The Bab al-Mandab is a strategic waterway through which nearly 4 million barrels of oil are shipped daily

Ministry says the move will generate up to 141,000 jobs, providing employment particularly for women and the disabled

Official says it is the first visit by a Saudi foreign minister since 2003, marking a key step to mend relations

Visit comes two days before a new round of UN-brokered talks in Geneva aimed at ending six years of fighting

Saudi Press Agency carries photographs of funerals for ‘martyrs’ it said had died ‘defending southern borders’

The gun battle came as forces loyal to Yemeni President pressed an assault against the rebels

The official cause of death was reported to be traumatic brain injury

The assault came after the government sent reinforcements from its headquarters in Aden

About 10 Saudi citizens were also injured in the incident, says official

Sheikh Mohammed al-Jirani, a judge, was abducted mid-December