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News Yemen has the round-up of Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs, Rashad al-'Alimi, appearance before parliament. (He was only one day late - but to be fair […]
It is nice to know that someone is still reading Waq al-waq after the extended lay-off, and while I would like to re-start Waq al-waq in full fashion at some […]
... is this brief from News Yemen that makes the claim that people in Shabwa are asking members of al-Qaeda to teach in their schools after the government has been […]
The news today from al-Jawf that five al-Huthi commanders were killed in an ambush by what some are charging as a militia linked to the government is yet another in […]
Here, for a taste, is the sub-headline. Often overlooked in favour of glitzy neighbour Dubai, the hidden gems of Oman & Yemen are also worth considering.This isn't about tourism or […]
For all our Danish speakers out there, and seeing as how I come from good (or at least hearty, as family legend says we were chased out of Denmark a […]
Al-Sahwa has a piece from al-Mukalla, which starts off a bit too poetically for me, but nonetheless illustrates what the city is like as it prepare for protests. The description […]
Timeline of recent events in YemenDec. 17:Three raids. One on what is being described as an al-Qaeda training camp in Abyan. The second on al-Qaeda safehouse in Arhab and the […]
I often feel that before even sitting down to write about Yemen one has to spend significant chunks of time separating fact from fiction in the swirl of rumors and […]
I saw a similar story earlier today on al-Tagheer, which I now can't find thanks to more warnings about Sa'dah, but I can link to this story from Mareb Press. […]
Ginny Hill has written a couple of articles over the past few days on Yemen and Guantanamo and al-Qaeda and failed states. The first is at Open Democracy and provides […]
After threatening several times, I have finally added a "Yemeni reading list" in the post below and I will create a permanent link on the side. The list is based […]
Despite the recent truce between the government and the Huthis in the north, things are far from settled.Today, the Huthis announced that they were vacating 20 positions around the city […]
Issue 13 of Sada al-Malahim is out today, and while I won't take the time to go through the whole journal (many other things to do), one thing did stand […]
Even though there are a couple of things I am eager to blog about (and disagree with), particularly regarding some of the recommendations put out by the Center for Strategic […]
Well one talk down and one to go - although tomorrow's is on the 1994 civil war. But while I was busy dissecting the Siege of San'a others had more […]
After weeks of anticipation, at least in the nerdy circles that I run in, the ICG report on Sa'dah is finally out. I haven't read the whole report yet - […]
A few days ago I mentioned that the current situation in Yemen is much more complicated than the traditional north/south dichotomy. Now, President Salih in a meeting with people from […]
Foreign Policy has published a wonderful series of photos of Yemen by Sandy Choi - check them out.
I am not sure what impact this will have on Yemen. I feel that so much has happened since his abduction/arrest that it is difficult to gauge what role he […]