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Yemen peace talks to start in Dec. 15 in Switzerland

Yemen peace talks will start in Switzerland on Dec. 15 to reach a permanent cease-fire and an end to the nine-month conflict in the country, the United Nations envoy in Yemen said Monday. The UN will convene a series of face-to-face consultations to seek to establish a permanent cease-fire,...

Yemen's Aden governor killed in suicide car bombing: sources

The governor of Yemen's Aden province Jaafar Mohammed Saad was killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the governor's convoy in the western part of Aden city, residents and a local official said. They said at least six of his entourage also died in the attack, which occurred...

Officials say Saudi soldier, 2 Yemenis killed near border

Saudi officials say a Saudi soldier and two Yemenis have been killed in cross-border shooting and shelling by Yemen's Shiite rebels. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki says a border guard died Sunday in the southwestern region of Asir. He says Yemen's Shiite rebels, known as...