Yemen
UN: Houthi rebels impeding aid flow in Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebels have blocked half of the United Nations' aid delivery programs in the war-torn country — a strong-arm tactic to force the agency to give them greater control over the massive humanitarian campaign, along with a cut of billions of dollars in foreign assistance, according to aid officials and internal documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks
A small instrument inside the drones that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry and those in the arsenal of Yemen's Houthi rebels match components recovered in downed Iranian drones in Afghanistan and Iraq, two reports say.
4 civilians killed in roadside bombing in Yemen's Hodeidah: official
A total of four civilians were killed on Sunday as a roadside bomb exploded in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official told Xinhua.
UN: Warring parties in Yemen agree on major prisoner trade
Yemen's warring sides have agreed to implement a long-delayed and major prisoner swap, the United Nations said on Sunday, in a sign that talks to end the disastrous war between the country's internationally recognized government and its Houthi rebels could be making progress.
UN official says airstrikes kill over 30 civilians in Yemen
Strikes killed more than 30 civilians in a mountainous northern Yemeni province Saturday, the U.N. humanitarian chief for the country said, calling the attack "shocking."
Houthi missile attack kills 3 gov't soldiers in southern Yemen
A missile attack was carried out by the Houthi rebels against a government army base in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Tuesday, killing 3 soldiers and injuring 15 others, a security official told Xinhua.
UN Security Council concerned over escalation of violence in Yemen
The Security Council on Thursday voiced serious concern over the significant escalation of violence in Nehm and Jawf, Yemen, and its impact on civilians, thousands of whom have been displaced in recent days.
2 killed in Houthi missile attack on Yemen's Marib: gov't source
At least two people were killed on Wednesday in a missile attack launched by Houthi rebels on Yemen's central province of Marib, a government source and medics said.
8 die from H1N1 flu in Yemen's capital
The Yemeni public health authorities said in a statement that eight Yemenis died from the H1N1 flu in Sanaa in the past weeks, a local media outlet reported Monday.
UN official condemns attacks on premises of int'l humanitarian agencies in Yemen
UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock on Monday condemned the attacks over the weekend on the premises of three international humanitarian organizations in Yemen.