31.   This southern bastion echoed to the thunder of artillery on Wednesday as fighting between rival Yemeni forces moved markedly closer, an AFP correspondent reported.

32.   Victorious northern Yemeni forces tighted their grip on the southern city of Aden on Saturday, as talks began on forming a new government of national unity.

33.   Yemeni forces ripped down the Saudi flag but the tribesmen remained camped in the area, according to Western diplomats in the Yemeni capital.

34.   Jordan and Iraq are supplying northern Yemeni forces with arms and spare parts, a senior southern official charged here on Sunday.

35.   Northern Yemeni forces captured Aden airport Wednesday after fierce battles in the northern suburbs of the besieged southern city.

36.   Northern Yemeni forces on Friday destroyed the Aden brewery, the only one on the Arabian peninsula, one day after seizing this southern metropolis.

37.   Northern Yemeni forces on Monday entered the port city of Mukalla where breakaway southern leader Ali Salem al-Baid is based, a senior military official told AFP.

38.   Northern Yemeni forces pushed deeper into Aden on Thursday, trapping hundreds of thousands of refugees in the heart of the port city, witnesses said.

39.   Northern Yemeni forces thrust into Aden on Tuesday and said they also captured both the city and airport of Mukalla in fierce battles that included hand-to-hand fighting.

40.   Northern Yemeni forces captured Aden airport Wednesday after fierce battles in the northern suburbs.