Sudan took further steps in its transition toward civilian rule Wednesday with the swearing in of a new sovereign council, to be followed by the appointment of a prime minister. The body replaces the Transitional Military Council (TMC) that took charge after months of deadly street protests br   Details..>>

Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which seized power in Aden, plans to establish control over the entire south of the country, Nasser Khabaji, a member of the council's presidium, said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the internationally-recognized government in Yemen said that   Details..>>

The UAE on Wednesday rejected accusations it supported Yemeni separatists in their seizure of interim capital Aden, as the government refused talks with secessionists until they fully withdraw. "We regret hearing today allegations directed against the UAE regarding developments in Aden, which   Details..>>

Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led coalition naval forces have killed dozens of Yemeni fishermen, including children, and arrested more than 100 others, some of whom were tortured in custody in Saudi Arabia in 2018. The New York City-based leading rights group said on Wednesday that Saudi-led w   Details..>>

ON (Reuters) - A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen’s Dhamar governate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, the second such incident in recent months. A Houthi military spokesman had earlier said that air defenses h   Details..>>

Egyptian security forces killed 11 Islamist militants from a local affiliate of the Daesh group based in the restive North Sinai region, the interior ministry said Tuesday. The militants, armed with weapons and explosives, were killed in a shootout during a raid on their hideout near a police stat   Details..>>

Yemeni parliament speaker Sultan al-Barkani warned of the dangers of any attempt to divide or separate Yemen into several parts, saying that the effects of such a move will have negative repercussions on the local and regional levels, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The comment was made follo   Details..>>

The U.N. envoy for Yemen is warning that fragmentation of the war-torn Arab nation "is becoming a stronger and more pressing threat" making peace efforts that have been frustratingly slow more urgent than ever. Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the world cannot un   Details..>>

The Saudi-led coalition said it launched air strikes overnight on Houthi military targets in Sanaa on Monday. The coalition said on Tuesday that its air strikes on Sanaa struck caves storing missiles, drones and weapons. The assault appeared to be in response to Houthi attacks on energy assets   Details..>>

Yemeni separatists drove government troops out of two military camps in deadly clashes Tuesday, reinforcing their presence in the south after they seized the de facto capital Aden. The fighting, in Abyan province, came after the pro-independence Southern Transitional Council (STC) partially wi   Details..>>