(Reuters) - Germany and Italy have closed their embassies in Yemen, following other Western states worried about security as the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi militia tightens its grip on power. A German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Berlin shut down its mission on Thursday and staff...

(Reuters) - Yemenis in the capital Sanaa and the central city of Taiz held the largest protests yet against a takeover by a Shi'ite Muslim militia group on Wednesday after the United States, Britain and France shut their embassies over security fears. Hundreds massed in the...

(Reuters) - Britain has withdrawn staff from its embassy in Yemen and temporarily suspended operations there over security concerns, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday, a day after the United States shut its embassy. "The security situation in Yemen has continued to...

(Reuters) - The Gulf Cooperation Council has accused Shi'ite Houthi rebels of staging a coup in  Yemen  after they announced they were dissolving parliament and forming a new government, Kuwait's official news agency said on Saturday. The opposition of the GCC, a...