
June 4th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said in a televised audio address late Friday night that he was "well and in good health" after being injured ... Read more...
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US asks embassy officials in Yemen to evacuate
May 26th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, May 26 (IANS/AKI) The US has ordered all "non-essential" personnel and their families at the embassy in Yemen to leave the country as violence increased amid protesters' calls for ... 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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Six Somali pirates get death sentence in Yemen
May 18th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), May 18 (DPA) A Yemeni state security court Tuesday convicted six Somalis to death, and sentenced six others to 10 years in jail, for attacking two Yemeni oil tankers and ... Read more...
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150 Feared Dead In Comoros Islands Crash
June 30th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by GD
As many as 153 people are feared to be dead in the Yemen Airline crash; out of which 142 are passengers and the rest 11, members of the crew. The incident ... 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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Attack on US embassy in Yemen clearly indicates al Qaeda regrouping for attack
September 18th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.18 (ANI): An audacious attack on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen on Wednesday demonstrates a renewed offensive capability by al Qaeda and may be the group''s premier operation for 2008, ... Read more...
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