Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula first emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2002, but thanks to the efforts of the Saudi authorities was a mostly spent force by 2005, according to analysis from Jane’s ...

In 1954, large crowds turned out for a historic visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Aden.At the time, this city on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was a colony of the British Empire and was ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are at risk ...

At the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen’s disastrous war has been raging for nearly two years. Somewhat overshadowed by the devastating crisis in Syria, it is nonetheless a major calamity ...

Behind Yemen's Strike Against Al-Qaida National security officials in Washington, D.C., are concerned about the growing influence of al-Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula. On Thursday, Yemen launched ...

As part of a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner reports on the country's anti-terrorism units on the Arabian Peninsula and the impact of military aid from the U.S. to the impoverished ...

The "Yemen Branch" of al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula issued a warning to non-Muslim foreigners in a statement posted on militant Islamist Internet forums.

Photographer George Steinmetz documents Yemen and beyond -- often shooting from a one-man paraglider -- in his book "Empty Quarter: A Photographic Journey to the Heart of the Arabian Desert." ...

— -- Some of the valuable intelligence gleaned in the Navy SEAL raid in Yemen on Jan. 28 included hundreds of contacts for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the region and the West, a U.S ...

(CBS News) It has not been widely noted, but the Yemeni military has made some important progress this week in its battle against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemeni forces have killed at ...

How al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, which has claimed the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, has gained in influence and poses a threat to the West.