Yemeni officials say top diplomat resigned over UN deal
Yemeni officials say the country's foreign minister has submitted his resignation to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi due to differences over a U.N.-brokered peace deal.
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Yemeni officials say UAE-backed force storms mosque, kills 5
Yemeni security officials say gunmen from a security force backed by the United Arab Emirates have stormed a mosque in the southern Dhale province, killing at least five people.
Yemeni officials say troops retake key district from rebels
Yemeni security officials say forces loyal to the internationally recognized government have recaptured a key district in the southern Dhale province.
Fighting grips south Yemen as Saudi coalition bombs capital
Yemen's human rights minister says heavy fighting is underway in the country's south as rebel Houthis push to gain more territory from government forces and their allies.
Yemeni officials: Houthi rebels push into southern province
Yemeni officials say fighting continues in the country's southern Dhale province between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and pro-government forces.
Yemeni officials say bombing kills 7 family members
Yemeni security officials say seven family members have been killed in a bombing in the country's southern Dhale province.
Yemeni officials say 5,000 migrants detained in Aden
Yemeni security officials say police have detained at least 5,000 migrants over the last 10 days who were attempting to cross to Saudi Arabia.
New bout of heavy fighting in Yemen kills dozens
Yemeni officials say heavy fighting in Yemen's southern Dhale province between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels has killed more than 85 people.
Yemen’s parliament convenes, elects speaker
Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has attended a rare session of parliament in an eastern city.
Yemen president returns home for a rare parliament session
Yemeni government officials say President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has returned home from Saudi Arabia to attend a rare session of parliament and elect a speaker.
Yemeni officials: Blast in capital kills 7 children
Yemeni medical officials say a big explosion at a warehouse in the capital killed at least seven children in nearby schools.
Clashes break out in Yemen’s key port city, killing 8
Yemeni security officials say fighting has erupted in the key port city of Hodeida, killing at least eight people, including civilians.
Clashes among government-aligned forces in Yemen’s kill 6
Yemeni officials say heavy street battles among armed Islamist factions aligned with the exiled government have left at least six people dead and families displaced.
AP Interview: Yemen’s rebels say they won’t give up port
A senior Houthi rebel leader in Yemen says his group will not give up the key port city of Hodeida, the focus of months of U.N.-brokered talks with the Saudi-backed government.
Saudi coalition bombs allied Yemeni soldiers killing 8
Yemeni military officials say the Saudi-led coalition launched a series of airstrikes along the Yemen-Saudi border that mistakenly killed and wounded forces allied with the government.
Yemeni tribesmen: 22 civilians killed in country’s north
Local tribesmen say airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels have killed 22 people, including children, in the country's north.
Clashes break out in Yemen’s key port city after cease-fire
Yemeni security officials and eyewitnesses say that fighting has erupted in the key port city of Hodeida, the first significant clashes since warring sides agreed to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire deal in December.
Yemen’s war rivals exchange artillery fire around port city
Security officials say Yemen's Shiite rebels and government forces are shelling each other in areas south of Hodeida, straining an already shaky cease-fire in the Red Sea port city.
Yemen’s Shiite rebels hand over control of Hodeida port
Yemen's Shiite rebels on Saturday handed over control of the main port in the Red Sea city of Hodeida to the country's navy and coast guard under U.N. supervision, security officials said, in a significant step in the implementation of a deal reached during peace talks in Sweden earlier this month.
Cease-fire in Yemen’s port goes into force after fighting
A cease-fire went into force early Tuesday in Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeida after intense fighting between government-allied forces and Shiite rebels erupted shortly before the U.N.-brokered truce took hold in the contested city, Yemeni officials said.