According to certain Web users, this violent scene takes place at the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. They claim it shows Saudi border patrol guards shooting at a van of Yemeni smugglers until it bursts into flames, while a group of onlookers laugh at the scene. Read more and watch the video...

At least four people were killed on Sunday (Jan. 13) in Aden, south Yemen, during confrontations between police and protesters. Didn't you hear? Or is it more a case of never having heard anything about a country which, despite being a neighbour of Saudi Arabia, is counted among the poorest in the world. François-Xavier Trégan, our Observer in the country's capital Sanaa, explains the origins of the conflict. Read more...

Protesters dispersed with bullets.