The origins of skyscraper construction can be traced back 492 years to the ancient city of Shibam in Yemen. Here, the city's 7,000 residents lived in residential mud-brick high-rise buildings.

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels have pounded sites across the country DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels pounded sites across the ...

The United States on Saturday launched airstrikes in Yemen, causing 31 fatalities in an attempt to target Iran-backed Houthi rebels and “defend American interests,” reported Reuters.