Yemen

August 7, 2011

Saleh
06:46 GMT

Recovering Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave hospital soon, a government source said on Saturday.

July 30, 2011

Yemen
14:53 GMT

At least 42 people were kiled in violence near Yemen's southern city of Zinjibar, military and local sources said on Saturday.

July 28, 2011

About 88 percent of Yemeni microfinance institutions said that their operations have been impeded since the recent uprising
09:30 GMT

The recent uprising has negatively affected the vital microfinance sector in Yemen that serves tens of thousands of poor Yemenis.

July 25, 2011

Impoverished and short on fuel, Yemen has witnessed months of pro-democracy protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year rule
08:13 GMT

Fuel shortages in Yemen have forced the unpopular government to look to neighboring oil export giant Saudi Arabia for fuel.

July 24, 2011

Yemeni soldiers
12:33 GMT

A suicide bomber driving a pickup truck killed nine people and injured 21 others on Sunday when he detonated his vehicle at a military camp in Yemen's main southern city of Aden.

July 21, 2011

A large number of factories and plants in Yemen have closed down, laying off tens of thousands of workers
16:00 GMT

Months of political unrest in Yemen, which crippled the Arab country’s economy, have cost its industrial and trade sectors at least $17 billion.

Al Qaeda in Yemen
08:55 GMT

Ayad al-Shabwani, a senior leader of Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has been killed in fighting with the army.

July 19, 2011

Mohamed Bouazizi of Tunisia: The spark or powder keg of the Arab Spring, or 'fire' that  caught on and spread wildly. This 
street vendor's act of self-immolation in response to humiliation & mistreatment at the hands of local
authorities led masses to turn on Tunisia's injustice for its people.
13:57 GMT

These are the poster children and heroes of the Arab revolutions. Some are just that- children, kids who have been raised as human faces of an otherwise anonymous maelstrom of anonymous popular demonstrations.

July 16, 2011

Yemen
16:47 GMT

Yemeni protesters set up a transitional council of opposition figures on Saturday to lead attempts to oust injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

July 14, 2011

Economic experts note the current crisis in Yemen has greatly impacted the Yemeni economy, especially the banking organizations
07:16 GMT

Most of Yemen's commercial banks have ceased all activities and many employees have been laid off, due to the deteriorating situation in the country.

July 7, 2011

Yemen president
19:58 GMT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, his face burned and his hands covered with bandages, appeared on television Thursday for the first time since he was injured in a bomb attack.

Yemen
11:50 GMT

Al Qaeda gunmen killed 10 Yemeni soldiers when they ambushed them on a road in southern Yemen, a military official said on Thursday.

Recent studies say wide-scale starvation looms over millions of Yemenis due to price hikes
09:47 GMT

Statistics indicate that one in three people in Yemen are food insecure and under-nourished, and more than 50 percent of children are stunted, OCHA said in a 1 July report.

July 5, 2011

Yemen
14:22 GMT

Four civilians and six gunmen died in a series of air attacks Tuesday that targeted militants who have taken control of Yemen's southern city of Zinjibar.

July 4, 2011

For many Yemeni businesses that require electricity, the blackouts mean they can no longer operate
14:10 GMT

Many businesses have been crippled by the almost continuous power blackouts that are still afflicting Yemen.