Ali Abdullah Saleh, who once compared his 33-year rule of Yemen to ‘dancing on the heads of snakes,’ formally steps down this week after Yemenis anoint a new president in an election many hope will gi

Thousands of Yemenis demonstrated on Thursday in several cities voicing their rejection of a Gulf Arab deal to grant President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, witnesses said.

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Four explosions rocked an air base in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, setting two fighter jets on fire, an aviation official said.

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At least 10 people were killed Saturday in fierce clashes in Yemen’s capital between President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s troops and rival forces in escalating violence, a day after the UN Security Council

Six people, including a family of five, were killed in Yemen despite a relative calm after deadly clashes between supporters and foes of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, medics and witnesses said toda

Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he would leave power in the coming days, the closest the veteran leader has come to announcing he plans to step down after nine months of mass protests against his 33-year rule.

Tawakkul Karman, a Yemeni activist and journalist who has fallen foul of the authorities in her struggle for rights, on Friday became the first Arab woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Anwar al-Awlaki, a US-born cleric linked to Al Qaeda’s Yemen-based wing, has been killed, Yemen’s defence ministry said on Friday.

Tribesmen fighting Yemeni troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot down on Wednesday an army fighter jet, as a sea of protesters demanded the under-fire leader's ouster and trial.

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In one of the bloodiest days of Yemen's uprising, government troops backed by snipers and shelling have attacked a square full of Yemeni protesters and battled with pro-opposition forces in the capita