Gulf | Yemen
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Wednesday Feb 27
Yemen court freezes assets of two Saleh-era officials
Punished men refused to testify in the case of a deadly Sana’a suicide bombing
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Wednesday Feb 27
Civilian shot dead as Yemeni forces patrol Aden
Hadi met Southern Movement representatives on the fourth day of surprise visit
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Monday Feb 25
Abducted Austrian says his captors demand ransom
Yemenis ‘will kill him in a week’ if their demand is not met
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Sunday Feb 24
Hadi in unexpected Aden trip as clashes rage
Protests have intensified in south since the killing of five people
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Saturday Feb 23
Troops shoot dead separatist in Aden clashes
Dozens of separatists took to the streets in the districts
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Friday Feb 22
Separatists, Yemeni troops clash in south
Clashes began when president Hadi’s supporters rallied in his favour
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Thursday Feb 21
Yemenis angry at US after plane crashes
Activists reiterate calls for military installations to be removed from cities
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Wednesday Feb 20
South Yemen separatist leaders arrested
Arrests come on eve of first anniversary of Hadi’s election
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Tuesday Feb 19
Seven die as Yemen military aircraft crashes in Sana’a
Aircraft crashes in a residential neighbourhood near Change Square
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Monday Feb 18
Yemen jails 3 Albanians over arms smuggling
Ship and explosives confiscated
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Monday Feb 18
Southern Movement ‘to participate in dialogue’
Agreement comes two days after UN Security Council warned former South Yemeni leader of sanctions
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Sunday Feb 17
Yemen frees Dutch kidnap victim — ministry
Hundreds abducted in Yemen over the past 15 years, with almost all released unharmed
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Saturday Feb 16
UN council warns against arms transfer to Yemen
Welcomes dialogue and expresses concern over interference by ex-regime in transition
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Wednesday Feb 13
Iran rejects Yemen charge on arms shipment
Report about vessel meant to supply insurgents dismissed as a lie
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Monday Feb 11
Yemenis celebrate uprising’s second anniversary
Rally organised by committee of Youth Revolution
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Sunday Feb 10
Woman killed in south Yemen clashes
The woman was eight months pregnant
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Sunday Feb 10
Iran is ‘damaging Yemen’ — security chief
National security chief says Iran denies the allegations but the proof is there
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Saturday Feb 9
Gunmen blow up key oil pipeline in Yemen
Army fires artillery at Al Haween in Wadi Abida where the attack took place
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Friday Feb 8
UN investigating Iran link to Yemen arms seizure
Shipment included “SAM-2 and SAM-3 surface-to-air missiles
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Friday Feb 8
Hadi tells Iran to stop backing armed groups
Arms destined for Al Houthi rebels
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Thursday Feb 7
Yemen police target motorcyclists
Yemen’s roads have been in poor condition since uprising against president Ali Abdullah Saleh
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Thursday Feb 7
Yemen national dialogue on March 18
Iranian weapons ship carried material for bombs, suicide belts, and missiles
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Tuesday Feb 5
Yemeni court jails 17 Somali pirates
Sixteen get 10 years of prison and one gets 5 years
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Monday Feb 4
Iran denies links to arms ship seized off Yemen
Yemeni allegations are “not in line with the mutual interests” of the two countries, official says
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Sunday Feb 3
Yemeni military: Town seized from Al Qaida
Three days of clashes claim 17 lives
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