Search For Keyword.

Gulf Arab Region

ISIS claims mosque attack in Yemeni capital

ISIS militants on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday, which left one person dead and five others wounded. According to Agence France-Presse, a brief statement posted on jihadist websites said ISIS had “taken revenge”...

Deadly car bombs hit Yemen, day after almost 200 killed

Two deadly car bombs hit the capital Sanaa and a southern city in Yemen on Tuesday, state news agency Saba reported, a day after air strike and clashes killed almost 200 people nationwide. Islamic State in Yemen claimed responsibility in a statement posted online for the Sanaa...

Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen cities kill 16: Houthis

Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 16 people in Yemen on Friday, the country's dominant Houthi militia said, and the European Union and United States appealed for a pause in the war to enable aid deliveries to stricken civilians. An Arab coalition has been bombarding...

UNESCO lists Yemen world heritage sites as endangered

The UN cultural agency on Thursday placed two ancient cities in conflict-torn Yemen, Sanaa and Shibam, on its list of endangered World Heritage sites. UNESCO said Sanaa, known for its many Islamic sites and multi-story rammed earth houses, "sustained serious damage due to armed conflict"...