Twin bombings claimed by Islamic State group targeted the Yemeni army in second city Aden killing at least 41 people, most of them would-be recruits, a military official say.

At least 43 people have been killed in shelling by Yemeni Houthi rebels in the southern city of Aden, officials say.

Three Bangladeshi expatriates who were stranded in war-torn Yemen reach Djibouti from Aden yesterday by an Indian ship, a foreign ministry official says.

Loyalists of ousted Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi have pushed back Shia Houthi rebels in the southern city of Aden

Unconfirmed reports have emerged of foreign troops landing in the Yemeni port city of Aden. It is not clear what nationality they are.

Fighting in the Yemeni city of Aden has intensified as Houthi rebels try to seize control of the city despite airstrikes on Houthi forces by a Saudi-led coalition.

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accuses the Iranian-allied Houthi on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appeals to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces

At least five people have been killed amid intense fighting around the international airport in Aden in southern Yemen.