Eastern Yemen

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  "Ask Centre": Supreme Court On Nimisha Priya Case Negotiators' Yemen Travel

  The Supreme Court has asked a private organisation, which is making efforts for the safe release of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, to approach the Centre to seek permission to travel to the Middle Eastern country for negotiations to stall her execution.

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  Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missile Attack From Yemen: Report

  A ballistic missile attack aimed at Saudi Arabia's oil-rich eastern region was intercepted on Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen said in a statement carried by Saudi state media.

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  At Least 11 Killed Due To Saudi-Led Airstrikes In Yemen

  Aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen struck targets in the eastern port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, killing 11 people, including women and children, Yemeni security officials said.

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  Cyclone Kills 8 in Yemeni Coastal Province, Peters Out Inland

  A rare tropical cyclone struck Yemen's arid eastern coastal province of Hadramout on Tuesday and killed eight people before gradually petering out inland, regional officials said.

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  Drone Strike Kills 3 Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

  Three suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in an apparent US drone strike in Yemen's jihadist-held south eastern port city of Mukalla, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

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  China Evacuates More Than 500 Nationals From Yemen: State Media

  A total of 449 Chinese nationals were evacuated from conflict-racked Yemen on Monday, state media said, as an Arab coalition continued air strikes against Shiite rebels near Sanaa.

• Al-Qaeda Rocket Attack Kills 3 Yemeni Troops

  Al-Qaeda militants have killed three soldiers with a rocket in Yemen's eastern province of Hadramawt, a security official said on Sunday.

• Two Soldiers, Four Militants Killed in Eastern Yemen

  Two Yemeni soldiers and four suspected militants were killed when soldiers raided a house used by insurgents in the restive eastern province of Hadramout, a local security official said on Sunday.

• Islamists Attack Yemeni Airport as Bomber Hits Army Base: Sources

  Six suspected al Qaeda fighters, six soldiers and a civilian woman were killed in a series of militant attacks in the eastern Yemeni city of Seiyun on Thursday, local officials said.

• Yemen in Total Blackout After Power Lines Sabotaged

  Yemen suffered a total blackout on Tuesday after gunmen in the eastern province of Marib sabotaged key power lines, the electricity and energy ministry announced.

• Drone Raid Kills Six Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

  A drone strike in eastern Yemen killed six Al-Qaeda suspects today, tribal sources said, in the first such raid since the army launched an offensive against jihadists last month.

• US drone kills five al Qaeda suspects in Yemen, strikes intensify

  Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in eastern Yemen, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, in an escalating campaign against the militant group's Yemeni branch after recent warnings of possible attacks.

• Yemen launches assault on al Qaeda, several killed

  At least nine people were killed on Wednesday when Yemeni troops launched an offensive on an eastern city, targeting al Qaeda-linked fighters who have declared they aim to set up an Islamist state there, officials and residents said.

• US drone kills top Al Qaeda cleric in Yemen: reports

  A drone strike in the eastern Yemeni province of Shabwa last month killed the top religious cleric for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a source close to AQAP said on Tuesday.

• Drone strike kills five Al Qaeda militants: Yemen official

  A strike by an unmanned drone killed five suspected members of Al Qaeda in eastern Yemen on Wednesday, a security official said.