Gulf | Yemen
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Monday Dec 24
Saleh’s son to head new unit in Yemen
Hadi set to accommodate Saleh’s son in senior position
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Monday Dec 24
Filipina nurse freed after brief abduction in Yemen
The kidnap was the second of foreigners in Sana’a within a 48-hour period
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Sunday Dec 23
Yemen army shells tribesmen blocking oil repairs
Armed tribesmen were attacked for blocking repairs to pipelines that are vital for the economy
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Sunday Dec 23
Yemen court sentences 3 militants to up to 6 years
Convicted militants planned attacks on security forces, diplomatic missions and state institutions
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Sunday Dec 23
Kidnappings of foreigners on rise in Yemen
Seizure of an Austrian and Finns highlight security dangers in the strife-torn country
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Saturday Dec 22
Fire in Yemeni prison kills 8
Ibb prison has been the scene of recent protests
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Saturday Dec 22
Yemen extremists kill woman in raid
Armed men on motorbikes storm three houses
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Friday Dec 21
Saleh’s son agrees to give up his missiles
Ahmad Ali’s apparent compliance with army shake-up eases fears of more turmoil
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Thursday Dec 20
Yemen president reshuffles army
Anti-Saleh demonstrators say they support decision
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Thursday Dec 20
Yemen’s relations with Iran at all time low
Yemen-Iran ties hinges on Iran’s relations with Saudi Arabia
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Wednesday Dec 19
Iraq-bound arms ship seized in southern Yemen
Ship docked for food and fuel
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Wednesday Dec 19
Yemenis impeding transition to face sanctions: UN
UN official accuses some groups of taking advantage of and profiting from instability
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Monday Dec 17
30 Yemenis committed suicide in November
In 2011, 235 people, including 24 children, committed suicide, and 292 in 2010
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Monday Dec 17
Yemen still facing grave challenges: analyst
Transitional government unable to find solutions to all these problems
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Monday Dec 17
Yemen army officer assassinated, explosion reports denied
The government accuses Al Qaida of being behind the operation
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Monday Dec 17
Gunmen kill Yemen military intelligence officer
Local security official suspects Al Qaida hand in the killing
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Sunday Dec 16
US returns Guantanamo prisoner’s remains to Yemen
The inmate, who was never charged, was found to have ‘committed suicide’
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Sunday Dec 16
Yemen gas pipeline blown up again
The attack targeted the pipeline feeding Yemen’s only LNG export terminal
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Saturday Dec 15
Yemeni court jails 93 Republican Guard soldiers
Accused belong to units led by Saleh’s son fired at defence ministry’s guards
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Saturday Dec 15
Air strikes in Yemen kill 6 Al Qaida suspects
Oil well shut after explosion targeting its facilities
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Friday Dec 14
Yemen seizes second Turkish-made arms shipment
7,000 rifles confiscated and three held
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Thursday Dec 13
Yemen president in standoff with Saleh’s son
Republican Guards head rejects plea to yield control of Scuds
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Thursday Dec 13
Iraq stays execution of Yemeni held at 16
Execution would have been Iraq’s first in 25 years for a detained minor
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Wednesday Dec 12
Four killed in Yemen clashes
The tribesmen were seeking those responsible for killing 17 army officers in an ambush
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Tuesday Dec 11
Intelligence officer assassinated
Attack bore the marks of Al Qaida
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