Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 3.58pm BST15:58 Yemeni president misses parade Yemen's president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, will not be attending the country's national day celebrations on Wednesday, which are usually marked by a military parade in the capital.
Yemeni security forces remained on high alert on Tuesday night amid fears of an imminent attack by al-Qaida in the capital, Sana'a, after the US and Britain withdrew all embassy staff and again urged their citizens to leave the country.
Here's a roundup of the latest news: Yemen Yemeni security forces remained on high alert on Tuesday night amid fears of an imminent attack by al-Qaida in the capital, Sana'a, after the US and Britain withdrew all embassy staff and again urged their citizens to leave the country.
Chicken curry also appears on any authentically Yemeni menu: a gift from the spice traders who sailed across the Arabian Sea to and from India.We choose a different gift from the spice traders: ghallabah, a sauté of lamb, tomatoes and okra served over rice, and salta, a thick meat and vegetable stew that comes to the table bubbling in a cast-iron pot.
I just took on the keys to a new space, owned by the Yemeni community.
Salman stands to be succeeded in turn by Prince Muqrin, 69, the deputy crown prince, an RAF-trained fighter pilot and former intelligence chief whose prospects are often questioned because he was born to a Yemeni rather than a Saudi mother of "approved" tribal lineage.
Related: Four Americans held in Yemen by Houthi rebels – report Senior figures from Yemen's dominant Houthi group are holding talks with US officials in Oman to advance efforts to resolve the conflict in Yemen, the Riyadh-based Yemeni government said on Sunday.
A Saudi-led coalition began air strikes in Yemen in March in a campaign to restore Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power.
The Yemeni government had already announced a plan to tighten security measures at foreign embassies – particularly those of western countries – sea ports and airports and other facilities of strategic importance, including oil pipelines and power grids.
The Yemeni claim could not be confirmed but it appeared consistent with US statements.
There were signs that the Yemeni government was not pleased with the embassy closures.
