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Despite Hilal's work on the mediation committee and Salih's insistence that everything is fine, the rest of the government seems to be operating off of a different playbook.Mareb Press is […]
From time to time Waq al-waq may criticize journalists working on Yemen a bit too much, but we also have our favorites whom we respect. Many of these journalists, I […]
This is why the names and the details that Waq al-waq so cherishes are important:(CNN) -- A man described as "one of al Qaeda's most dangerous members" was arrested in […]
Khalid al-Hammadi writes about the arms deal with Russia in al-Quds al-Arabi. (Speaking of Khalid, I would recommend his 1999 interview with Tariq al-Fadhli in al-Quds al-Arabi, which I re-read […]
Despite appearances to the contrary - here at Waq al-waq we don't actually enjoy playing gotcha, well, ok - sometimes we do. But not all the time. Case in point, […]
For those with an interest, I will be a guest on al-Hurra today (5pm -6pm EST) along with some others talking about the war in Sa'dah.
Earlier this morning I wrote that the Washington Post had gotten 'Abdullah al-Midhar's name wrong for what I called "reasons passing understanding." Those reasons have now become clear to me, […]
The Ministry of the Interior has announced that it has arrested six Somalis on suspicions of belonging to al-Qaeda. The story is a bit sparse on details, but much of […]
I saw this story in Arabic yesterday, and today the BBC has it, saying that Jabir al-Fayfi the surrendered or captured al-Qaeda member (either way he is in Saudi custody) […]
Al-Arabiyya has two programs on Yemen. The first from the station's Panorama program takes a look at the alleged Iranian support for the Huthis - claims that the US is […]
Oh, I love this quote by an unnamed (Is there any other kind?) Saudi adviser:"The orders are not to go physically into Yemeni territory," he said. "We don't want to […]
AQAP has a statement out that is claiming responsibility for the ambush that killed five in Hadramawt on Monday. The group is calling itself the AbdullahBatis Squadron, which is a […]
Waq al-waq formally announces 2010 as the year of the motorbike assassination in Yemen. Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Today, a security official in Hadramawt (Sayyun, for those wanting details) […]
Over the weekend the NY Times’ Scott Shane had this piece on Yemeni detainee, Alla Ahmad, and the difficulties in closing Guantanamo as President Obama pledged. The article is, in […]
The final push is upon us, which means that posting will likely be light and/or sporadic until May 15. I'll do my best to put up at least a token […]
We usually don't cover good news here at Waq al-waq, which I'm sure is just as much of a commentary on us as it is on Yemen. In fact, I […]
Yemen (Hat tip: David Stringer)Sir Patrick Cormack: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements have been made for the conference on Yemen which he […]
Al-Tagheer and other news outlets are reporting that the head of the Central Security Forces in al-Jawf, Ali Zayad survived an assassination attempt on Monday. The government is blaming the […]
I feel like this blog is now essentially serving as a PR agent. But here is a new column that pretty much is a basic overview of what we've been […]
Given how much interest my earlier post on rumors of fighting between Huthi supporters and Salafis in Dammaj generated, I thought I would link to this News Yemen article on […]