World news about “Yemen” published by euronews.
Five Yemenis executed in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has executed five Yemenis accused for killing a Saudi national and committing robberies in several towns in the kingdom, the interior ministry… 21/05/2013
Yemen military plane crashes A military aircraft in Yemen has exploded in mid-air over a residential area just south of Sana’a. The pilot was killed but is thought to be the only… 13/05/2013
Girls in a wastelandTwo girls stand in a rubbish tip filled with waste, near the southern Yemeni province of Taiz. Yemen ranked 160th in the United Nations Human Development… 03/04/2013
Firearms at a tribal gathering in YemenA Yemen tribesman carries firearms as he attends a tribal gathering in the capital Sanaa. These meetings are aiming at resolving local quarrels in the country… 13/06/2012
Yemen suicide bombing death toll high In Yemen, more than 90 people have been killed and over 200 wounded in a bomb attack at a rehearsal for a military parade in the capital Sanaa. A man had… 21/05/2012
Protesters demand Saleh trial in YemenProtesters shout slogans during a demonstration calling for Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial in Sanaa. REUTERS/Khaled Abdulla 30/04/2012
Protesters storm Yemen polling station – nocomment Protesters in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden stormed a polling station on Wednesday and smashed ballot boxes stuffed with voting slips, a day after the… 23/02/2012
March to demand trial for Yemen’s presidentAnti-government protesters march on a road to Sanaa after a 226 km five-day ‘March of Dignity’ from the Red Sea city of Houdieda to demand that Yemen’s… 08/01/2012
Saudi King Abdullah meets with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in RiyadhYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative on Wednesday to hand over power to his deputy as part of a proposal to end months of protests… 24/11/2011
Children of the revolutionChildren hold toy guns during a march by anti-government protesters to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz… 09/11/2011
Yemenian women hands upFemale anti-government protesters display their hands, painted with colours of the Yemen flag, during a rally in Sanaa to demand the ouster of Yemen’s… 26/10/2011
Nobel winners Tawakul Karman & Leymah Gbowee – nocomment Tawakul Karman is congratulated for her Nobel Peace Prize by other women in Yemen. Meanwhile Leymah Gbowee, the leader of the Women For Peace movement… 09/10/2011
Fights and dead in the Yemeni capital – nocomment At least 40 dead as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh battled pro-opposition soldiers and moved to clear the protest camp at a Sanaa square that… 25/09/2011
Yemen: violent clashes in SaanaRaging battles between heavily armed loyalists and foes of Yemen’s president killed at least 10 people in the capital on Tuesday. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah 21/09/2011
Yemen: 17 dead in anti-government demonstrations – nocomment Clashes at a large anti-government demonstration left 17 people dead, including an infant, as pro-democracy protesters face fire from Yemeni security forces. 20/09/2011
Sana’a protests continueBoys look at anti government protesters during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh at Tagheer square in Sanaa. REUTERS/Suhaib… 20/07/2011
Sana’a protests continue – nocomment Yemeni protesters formed a transitional council of opposition figures to lead efforts to try to force President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power. 18/07/2011
Yemen: anti-government art – nocomment Yemen’s anti-government protesters opened an arts and crafts exhibition on the fringes of their rally calling for President Ali Abudullah Saleh to leave… 14/07/2011
Yemen: call for Saleh trial – nocomment Yemen’s protesters remained in Tahrir Square in Sana’a, continuing their daily demonstrations in the hope of ousting President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The… 12/07/2011
Yemeni women in street protest – nocomment Yemeni women took to the streets of the capital Sanaa to voice their opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and in support of a transitional democratic… 04/07/2011
More protests in Yemen as Saleh defies calls to go – nocomment Yemeni protests persist in Sana’a, as President Ali Abdullah Saleh defies calls for him to quit immediately. 23/06/2011
Thousands call for Yemen president’s son to go – nocomment Tens of thousands took to the streets of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, demanding that the president’s sons leave the country as pressure rose for the wounded… 21/06/2011
Anti-government protesters in YemenAnti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz… 18/06/2011
Yemen: mass protest against president after Friday prayers – nocomment Thousands of people demonstrated against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen after Friday prayers. 11/06/2011
Yemeni anti-government demonstrationAn anti-government protester shouts slogans during a demonstration calling for an interim presidential council to prevent embattled president Ali Abdullah… 09/06/2011
Yemen: Sanaa celebrates Saleh departure – nocomment Yemeni citizens flocked to the streets of Sanaa to cheer news that president Ali Abdullah Saleh had flown to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Thousands of… 06/06/2011
