Drones
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:27
However, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who has the final say, isn't likely to tell the U.S. to shut down the drone program because his impoverished government needs the American funding attached to it.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:08
“If the government fails to stop American planes from bombing the people of Yemen, then it has no rule over us,” tribal chief Ahmad Al Salmani said from Rada.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:41
A Yemeni tribal leader and a military official say the government has compensated families of airstrike victims in a central city to end their protest.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:36
This announcement came following Friday's protests that blocked the road between Rada and Sanaa, the capital city, during the funeral of 13 civilians killed in the attack, the official said.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:33
Yemen's parliament on Sunday called for a stop to drone attacks in a symbolic vote that reflected growing public anxiety about Washington's use of the unmanned aircraft to combat al Qaeda in the impoverished country.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 12:43
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
United States Policy:
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:46
Yemeni foreign minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told Reuters in September that the drone strikes were a "necessary evil" and a "very limited affair" that happens in coordination with the Yemeni government.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:20
A U.S. drone mistakenly targeted a wedding convoy in Yemen's al-Baitha province after intelligence reports identified the vehicles as carrying al Qaeda militants, two Yemeni national security officials told CNN on Thursday.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:14
A military official told Associated Press news agency that initial information indicated the drone mistook the wedding party for an al-Qaeda convoy.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:51
Officials and soldiers in the Ahwar area of Abyan said a drone strike killed eight unidentified people in Abyan Tuesday morning.