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France confirms contested arms shipment to Saudi Arabia at height of Yemen War

Wed, 08 May 2019 19:28:15 +0200

French officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will send a new shipment of weapons to Saudi Arabia, among claims that the arms are used in the Yemen War.

French firm strikes Saudi weapons deal despite Yemen pressure

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:06:23 +0100

Saudi Arabia's state arms producer and a French government-majority firm signed an agreement Sunday on a joint venture to boost the kingdom's navy, amid calls to halt weapons sales to Riyadh over it role in Yemen.

Yemen: Captors post video of French hostage

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:20:00 +0200

The captors of Frenchwoman Isabelle Prime, kidnapped in Yemen on February 24th, posted the first video of her since her abduction.

Father of French hostage appeals for 'humanity'

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:20:00 +0100

The father of a French woman taken hostage in Yemen on Tuesday called on her kidnappers "to show their humanity" and set her free along with the Yemeni woman taken at the same time.

Yemen: Hollande urges release of French woman

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:45:00 +0100

UPDATED: A French woman working for an international organization in the Yemeni capital Sanaa was kidnapped on Tuesday morning, the Foreign Ministry said. It comes after France had urged its nationals to leave the country earlier this month.

France tells citizens to leave Yemen immediately

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:47:00 +0100

France urged its citizens to leave Yemen on Wednesday and said it would soon close its embassy over mounting security fears in the country.

'French embassy guard' gunned down in Yemen

Mon, 05 May 2014 19:32:37 +0200

A Frenchman was killed Monday and another was wounded when gunmen fired on their car in a diplomatic district in Sanaa. The victim was reported to ba guard at the French embassy.

Yemen plane leaves Paris after deal with US firm

Sun, 09 Feb 2014 12:56:08 +0100

A Yemeni airline plane seized at a Paris airport in a dispute over an unpaid fine was allowed to fly out after a deal was struck with the US leasing firm that owns it, airport sources said Saturday.

Yemen plane seized at Paris airport over fine dispute

Sat, 08 Feb 2014 14:27:00 +0100

A Yemeni airline plane leased from a US company was seized at Paris's main airport Friday over an unpaid fine, an airport official said.

France to close Yemen embassy over security

Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:37:00 +0200

French President Francois Hollande said Saturday that France would close its embassy in Yemen over security fears for "several days", after Germany and Britain took the same precaution.

Somalis on trial in France for yacht hijacking

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:35:00 +0100

Six Somali men accused of taking a French couple hostage on their yacht went on trial in Paris on Tuesday in France's first prosecution of alleged Somali pirates.

Kidnappers free 3 French hostages in Yemen

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:03:00 +0100

Al-Qaeda militants have freed three French aid workers they kidnapped in Yemen more than five months ago, the French presidency and local officials said on Monday.

French skipper killed after pirate attack

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:40:00 +0200

Pirates who attacked a yacht in the Gulf of Aden killed its French skipper before abandoning it, a source close to the family said on Sunday, the day after the dead man's wife was found unharmed.

Crew of French yacht missing off Yemen

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:13:00 +0200

A German warship has found a French catamaran adrift in pirate-infested waters in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen with no crew aboard. Their fate is unknown, France said on Friday.

$12 million ransom sought for French kidnapped in Yemen: tribes

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:09:00 +0200

Three French aid workers who were kidnapped in southeastern Yemen are held by Al-Qaeda members who are seeking a $12 million ransom for their release, tribal sources said on Wednesday.

Yemen troops search for French aid workers

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:28:00 +0200

Yemeni security forces were searching on Monday for three French aid workers missing in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, a provincial official told AFP without confirming they had been kidnapped.