Yemen: Opposition increases pressure on president – nocomment Opposition rally in Sanaa as Friday marks another escalation in the uprising to end Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s three-decade long rule of the… 04/06/2011
Fighting resumes in Yemen – nocomment Heavy fighting resumed in Yemen’s capital on Tuesday between government troops and followers of the country’s most powerful tribal leader. 01/06/2011
Anti Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh protest – nocomment Anti Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh gathered for a “peaceful revolution”,and asking the president to step down. 27/05/2011
Little sympathy for bin Laden in Yemeni and Afghan capitals In Yemen pro-democracy activists have urged protesters not to display banners of Osama bin Laden, to avoid giving the government an excuse to crack down. It… 03/05/2011
Muslims react to al Qaeda leader’s death There has been a mixed reaction among Muslims around the world to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden. They range from deep suspicion to relief. Read… 03/05/2011
Pro-Saleh rally in Yemen’s capitalSupporters of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh hold a poster of him as they shout slogans during a rally in Sanaa. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 22/04/2011
Yemen: Saleh loyalist rally in Sanaa – nocomment Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told a huge rally of supporters he would sacrifice everything for his country, suggesting he has no plans to… 02/04/2011
Staying power of Yemen’s Saleh Ali Abdallah Saleh has been in power in Yemen for 32 years, but how much longer can he hang on? A military man, the Yemeni President is increasingly isolated… 22/03/2011
Anti-government protesters in YemenAnti-government protesters throw a fellow protester into the air during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa… 06/03/2011
Anti-government protesters in YemenAnti-government protesters destroy a car belonging to government supporters outside Sanaa University February 22, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 23/02/2011
YemenPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh has ruled what is the Arab world’s poorest nation for 32 years. Crowds began taking to the streets on February 10 to call for him… 22/02/2011
Large rallies in support of Yemen military reformsThey may have held separate rallies but Yemeni men and women came out in support of major reforms of the military on Thursday. President Abd Rabbu Mansour… 20/12/2012
Four killed in attack at Yemen religious festivalAt least four people have been killed after a rocket-propelled grenade was fired into a crowd during a religious gathering in Yemen. 10 others were injured… 24/11/2012
Yemen plane crash kills all on boardTen people were killed in a plane crash in Yemen today. The military jet came down in an abandoned produce market near Sanaa Airport after experiencing a… 21/11/2012
Anti-US film protests spread to YemenThe American embassy in Sana’a, Yemen is the latest outpost of Washington’s to come under attack from Islamic extremists outraged by a blasphemous film. At… 13/09/2012
Demonstrators storm US embassy in YemenHundreds of demonstrators stormed the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Thursday. Security guards fired into the air to scare the protesters… 13/09/2012
Car bombing targets Yemen’s defence ministerYemen’s defence minister has survived an assassination attempt that killed at least 12 other people. Major General Muhammad Nasir Ahmad was the target of a… 11/09/2012
18 die in attack on Yemen intelligence serviceAt least 18 soldiers and security guards have been killed by suspected Islamic militants in an attack in Yemen. A car bomb went off near the headquarters of… 19/08/2012
Divided loyalties in Yemeni militaryAt least three people are reported dead and nine wounded after clashes broke out on Tuesday in the Yemeni capital Sanaa between the army and around 200… 14/08/2012
Suicide bomber kills ‘more than 30’ in southern YemenYemen has been hit by a fresh wave of violence, highlighting the enduring threat of Islamist militancy in the country. In the latest explosion, more than 30… 05/08/2012
Italian embassy kidnap victim aliveYemini authorities have confirmed that an Italian man abducted on Sunday is being held by tribesmen. They said the embassy security guard is being held in… 31/07/2012
Suicide bomber kills 10 in YemenA suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a police academy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing at least ten people. The bomber detonated his… 11/07/2012
Yemeni army reclaims two towns from al-Qaeda militantsThe Yemeni army has recaptured two towns that had been seized by militants with links to al-Qaeda. The country’s defence ministry said the southern towns of… 13/06/2012
Saudis pledge aid to tackle chaos in YemenSaudi Arabia has pledged the equivalent of around 2.5 billion euros in aid to Yemen. The Gulf kingdom is concerned that instability in its troubled… 23/05/2012
Yemenis condemn al Qaeda suicide blastHundreds of Yemenis have held a rally in the capital Sanaa to condemn Monday’s suicide bombing that killed at least 90 soldiers. They wanted to show… 22/05/2012
