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Houthis can form political party: Sana’a

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has called on the country’s Houthi fighters to enter into the county’s political arena by forming a party. Hailing an early February ceasefire reached with the Shia fighters based in... (Continue reading)

‘Separatists’ Kill Police Chief, Soldier in South Yemen

  19/02/2010 Suspected separatist rebels ambushed and killed a senior police chief and a soldier in Yemen’s restive south on Friday, a defense ministry website reported.    “Ali Ahmed al-Halimi, the director of criminal investigations in Dhaleh, was killed instantly... (Continue reading)

Saudis carry out 33 airstrikes on northern Yemen

Saudi fighter jets have launched a new round of airstrikes on Houthi positions in northern Yemen despite a truce offer put forward by the Shia fighters. According to a statement released by the fighters on Friday, Saudi warplanes carried out... (Continue reading)

Eight troopers killed as Saudi forces attack Yemen

The Saudi Arabian Air Force has launched a new round of assaults on northern Yemen, causing devastation and more civilian casualties. The Houthi fighters said on Friday that the Saudi warplanes had launched more than 25 attacks on the areas,... (Continue reading)

‘Saudi jets bombard N Yemen, kill dozen’

Saudi fighter jets keep bombing Houthi positions in northern Yemen along the border the country shares with the oil-rich kingdom, killing more than a dozen people. According to a statement released by the fighters on Monday, Saudi forces carried out... (Continue reading)

Yemen sentences 8 Shias to prison

A Yemeni court has sentenced eight Houthi fighters to up to 10 years in prison for resisting a government offensive outside Sana’a between March and June 2008. The court sentenced 26-year-old former army captain Waleed al-Moayed, and 50-year-old Salem Hussein... (Continue reading)