Russia vetoes UN resolution pressuring Iran to act against Yemen's Huthi rebels; China, Kazakhstan abstain
• 7 years agoRussia on Tuesday vetoed a UN draft resolution presented by Britain that would have pressured Iran over its failure to block supplies of missiles to Yemen's Huthi rebels
Yemen's rebel-controlled interior ministry claims former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed; no confirmation yet
• 7 years agoYemen's rebel-controlled interior ministry announced the "killing" of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, as a video emerged showing what appeared to be Saleh's corpse.
Yemen humanitarian crisis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for ceasefire as war claims 8,750 lives
• 7 years agoUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire in Yemen in light of an ongoing humanitarian crisis, his spokesman said.
Yemen blast: Car bomb kills two, injures four in govt bastion of Aden
• 7 years agoA car bombing hit the finance ministry building in Yemen's government bastion of Aden on Wednesday, killing two guards and wounding four
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of blocking Yemen peace, calls it world's 'greatest sponsor of terrorism'
• 7 years agoSaudi Arabia on Sunday accused Iran of blocking peace efforts in Yemen, slamming its political arch rival over support for the Yemeni rebels Riyadh is fighting against.
Air raids in Yemen's capital Sanaa kills 30 civilians; rescue operation underway
• 8 years agoAir raids on Yemen's rebel-held capital on Wednesday killed more than 30 people, including civilians, local and international aid organisations said.
Yemen cholera outbreak: Death toll rises to 1,800; Red Cross warns over 6,00,000 may be affected in 2017
• 8 years agoMore than 600,000 people are expected to contract cholera in Yemen this year, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Sunday
Yemen: 40 soldiers dead in Islamic State-claimed bombing in Aden
• 8 years agoOn Sunday, a suicide bomber from the Islamic State group killed at least 40 Yemeni soldiers in Aden, the latest in a string of deadly attacks against recruits in the country's second city.
UN announces new ceasefire in Yemen in attempt to end the conflict
• 8 years agoThe United Nations has announced a new ceasefire in war-ravaged Yemen from early Thursday, after a week of escalated fighting sparked new international calls to end the conflict.
US bombs three radar sites controlled by Huthi rebel targets in Yemen: Pentagon
• 8 years agoThe United States has bombed three radar sites controlled by Huthi rebels in Yemen, the first direct US strike against the group following missile attacks against US warships last week, the Pentagon said on Thursday.