Yemen told to expect more al Qaeda attacksAl Qaeda has threatened more attacks in Yemen after it claimed one of its suicide bombers killed at least 90 soldiers and wounded over 200 others. An… 22/05/2012
‘Dozens killed’ as suicide bomb targets Yemen armyDozens of people have been killed and many more injured in a suicide bomb attack targeting Yemen’s army. The explosion caused panic among the soldiers who… 21/05/2012
Al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen by US drone attackAn al Qaeda leader in Yemen has been killed in a suspected US drone attack on his car. Fahd al-Quso was wanted by the US after escaping from prison in 2005… 07/05/2012
Yemen’s main airport reopens after military protestYemen’s main airport has now re-opened after a protest by air-force troops caused a cancellation of all flights on Saturday. Sanaa airport was closed down… 08/04/2012
Planes grounded on the tarmac after top brass sackedThe airport in the capital of Yemen has been closed in protest at the sacking of the commander of the country’s air force General Saleh al-Ahmar. He is a half… 07/04/2012
Al-Qaeda kills American teacher in YemenAn American working as a teacher in Yemen has been shot by al-Qaeda. He was killed in an attack by two men on a motorcycle in the city of Taiz, 200… 18/03/2012
Yemen protesters demand army reunificationThousands of protesters marched in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday, demanding a reunification of the army. Some units defected during the uprising… 02/03/2012
Deadly bombing in Yemen after new president is sworn inA suicide bombing in southern Yemen has left at least 26 people dead and dozens more injured. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the blast, which happened… 26/02/2012
Hadi sworn-in as Yemen’s new presidentAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has taken the constitutional oath to become Yemen’s new president. Hadi, who stood as the sole candidate to replace Ali Abdullah… 25/02/2012
Yemen pushes out Saleh and elects a new leaderYemen turned a new page on Tuesday as 80 per cent of eligible voters came out to elect a new president. It means the former leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh… 22/02/2012
Vice president seeks approval in Yemen electionsAs people in Yemen go to the polls, it is hoped a high turnout will give uncontested vice president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi the legitimacy he needs to govern… 21/02/2012
Yemen president Saleh has medical treatment in USAfter arriving in the US, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be treated in a New York hospital – possibly for the injuries he got during an… 29/01/2012
Saleh set for medical treatment in USYemen’s outgoing president, Ali Abdullah Saleh has said he is set to leave the country for medical treatment in the United States. He added he would return to… 22/01/2012
Clashes after Yemen’s cabinet backs Saleh amnestyThere have been clashes in Yemen after the cabinet approved a draft law that would give President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution. His… 09/01/2012
Saleh vows to leave Yemen for the United StatesYemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday vowed to leave Yemen shortly for the United States. Saleh signed a peace deal last month to hand his powers… 24/12/2011
Yemen marchers denounce Saleh immunityThousands of Yemenis have continued a march towards the capital Sanaa from the south of the country, demanding that outgoing President Saleh face trial for… 22/12/2011
Sanaa soldiers on the moveA military withdrawal from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, is underway, in the first real test of the ceasefire agreed between troops loyal to President Ali… 17/12/2011
Fighting in Yemen as new Government sworn inYemen’s new unity government had its first meeting on Saturday, following a power transfer brokered by its gulf neighbours. It is now tasked with averting… 10/12/2011
Yemen PM warns power deal at risk amid fresh violenceMore fatal clashes have been reported in Yemen’s second largest city of Taiz – the scene of a surge of unrest in recent days. The latest violence is said to… 03/12/2011
Yemen’s unity government hangs in the balanceTwenty-one people, including a young girl, have been confirmed dead as fighting in south Yemen continues. Meanwhile, the transfer of power between the… 02/12/2011
New Yemeni interim prime minister namedSenior opposition figure Mohammed Basindwa has been named as Yemen’s interim prime minister ahead of planned elections in February, according to state… 28/11/2011
Saleh resignation fails to pacify YemenThe announcement that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is to step down has failed to quell unrest in the country. At least five people have been killed in… 24/11/2011
Yemen protesters ‘shot dead’ despite president’s deal to leaveAt least five people are reported to have been killed in Yemen as armed men including security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the capital Sanaa. It… 24/11/2011
Yemenis joyful but wary as Saleh steps downYemenis have been celebrating the announcement that their president is to step down, but have vowed to maintain their street protests until Ali Abdullah Saleh… 24/11/2011
