Sanaa - Yemeni Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi claimed that his government was building a center to house Yemenis released back to Yemen from Guantanamo Bay.

Sanaa - Yemeni journalist and whistleblower Abdulelah Shaye was sentenced to a five-year jail term back in 2011 for allegedly supporting Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He blames his continued imprisonment directly on US President Barack Obama.

The military chief of Al-Qaeda in Yemen has issued a warning to Americans in a new message entitled "A letter to the American people". The message was posted on militant websites connected with the organisation.

At least seven suspected militants belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were killed in two drone strikes carried out in southern Yemen.

Sanaa - Both government and industry sources in Yemen have confirmed that the main pipeline for oil exports has been blown up stopping the flow of oil.

Washington - Obama announced in his recent speech on security and the war on terrorism that he was lifting the ban on repatriating Yemenis now being held in Guantanamo.

Sanaa - A Russian-made Sukhoi SU-22 fighter on a routine training exercise apparently exploded in midair over the capital of Yemen, Sanaa, killing the pilot.

Benghazi - A CNN report citing several unnamed US security officials connected to the Benghazi investigation, have alleged that members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), were involved in the US consulate attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Sanaa - Sheik Salem Ali Jaber preached about the evils of Al-Qaida, warning villagers to stay away from their fighters and radical ideology. Residents feared that they would suffer from retaliation. Even the cleric's father advised him to stop.

Washington - The White House declared that a moratorium on sending cleared Yemenis back to Yemen remains in place.This announcement follows immediately upon Obama's vow to do whatever he can to close the center.

Aden - Across the south of Yemen, tens of thousands rallied to mark 19 years since the brief civil war between the south and the north. Protesters released a statement demanding independence from the north.

While the world sympathizes with the US over the Boston Marathon bombings, anti-drone activists are asking questions about the relative silence in the case of hundreds of Pakistani civilians including children killed in more than 300 US drone strikes.

Islamabad - In separate attacks in Yemen and South Waziristan in Pakistan, US drones killed five in each country. All victims are classified as suspected militants but only one has been positively identified.

Activists and relatives of around 90 Yemeni prisoners held in Guatanamo Bay have demanded outside the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, the detainees’ release after being imprisoned for more than a decade.

Sanaa - After being delayed numerous times, a national dialogue conference has finally begun in Sanaa. The conference began on March 18th the 2nd anniversary of an attack on demonstrators by security forces that left many dead.

Aden - On Sunday, separatists in southern Yemen staged a general strike in the port city of Aden. They also called for protests against a national dialogue the groups are boycotting.

Sightings of UFO's are being reported almost daily, but the latest white triangular object photographed over the mountains of northern Yemen has been tagged as authentic by a Saudi astronomer.

Sanaa - Yemen is accused of jailing and executing people who were still children when they committed their crimes. Some of the executions are due to lack of birth certificates but others are due to failures in the justice system.

Aden - Yemen President Mansur Hadi paid a surprise visit to Aden in the south of the country on Sunday even as clashes were happening between police and southern separatists.

No presidency is complete without a constitutional crisis, real or imagined. Political critics claimed George W. Bush committed a string of high crimes and misdemeanors, from the Iraq war, to torture, to illegal wiretaps.