UK and France reopen their embassies in Yemen

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The UK and France have reopened their embassies in Yemen, after they were closed earlier this week in response to a possible al-Qaeda threat, reports BBC.
The British embassy said its public services still remained closed, and that the security situation was being assessed on a daily basis. The US reopened its embassy in the capital, Sanaa, Tuesday. It said successful counter-terrorism operations by Yemeni forces had addressed a "specific area of concern".
The statement apparently referred to an operation on Monday, some 25 miles north of Sanaa, in which two suspected members of al-Qaeda were killed.
The difficulties of travel within Yemen have prevented the BBC from independently verifying details of the reported raid.
But the BBC's Jeremy Bowen, in Sanaa, says he saw military jets flying over the capital on Monday afternoon and into the evening, suggesting some kind of operation was under way.
American intelligence officials say the failed plot to bomb a US-bound jet on 25 December originated in Yemen - where the suspect was allegedly trained by al-Qaeda.
Meanwhile: Yemeni forces have arrested three suspected al-Qaeda militants who were wounded in a raid on Monday, security sources say.
They were captured at a hospital north of the capital, Sanaa. AFP news agency says they include Mohammed Ahmed al-Hanaq, a key local al-Qaeda leader. The arrests came as the UK and France reopened their embassies in Yemen.
They and the US embassy had been temporarily closed in response to what was described as an al-Qaeda threat.
The British embassy said its public services still remained closed, and that the security situation was being assessed on a daily basis. The US had reopened its embassy on Tuesday, saying successful counter-terrorism operations by Yemeni forces had addressed a "specific area of concern".
This was an apparent reference to Monday's raid some 25 miles north of Sanaa, in which two other suspected members of al-Qaeda were killed.
The difficulties of travel within Yemen have prevented the BBC from independently verifying details of the reported raid.