Yemen’s Saleh signs deal to leave powerYemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday agreed to stand down in an attempt to end months of protests against his 33-year rule. Saleh signed the deal in the… 23/11/2011
France thanks Oman over Yemen hostages’ releaseThree French aid workers freed after being held hostage in Yemen for five months have returned to France. They had been kidnapped in the southern desert and… 14/11/2011
Yemeni govt announces ceasefire agreementThe Yemeni government has said it has signed a ceasefire with a military general from the opposition after months of protests that have pushed the country to… 25/10/2011
UN Security Council calls on Yemen’s Saleh to goThe UN Security Council has called on Yemen’s president to quit power and end repression. A British-drafted resolution, passed unanimously, encourages Ali… 22/10/2011
Bloody weekend in Sanaa as UN debates YemenMachine gun fire and shelling rocked the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight as a bloody weekend drew to a close with a confrontation between government forces and… 17/10/2011
Tension rises as Yemen expects UN decision on SalehThe violence in Yemen continues as the country waits for Tuesday’s UN Security Council decision on whether to formally urge the President to step down. At… 16/10/2011
Security forces shoot protesters in YemenAt least 15 people have been killed in anti-government protests in Yemen, with some reports claiming the death toll is more than 20. Tens of thousands of… 15/10/2011
Yemen’s President Saleh renews vow to step downIn his first major speech since returning to Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will step down in the coming days. He did not say exactly when and it… 08/10/2011
Yemen calls for Saleh to be triedThe demands of thousands of protesters in Yemen have escalated. It is not enough for President Saleh to step down, they now want him to be put on trial… 03/10/2011
US-born radical Anwar Awlaki killed in YemenA cleric linked to two terrorist attacks in the United States has been killed in Yemen. Anwar al-Awlaki, who was born in America, but has been living in Yemen… 30/09/2011
Yemeni troops ‘open fire’ on protestersThousands of Yemeni opposition protesters marched through Sanaa’s Change Square on Monday. Amateur footage purports to show fellow demonstrators trying to… 26/09/2011
Yemeni women protest against President SalehYemeni women on Monday protested in the capital Sanaa to call on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. Demonstrators first took to the streets in… 26/09/2011
Yemeni president addresses the nationYemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh made no pledge to step down on Sunday, calling for early elections instead. It was Saleh’s first speech to the nation… 25/09/2011
Attacks on Yemeni protest camp kills 40At least 40 people were killed during renewed violence against pro-democracy protesters in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Witnesses said government forces… 24/09/2011
Government forces launch attack in YemenA brutal overnight attack on an opposition protest camp in Sanaa has continued into the daylight. Witnesses have described scenes of chaos, with sniper fire… 24/09/2011
Night-time raid on Yemen protest campDespite promises of a truce, security forces in Yemen launched a night-time attack on a protest camp in the capital Sanaa on Saturday. The AFP news agency… 24/09/2011
Saleh back in Yemen – fears of more bloodshedYemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned home after medical treatment abroad calling for a ceasefire to end five days of fierce fighting in the… 23/09/2011
President Saleh returns to YemenPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh is reportedly back in Yemen, after spending three months in Saudi Arabia recovering from an assassination attempt. State… 23/09/2011
Renewed fighting in Yemen; Up to 10 deadAs many as 10 people were killed on Thursday during fresh fighting between protesters and government forces in Yemen. Officials said heavy battles were… 23/09/2011
At least five killed in latest Yemen violenceFurther violence in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has left at least five anti-government protesters dead. It broke a truce reached 24 hours earlier between state… 21/09/2011
Heavy shelling rocks Yemen capitalA third day of violence in the Yemeni capital has left two people dead in fierce fighting between pro-government soldiers and troops who have switched… 20/09/2011
Dozens killed in Yemen protest clashesAt least 46 people have been killed after a fresh wave of protests in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Demonstrators against President Ali Abdullah Saleh came… 19/09/2011
Yemen protesters die in clashes with policeViolence has returned to Yemen with security forces firing on demonstrators in the capital Sanaa. At least 25 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a… 19/09/2011
Thousands protest for and against Yemen’s absent SalehYemen has seen large demonstrations both for and against the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. In the north of the capital Sanaa thousands of… 03/09/2011
Yemen’s President Saleh finally agrees to electionsAs the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, Yemen’s pro-democracy protesters are set to renew their push to overthrow their government. With many… 30/08/2011
