Shia insurgency in Yemen

Turkey has announced the freezing of the assets of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and four former senior Yemeni officials in line with a U.N. Security Council resolution. 

A car bomb near a mosque in Sanaa kills two people, as Saudi-led warplanes bombarded second city Aden, after peace talks end without agreement The explosion in Sanaa, controlled by Iran-backed Shiite Houthi rebels, went off outside the Kobbat al-Mehdi mosque as Shiite Muslims emerged from midday prayers, witnesses and security sources said.

The United Nations Security Council is hold an extraordinary meeting on Saturday over the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

Earlier Russia called for the meeting, with its mission to the UN demanding closed-door consultations to "discuss an isse of humanitarian pause during coalition air strikes in Yemen," according to the Moscow Times.

With a few days to go before the deadline of the nuclear talks with Iran, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition of forces started to hit rebel positions in Yemen in the early hours of March 26. The move came after a call by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who was forced to flee the capital Sanaa last month, losing control of large chunks of the country to the Iran-backed, mainly Shiite Houthi forces.

The Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens to leave Yemen and avoid travelling to the country, as the security situation in the country begins to deteriorate.

A statement by the ministry on Aug. 27 asked Turkish citizens to take the necessary security measures and stay away from clashes and large crowds.