Fighting in mountainous north Yemen between Yemen Hezbollah Movement Houthi fighters and the army and tribes loyal to the government over the past four days has left at least 49 people dead. The major confrontations were taking place in al-Amsheyah, in the northern Amran province, where the tribe of MP Sheikh Sagheer Aziz is allegedly [...]

Saudi fighter jets have pounded the strongholds of Houthi combatants in northern Yemen as an earlier confrontation between Muslim fighters and Saudi security forces killed two Saudi security men. Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdel-Salam told The Associated Press that the Saudi offensive early Thursday struck at least four areas inside Yemeni territory using phosphorus bombs. There [...]

Muslim fighters in north Yemen declare readiness to open humanitarian corridors for thousands of civilians driven out of their homes by fierce battles in the region. In a statement posted on the Internet, the Houthi fighters said they would secure routes linking the camps for the displaced, but urged that the corridors be directly controlled [...]

As Yemen continues its military campaign against the Houthi fighters in the north, US President Barack Obama offers assistance to battle Shia Muslims. On Sunday, President Ali Abdullah Saleh received a letter from Obama, which pledged economic aid and assistance in fighting terrorism, the Yemeni SABA news agency reported. “The security of Yemen is vital [...]