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Bomb blast kills top military commander in S. Yemen

A senior pro-government military commander was killed in a bomb blast in southern Yemen on Saturday, according to a local military officer.  The explosion struck the convoy of Lt-Col. Moeen al-Shamsi, commander of the 83 Air Defense Brigade, in the Qa’tabah district in the...

Saudi, UAE envoys bid to end standoff in Aden

Saudi and Emirati envoys shuttled between Yemeni government forces and besieging southern separatists in second city Aden Thursday in a bid to end a tense standoff after days of deadly infighting. The Sunday assault on the embattled government's headquarters by its former allies...