Air raid kills Al Qaeda chief

7days Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:16:00 AM CET | info [other]

A suspected local chief of Al Qaeda in the south Yemen province of Abyan was killed in an overnight air raid, a security official said, as air strikes continued for a second straight day. Jamil Nasser Abdullah al-Ambari, 25, who figured on a list of wanted militants, was one of two Al Qaeda leaders.......

Yemen detains Iranian ship over suspicious cargo

dailytimesPK Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:07:00 AM CET | info [other]

SANAA: Yemen’s security forces have detained an Iranian ship in its coastal waters off the island of Socotra because of suspicions about its cargo, and the crew are under investigation, Yemen’s state media said on Monday. It said the ship had entered Yemeni waters illegally and was held after fishermen reported its presence to authorities....

Yemen says air raid killed two top Qaeda terrorists

dailytimesPK Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:22:00 AM CET | info [other]

ADEN/SANAA: An air strike on an al Qaeda position in southern Yemen on Sunday killed two top militants planning attacks, a Yemeni security official said. “The raids ... killed two leading al Qaeda elements who were planning terrorist operations against vital installations in Yemen,” the official said in a statement....

Yemen seizes Iran ship

kuwaittimes Monday, March 15, 2010 11:43:00 PM CET | info [other]

Published Date: March 16, 2010 SANAA: Yemen's security forces have detained an Iranian ship in Yemeni coastal waters off the island of Socotra because of suspicions about its cargo, and the crew are under investigation, state media said yesterday. The ship, which state media said had entered Yemeni.......