Yemen

Britain says military assets deployed near Yemen

Expatica 7 June 2011

Britain on Monday confirmed the deployment of military assets near Yemen but did not verify reports that ships were on standby in the Gulf to evacuate its nationals. "As part of routine deployment

 

Yemen Faces Abyss Despite President's Departure

Spiegel Online 7 June 2011
By Charles Hawley

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh may have left the country for medical treatment, but a peaceful transition of power is by no means assured. German commentators say that urgent action is required

 

Saudi Royal Family Organizes Fight against Arab Democracy

AllGov 1 June 2011
By Noel Brinkerhoff

Under the guise of combating instability in the Middle East and countering Iranian influence, the royal family of Saudi Arabia has taken military and diplomatic steps to reduce the

 

Osama bin Laden said: 'Find me a wife'

The Guardian 11 May 2011
By Tom Finn

It was early in September 1999 when Rashad Mohammed Saeed Ismael, a Yemeni sheikh in his early 20s working as a preacher and a leading member of al-Qaida in Kabul, received the

 

Pentagon lists Qaeda recruiting mosques

Arab Times 28 April 2011

Al-Qaeda recruited and trained militants at mosques and Islamic centers in cities around the world from Montreal to Karachi, according to a Pentagon list leaked Tuesday.

 

Vin's Notes on Islamism: Part Nine

Family Security Matters  27 April 2011
By Vin Ienco

On the 12th Of February this year, after 18 days of revolution, President Hosni Sayyid Mubaraks rule of 29 years was over. After some reservations, he decided to listen to the swelling

 

London mosques train terrorists

The Australian 27 April 2011
By John Zubrzycki

BRITAIN'S mosques became a crucible of terrorism, with at least 35 Guantanamo Bay prisoners being trained by radical preachers before being sent to fight against the West, WikiLeaks documents have

 

The Keystone of the Islamic Milieu: Inbreeding

Aerican Thinker 14 April 2011
By Ann Barnhardt

The darkest hour is just before dawn. A huge swath of this planet, from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Philippine Sea, has been held in a synthetic, forced nightfall for nearly fourteen centuries.

 

Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief sees growing threat of Mumbai-style jihad attack

Jihad Watch 14 April 2011

For the Los Angeles Police Department, the top priority is countering violent, ideological extremism from several Muslim communities in the region made up of diaspora from Yemen, Libya, Egypt,

 

Middle East Item

newsbyus 11 April 2011
By Daniel Pipes

After decades of stasis, the Middle East is in uproar. With too much going on to focus on a single place, here’s a review of developments in four key countries. Libya: With most Americans not

 

Revolution Comes to the Middle East -- A Look at Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen

Fox News 30 March 2011
By Daniel Pipes

After decades of stasis, the Middle East is in uproar. With too much going on to focus on a single place, here's a review of developments in four key countries. Libya: With most Americans not

 

Aussies and Brits told: get out of Yemen now

Sydney Morning Herald 24 March 2011

A day before major protests are expected in Yemen, the British government has joined Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs in urging all its citizens to leave the country as soon as

 

US worries Yemen unrest could help Al-Qaeda

Expatica 23 March 2011

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday voiced concern over unrest in Yemen, saying it could divert attention from the country's fight against Al-Qaeda militants. But the Pentagon chief

 

Yemen will be the big test for democracy vs. Al Qaeda

Is democracy the best repellent against Al Qaeda in Muslim countries? That question, which Americans have debated since the invasion of Iraq, may finally get its ultimate

 

Yemen army urged to ignore orders, minister quits

AFP  21 March 2011
By Hammoud Mounassar

SANAA — Muslim clerics urged Yemeni soldiers to disobey orders and a third minister resigned after the gunning down of more than 50 protesters calling for an end to President's Ali Abdullah Saleh's

 

Yemen's president plays the trusted al-Qaida card

The Guardian 8 March 2011
By Jeb Boone

During the last few days, Britain, the US and other western countries have warned against travel to Yemen and urged citizens who are already there to consider leaving. This situation is being blamed

 

Cleric Urges Islamic Rule in Yemen

New York Times 2 March 2011
By LAURA KASINOF and SCOTT SHANE

SANA, Yemen — Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, maintained a tenuous hold on power on Tuesday, blaming the United States and Israel for protests across the Arab world, while a prominent radical

 

Anti-government protests spread to Iran, Bahrain and Yemen

The Temasek Review 16 February 2011

CAIRO — Tens of thousands of protesters faced baton-wielding security forces Monday in Bahrain, Yemen and Iran in what experts say may be shaping up as a pro-democracy wave

 

A Virtual Revolution in Saudi Arabia

phyllis-chesler.com 16 February 2011
By Phyllis Chesler and Nathan Bloom

Yes, today there are protests in the streets of Iran, Egypt (again), Bahrain, Yemen, and Algeria. In the last few weeks, there were also street uprisings in Tunisia and Jordan. Iranian riot police

 

Police Attack Protesters in Iran, Bahrain as Unrest Spreads

AOL News 15 February 2011
By Dana Kennedy

Thousands of Iranian government protesters chanting "Death to the dictator!" clashed with police in Tehran today as the Islamic regime kept two main opposition leaders under house arrest. Police,

 
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