Yemen

Yemen: Kidnapped Austrian Tourists Released Unharmed

Date: December 27th, 2005 |

Two Austrian tourists were kidnapped by a local tribe Dec. 22 and released unharmed two days later in Marib province, one of two regions that the U.S. Embassy recommends travelers avoid. The Embassy�s warning was released two days before the kidnapping and cited information on current tensions in Marib and Saada. Travel for Embassy personnel [read more]

Yemen

Date: April 2nd, 2003 |

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The U.S. State Department reported it had received credible threats that terrorists were planning attacks on U.S. interests in Yemen, and warned Americans to defer travel here. Non-emergency personnel and adult family members of Embassy employees were authorized to leave the country. Children of Embassy employees have not been allowed in the country since March [read more]

Yemen

Date: April 30th, 2002 |

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The U.S. Embassy in San’a reopened April 28 after being closed for five days because of unspecified threats against U.S. interests in the country. The city has experienced two recent bombings, the latest on April 16 at the offices of Yemen’s intelligence service, targeted because it was supposedly where U.S. agents launched their pursuit of [read more]

Yemen

Date: December 27th, 2001 |

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Based on information released by the FBI, the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa announced that U.S. and British citizens may be the targets of a terrorist attack, particularly at the Gold Mohur Hotel in Aden around the period of Christmas and New Year’s. Other locations associated with foreigners may also be at risk, including the Sanaa [read more]

Yemen

Date: October 23rd, 2001 |

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The leader of a militant Islamic group that kidnapped 16 Western tourists last year was executed Oct. 17. His followers have vowed revenge, and threatened violence in Yemen. Four of the hostages were killed in last year’s botched rescue attempt, the first in which hostages were harmed. Kidnapping is common here, but usually it’s done [read more]

Yemen

Date: May 28th, 2003 |

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Yemen: The U.S. State Department has authorized the return of nonessential personnel and adult family members, while at the same time reaffirming its warning to defer travel here because the threat of attacks on U.S. interest [read more]

Yemen

Date: December 3rd, 2002 |

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The U.S. State Department has reissued its warning against travel to Yemen, citing credible reports that terrorists have planned attacks on U.S interests and continue to threaten [read more]

Yemen

Date: March 19th, 2002 |

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The State Department reaffirmed its warning that Americans should defer travel to Yemen citing credible reports that terrorists have planned attacks against U.S. interests here. If you must go, maintain a high level of [read more]

Yemen

Date: November 1st, 2001 |

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A powerful car bomb exploded in the middle of a diplomatic quarter in the capital city of Sanaa Aug. 28, killing at least two people, destroying a supermarket where many foreigners shop and damaging several diplomatic buildings. Two other minor bombings occurred elsewhere in the country the same night. Analysis varies, but some feel the [read more]

Yemen

Date: July 10th, 2001 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Sana’a reopened July 7 after being closed for nearly a month for security reasons. Full consular services are again available, but in an effort to reduce the size of daily crowds gathering at the gates, fewer applications will be processed. Tight security remains in place, with adjacent roads blocked and Yemeni [read more]

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