Leaders of Jordan, Yemen discuss boosting anti-terror cooperation
AMMAN: Leaders of Jordan and Yemen on Monday discussed means for boosting cooperation between the two pro-US countries in combating terrorism, according to a royal court statement. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived…
Yemeni soldiers, rebels killed in clash
SANAA — Two Yemeni soldiers and an unstated number of Shiite Zaidi rebels were killed on Monday in the north in the first such clash since the two parties agreed a truce in…
British embassy in Yemen reopens after failed attack
SANAA — The British embassy in Yemen reopened on Sunday almost two weeks after it was closed when its ambassador narrowly escaped a suicide bombing that targeted his convoy. “The embassy has reopened……
7.2-magnitude quake hits Indonesia: seismologists
A strong 7.2-magnitude quake hit the Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday, the local Meteorological and Geophysics agency said, triggering a local tsunami alert. The quake struck at a depth of 30 kilometres…
Pakistan tests 2 missiles, wants nuke recognition
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan successfully test-fired two ballistic missiles Saturday capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the military said, as the Islamic nation’s leader urged the world to recognize it as a legitimate nuclear power. The…
Iran belongs to world’s ‘nuclear club,’ cleric says
TEHRAN: Iran has entered the world’s “nuclear club” and major powers should accept it, an influential cleric told worshippers on Friday, underlining Tehran’s defiance in a dispute with the West over its atomic…
Iceland’s volcano sends more ash towards Europe
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s Eyjafjoell volcano threatened European skies with a new ash cloud Friday raising the risk of more flight cancellations, officials said. “Renewed and more intensive ash eruptions took place overnight…
NYPD bomb squad gives all-clear in Times Square
NEW YORK – The bomb squad of the New York Police Department says a suspicious cooler in Times Square is not a threat. Police found water bottles and books in the green, soft-sided…
Russia not to reinforce anti-piracy presence in Gulf of Aden
Russia has no plans to beef up its task force in the Gulf of Aden following a pirate attack on a Russian tanker, the chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces said…
Yemen downplays US security warning
SANAA: Yemen’s Ministry of Interior disparaged on Thursday the American Embassy’s warnings of a possible attack on American citizens in a five-star hotel in the capital. “Security measures that were taken near vital…







