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Yemen's former leader flees to Aden

Yemen's former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escaped weeks of house arrest by the Houthi militia at his official residence on Saturday and fled to his home town of Aden, sources close to him said. He will make a speech later on Saturday on an Aden television station, the sources...

Yemen parties agree on transitional council: U.N.

(Reuters) - Yemen's feuding parties have agreed on a "people's transitional council" to help govern the country and guide it out of a political crisis, U.N. mediator Jamal Benomar announced on Friday. The move follows the takeover of power by the Houthi movement, a Shi'ite...

Qatar’s Emir in Saudi Arabia for talks with New King

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Qatar’s ruler was in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with the newly enthroned King Salman about the deteriorating security situation in Yemen and relations with Egypt. A Saudi official said Salman greeted Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the...