U.S.-Saudi Coalition Paid al-Qaida to Stop Fighting, Report Reveals

MAGGIE MICHAEL, TRISH WILSON and LEE KEATH / The Associated Press Aug 8, 2018 Such deals have allowed militants to survive to fight another day—and risk strengthening the most dangerous branch of the terror network, one that carried out the 9/11 attacks. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia to Transfer $2 Billion to Yemen

ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2018 The action comes a day after Yemen’s Saudi-backed prime minister appealed to the kingdom and its allies to save the local currency from “complete collapse.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Deaths Reported as Hospital Linked to Doctors Without Borders Is Bombed in Yemen

By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams Jan 11, 2016 The medical charity said it cannot confirm the identity of the attacker but noted that the Saudi-led coalition was responsible for two other airstrikes in the last three months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Does the Houthi Takeover of Yemen’s Sanaa Endanger World Trade?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 9, 2014 The fall of the Yemeni government to radical Zaidi tribesmen from Saadah in the north has gone relatively unremarked upon in the U.S. mass media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Embassy Attacks Spread to Yemen

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 13, 2012 Hundreds of protesters angered by an anti-Islam film chanted “death to America” as they stormed the American Embassy compound in the Yemeni capital on Thursday. The attack follows Tuesday's sacking of a U.S. consulate in Libya that killed the American ambassador and three others. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Yemen’s President Signs Off

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2011 After enduring a couple of unsuccessful attempts to get him to sign his power away, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh finally put pen to paper Wednesday, effectively ending his 33-year tenure after months of unrest and bloodshed in his home country In exchange, he'll reportedly be granted (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )