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  • Pierre Korkie is being held hostage by al-Qaeda militants in the Yemeni city of Taiz. Main picture: AFP. Inset picture: Supplied.

    Govt: We won’t use money to save Korkie

    Government says it will not waver from its policy of not negotiating financially with terrorists.

    3126 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie is being held hostage by al-Qaeda militants in the Yemeni city of Taiz. Main picture: AFP. Inset picture: Supplied

    Yemen kidnappers: Korkie still alive

    Gift of the Givers says its negotiators have made contact again with the al-Qaeda militants.

    3127 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie is being held hostage by al-Qaeda militants in the Yemeni city of Taiz. Main picture: AFP. Inset picture: Supplied.

    Korkie family anxiously awaits news

    There's been no communication between the al-Qaeda militants and the Gift of the Givers since Thursday.

    3128 days ago
  • Leanne de Bassompierre

    Honeymoon in Yemen

    Leanne de Bassompierre tells the story of the Yemen she remembers.

    3128 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie, who is being held hostage by Yemeni militants. His wife Yolande was released on 10 January 2014. Picture: Supplied.

    Plea for Pierre Korkie's release

    Gift of the Givers has pleaded to al-Qaeda to release Pierre Korkie as he is a sick man.

    3128 days ago
  • Yolande Korkie attends a press conference in Johannesburg after being held captive in Yemen on 16 January 2014. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN

    Korkie's fate hangs in the balance

    Pierre Korkie faces execution if a R32m ransom isn't paid to al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen by Saturday.

    3128 days ago
  • Yolande Korkie with Gift of the Givers’ Dr Imtiaz Sooliman during a press conference in Johannesburg on 16 January 2014. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN

    Al-Qaeda threatens to behead Korkie

    Al-Qaeda has demanded a ransom of more than R30 million for Pierre Korkie's release.

    3128 days ago
  • Yolande Korkie attends a press conference in Johannesburg on 16 January 2014. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN.

    Yolande Korkie asks al-Qaeda to release husband

    Yolande Korkie has been told to secure R32.4 mln for her husband's freedom.

    3129 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie, who is being held hostage by Yemeni militants. His wife Yolande was released on 10 January 2014. Picture: Supplied.

    'Korkie kidnapping talks complex'

    Gift of the Givers says negotiations for Pierre Korkie's release are not going smoothly.

    3131 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie is being held hostage by al-Qaeda militants in the Yemeni city of Taiz. Main picture: AFP. Inset picture: Supplied.

    Korkie increasingly concerned over husband

    Yolande Korkie remains concerned for her husband who is held hostage by Al-Qaeda affiliates.

    3133 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie, who is being held hostage by Yemeni militants. His wife Yolande was released on 10 January 2014. Picture: Supplied.

    Rescue team sends negotiator to Yemen

    Gift of the Givers prepares to send a rep to Yemen to negotiate SA teacher Pierre Korkie's release.

    3134 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie, who is being held hostage by Yemeni militants. His wife Yolande was released on 10 January 2014. Picture: Supplied.

    SA man still held hostage in Yemen

    An SA woman was released by kidnappers in Yemen on Friday, but her husband has yet to be released.

    3135 days ago
  • Emergency personnel arrive at the site of a suicide car bombing at the defence ministry in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on 5 December 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Al-Qaeda thrives in Yemen

    An al-Qaeda-affiliated group attacked the defence ministry in Sanaa, killing 56 people.

    3168 days ago
  • Emergency personnel arrive at the site of a suicide car bombing at the defence ministry in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on 5 December, 2013. Picture: AFP

    Suicide bomber kills 20 in Yemen

    Sources say the attackers drove two vehicles into the Defence Ministry compound.

    3171 days ago
  • An MQ-9 Reaper drone flying at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. Picture: AFP

    ‘US drones commited war crimes’

    Human rights groups have accused the US of breaking international law by killing civilians with drones.

    3214 days ago
  • The southern city of Taiz in Yemen. Picture: AFP

    US orders citizens to leave Yemen immediately

    US military forces in the Middle East region have been on a higher state of alert for the past several days.

    3292 days ago
  • FILE: The Iranian ship laden with arms was seized by Yemeni authorities in January.

    Arms ship may have been Somalia-bound

    The Iranian ship laden with arms was seized by Yemeni authorities in January.

    3327 days ago
  • Officials in Yemen said two soldiers were killed by gunmen in the raid.

    Yemeni troops detain al Qaeda leader

    Officials in Yemen said two soldiers were killed by gunmen in the raid.

    3349 days ago
  • The southern city of Taiz in Yemen. Picture: AFP

    No word on abducted SA couple

    Government is engaging with Yemen regarding a couple which is being held captive in that country.

    3350 days ago
  • The southern city of Taiz in Yemen. Picture: AFP

    Yemen: No word on SA couple's release

    5 people have been arrested in connection with the abduction of Pierre and Yolande Korkie.

    3357 days ago
  • The southern city of Taiz in Yemen. Picture: AFP

    5 arrested, SA pair still missing in Yemen

    The whereabouts of the abducted pair is still unknown at this stage.

    3360 days ago
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