Armed Groups Jostling for Influence in Yemen
Sanaa: Yemeni Shiite rebels were said to be close to agreeing Friday to sign a deal to end deadly fighting north of the capital with Sunni fighters of the Islamist Al-Islah party. Also known as Zaidis and Huthis after their leader Abdelmalek Badreddin al ...
Airlines halt flights to violence-hit Yemen capital
Sanaa (AFP) - International airlines suspended flights to Yemen as a decade-old rebellion encroached on the capital and a UN envoy scrambled to thrash out an elusive peace deal after a spike in violence. Pro-government forces are battling to prevent the ...
UPDATE 3-Shi'ite rebels shell Yemen state TV, residents flee fighting
SANAA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Armed Shi'ite rebels shelled Yemen's state-run television building on Friday as they advanced into Sanaa, sending hundreds fleeing their homes in a dramatic escalation of violence after weeks of fighting and protests, officials ...
Yemen: Government mulls fresh Houthi demands
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s central government is considering a new set of demands issued by the Shi’ite Houthi movement to end the politial unrest and bloodshed that has engulfed the country, high-level political sources told Asharq Al-Awsat.
Yemen Shiite rebels agree to end Sanaa clashes: Negotiators
Sanaa: Yemeni Shiite rebels agreed Friday to halt fighting with Islamists and troops just north of the capital that has killed dozens of people this week, negotiators linked to UN mediation said. "Rebel chief Abdelmalek al-Huthi designated two of his ...
Yemen rebels agree to stop fighting in Sana’a
Sana’a: Yemeni Al Houthi rebels agreed Friday to stop fighting Islamists and troops north of Sana’a which has killed dozens this week, in their campaign for a new government and greater political clout. The fighting became so intense that, by Friday ...
Dozens of rebels killed in Yemen clashes
Sanaa, Sep 19 (IANS/EFE): Dozens of Houthi militants were killed Friday in clashes with Yemeni security forces around the headquarters of the state television in the capital, the rebels and eyewitnesses said. The Shia rebel group said on its official ...
Analysis: Why are Yemen talks stalling?
Sanaa, Yemen - Talks aimed at ending the standoff between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels have once again ground to a halt amid mounting fears that the country is on the brink of civil war. Fighting broke out around Sanaa's Al Iman University, a ...
Shi'ite rebels shell Yemen state TV, hundreds flee fighting in dramatic escalation
SANAA (REUTERS, AFP) - Armed Shi'ite rebels shelled Yemen's state-run television building in Sanaa on Friday and hundreds of residents were fleeing in a dramatic escalation of violence after weeks of fighting and protests in the capital, local officials said.
Airlines suspend flights to violence-hit Yemen capital
SANAA: International airlines have suspended flights to Yemen's main airport for 24 hours due to weeks of clashes between rebels and Islamist fighters near the capital, authorities said. "Arab and foreign airlines have decided to suspend their flights to ...
Islamist foreign fighters returning home and the threat to Europe
Editor's note: Below is Thomas Joscelyn's testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. Chairman Rohrabacher, Ranking Member Keating and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters r ...
The Gulf: ISIS In Return For Iran!
The Gulf-Gulf conversation about the challenges posed by the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) and the alliances that will be forged to destroy it indicates that a striking disparity exists between the positions of official leaderships and the sentiment of the grassroots. There is a sense of schizophrenia sur ...
Isis, Iran conferma: “Nostri pasdaran attivi in Iraq e Siria contro lo Stato Islamico”
“Le Brigate al-Quds (il corpo di elite dei pasdaran, ndr) sono attive in Iraq, Siria e Libano e sono in azione contro le milizie dello Stato Islamico”. A confermarlo è stato il deputato ultraconservatore iraniano nonché ex comandante dei paramilitari basij Ali Zakani, ritenuto vicino alla Guida Supr ...
