Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
10 hours, 9 minutes ago
"Yemeni authorities previously had a system to monitor returned detainees, but it ceased to function after massive anti-government protests swept most of the country, starting in early 2011.
Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
21 hours, 47 minutes ago
Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants
6 days ago
Washington says al-Qaida in Yemen is among the group's most dangerous and active branches worldwide.
Yemen: 3 Red Cross workers, 2 Egyptians released
8 days ago
Three Red Cross workers and two Egyptian technicians who were abducted by armed men in Yemen's southern province of Abyan have all been released, Yemeni security officials said Thursday.
Yemen's leader warns of al-Qaida expansion
15 days ago
The president of Yemen is warning that the al-Qaida branch in the country is expanding and is using assassinations and abductions of foreigners as a way to challenge the central authority.
Yemen human rights minister in Washington to talk about Guantanamo detainees
22 days ago
But their return is blocked by a moratorium on the transfer of any detainees to Yemen, which Obama imposed after the attempted Christmas Day 2009 midair bombing of an aircraft over Detroit.
As US drone strikes rise in Yemen, so does anger
22 days ago
The spike in strikes in 2012 came as the U.S. was backing a Yemeni military campaign to uproot al-Qaida militants and their radical allies who had taken over a string of southern cities and towns.
White House says moratorium on sending Guantanamo detainees to Yemen remains
23 days ago
"Obama ordered a halt to repatriations to Yemen after the 2009 Christmas Day attempt to bomb an aircraft as it was landing in Detroit after a flight from Amsterdam.
Yemen parties debate new political system
67 days ago
Yemen is the Arab world poorest nation and has been plagued by scores of issues, including an al-Qaida insurgency and a strong separatist movement in the south.
Rights group urges Yemen to investigate violations
90 days ago
An international human rights group has urged Yemen's government to crack down human rights violations it says have taken place since the country's 2011 uprising.
