Yemen’s president says Iran supports Houthis – 9 Sept 09

Yemeni government forces have been fighting Houthi loyalists in the country’s north for weeks, vowing to crush them with an “iron fist”. Ali Abdallah Saleh, the president, now speaks exclusively to Al Jazeera, saying the recent lull in fighting was not a truce and blaming Iran for supporting the rebels. He says the military operations [...]

Yemen’s president says Iran supports Houthis – 9 Sept 09

Yemeni government forces have been fighting Houthi loyalists in the country’s north for weeks, vowing to crush them with an “iron fist”. Ali Abdallah Saleh, the president, now speaks exclusively to Al Jazeera, saying the recent lull in fighting was not a truce and blaming Iran for supporting the rebels. He says the military operations [...]

Yemen’s president says Iran supports Houthis – 9 Sept 09

Yemeni government forces have been fighting Houthi loyalists in the country’s north for weeks, vowing to crush them with an “iron fist”. Ali Abdallah Saleh, the president, now speaks exclusively to Al Jazeera, saying the recent lull in fighting was not a truce and blaming Iran for supporting the rebels. He says the military operations [...]

Yemen’s president says Iran supports Houthis – 9 Sept 09

Yemeni government forces have been fighting Houthi loyalists in the country’s north for weeks, vowing to crush them with an “iron fist”. Ali Abdallah Saleh, the president, now speaks exclusively to Al Jazeera, saying the recent lull in fighting was not a truce and blaming Iran for supporting the rebels. He says the military operations [...]

North Yemen locals weary after years of war – 07 Sept 09

Despite the latest attempts at a ceasefire, there is still sporadic fighting in northern Yemen. Failure to stop the five year long war will increase fears of further destabilisation across the region. The Yemeni government claim Shia Muslim Huthi rebels are being backed by Iran. Neighbouring Saudi Arabia’s worried that Yemen is the main recruiting [...]

Yemen’s president says Iran supports Houthis – 9 Sept 09

Yemeni government forces have been fighting Houthi loyalists in the country’s north for weeks, vowing to crush them with an “iron fist”. Ali Abdallah Saleh, the president, now speaks exclusively to Al Jazeera, saying the recent lull in fighting was not a truce and blaming Iran for supporting the rebels. He says the military operations [...]

Yemen’s president says Iran supports Houthis – 9 Sept 09

Yemeni government forces have been fighting Houthi loyalists in the country’s north for weeks, vowing to crush them with an “iron fist”. Ali Abdallah Saleh, the president, now speaks exclusively to Al Jazeera, saying the recent lull in fighting was not a truce and blaming Iran for supporting the rebels. He says the military operations [...]

Yemeni rebels and government cease fire – 5 Sept 09

The Yemeni government has said that it has halted military operations against the Houthi fighters to allow aid to reach civilians trapped in the conflict zone. Up to 150000 people are said to have been forced from their homes by intense fighting and are in need of urgent assistance. It was unsure, however, whether the [...]