Yemen

According to reports from Al-Jazeera, flooding has swept through south-western Yemen, following heavy rains throughout the region, claiming the lives of 49 people.The floods have been most severe in the provinces of Hadramaut and Mahara, which on Friday became declared disaster zones.Officials said that in the southern provinces of Tayez and Lahj four people were killed by lightening, including a

Jihadists greatly encourage their followers to perpetrate suicide attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. That is why numerous Muslim countries were fearing attacks in September. Unsurprisingly, al-Qaida pulled off three major attacks in the last week: one in Mauritania that killed 12, one in Yemen against the U.S. embassy and one in Pakistan against the Marriott hotel. I wrote an article

US Embassy in Yemen attacked by terrorists. Massive attack kills 16. Examining Yemen's role as a so-called friend in the War on Terror & if this even matters. 6 terrorists and 2 car bombs were used in this attack with Islamic Jihad, believed to be an Al-Qaeda group taking responsibility.

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Según denuncia hoy la ONG pro Derechos Humanos Human Rights Watch en un comunicado, cinco países, Irán, Arabia Saudita, Sudán, Pakistán y Yemen, son responsables de todas las ejecuciones de menores delincuentes desde 2005. “Faltan sólo cinco Estados para que lleguemos a la prohibición total de la pena de muerte impuesta a menores delincuentes”, dijo Clarisa [...]

  Yemeni police has detained an Al-Qaeda’s cell suspected of plotting several terrorist actions, including last year’s terrorist attack against a group of Spanish tourists, according to official sources. An statement by Yemeni Defense Ministry says that security forces found an arsenal with munitions, weapons and other materials used to make car-bombs hidden in the city of [...]

Men with sticks go round enforcing Islamic law - like dealing with donkeys - Islam's citizens are whipped into line.For Yahya Al Najar, from the Yemeni scholars association, vigilante groups that roam the streets wielding sticks to force people to conform to strict Islamic rule are illegitimate. Saudi Arabia’s model of “Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” could spread.Sanaa (As

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SAN'A, Yemen: Local officials in a northern Yemeni town say an explosion at the main post office building killed at least five people. The blast took place in the northern town of Saada and also wounded an undetermined number of others. A Shiite rebellion erupted in the province in 2004, killing thousands. The officials spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity because an Interior Ministry statem

Apparently United States pressure on Yemen is yielding results, or at least something that looks like results. Five wanted al-Qaeda suspects were arrested at Khushm al-Bakrah checkpoint in Bani al-Harith district 20 kilometers to the north of the capital Sana’a last Wednesday, said security sources at the Khushm al-Bakra checkpoint.The sources added that they arrested five [...]

The memri blog - According to the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Yemen authorities have arrested Somali nationals fighting with the Houthi rebels.Yemen security sources said that each fighter had received $100 for his services.The paper also stated that four Iranians who were engaging in intelligence activity in Yemen were also arrested, and that the four were found with documents attesting that

In Saudi Barbaria they are called the Muttawa. They are the enforcers of shariah in the most literal strict sense. To become a muttawa you have to be pretty much the dumbest, inbred, efftard and incapable of holding any other job (that is not my definition, but was told to me by a friend from [...]

Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi Al-Qaeda Senior Operative Dead Details ImportanceHigh Means of DeathCIA Drone missile strike Date of DeathNov. 3, 2002 Location of DeathMarib, Yemen AffiliationAl-Qaeda RoleSenior Operative NationalityYemeni Alias(es)Abu Ali, Ali al-Harethi Possibly the same asAbdouh al Mukhlafi1 Rough Age at Death45 Date of Birth1957 GenderMale HistoryVeteran of Afghanistan-Sov

According to the study which was cited in the Yemen Times newspaper, the rate of child marriage among females in Yemen reached 52 percent, compared to less than seven percent among males.On top of that, in rural parts of Yemen, girls usually get married at an average age of 12 to 13 years old. The parliament in Yemen is reportedly working to raise the minimum marriageable age, which currently stan

Foprme Guantanamo Bay detainee, Sami Ali-Haji, claimed certain Yemeni inmates at the United States military prison in Cuba, have gone clinically insane because of “hallucinogenic pills” they were forced to take by guards. Ahmed Arman a lawyer with the human rights organization, the National Organization for defending rights and Freedom(HOOD), says “I have been told [...]

Homegrown pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has commenced Yemen operations in collaboration with local Pharma Ltd. With this it has strengthened its presence in the Middle-East. Ranbaxy has now become the first Indian pharma company to have a strong presence in the Middle-East with operations in 11 countries.The company has a strong productline with over 160 approvals so far in Yemen. It has c

For the first time, dinosaur footprints have been found on the Arabian Peninsula.In ancient coastal mudflats in Yemen, fossils reveal that a herd of 11 gigantic dinosaurs — sauropods, the largest animals that ever walked on land — tramped deep tracks into the earth that have lasted roughly 150 million years.Altogether, these new tracks help shed the most light to date on the mysterious history

Rastro dejado por las huellas de los dinosaurios jurásicosCientíficos de Holanda, Estados Unidos y Yemen han descubierto por primera vez pisadas de dinosaurio en la Península Arábiga. Las huellas son de un gran ornitópodo (con pies de tres dedos) y un rebaño de 11 saurópodos (con cuello largo y gruesas patas) que vivieron hace 150 millones de años en lo que hoy es la República de Yemen."

The Al-Wasat weekly newspaper in Yemen has alleged that the Ministry of Information has ordered publishing houses not to print the paper.The human rights organisation Article 19 has as written to the Minister of Information urging the Yemeni Government to respect its commitment under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Arab Charter on Human Rights, as well as i

Yemen Online - A source close to Al-Qaeda said that Yemen’s al-Qaeda is closely monitoring the ongoing situations in Yemen and how this may lead to many repercussions including insecurity, monarchy and even collapsing of the current regime so that Mujaheeddin can take over. The source who talked over the phone said that there are plans and arrangements underway by Yemen’s al-Qaeda however; ref

I think this should serve as a lesson why questionable countries like Yemen, where Islam is dominant, really don't need money from tourists. From The Japan Times: SAN'A (Kyodo) Two female Japanese tourists kidnapped in Yemen have been safely freed, officials at the Japanese Embassy in Yemen said Thursday morning. The women, who local tribesmen kidnapped at the historic site of Marib in western

More than 15,300 refugees were smuggled into Yemen from Africa in the first four months of this year, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The UNHCR said twice as many refugees – mostly from Somalia and Djibouti – had arrived in the Yemeni port town of Aden to April 20 compared to the number that arrived last year. A total of 361 people were reported or killed during the hazardous voyage. More...

Son yıllarda yurtdışına yaptığı sağlık yatırımları ile ön plana çıkan Türkiye, Yemen'de önemli bir projeye imza atmaya hazırlanıyor. Dışişleri ve Sağlık bakanlıklarının birlikte yürüttüğü hastane projesi için ön hazırlıklar tamamlandı.

      Yemeni Economic Corporation (YECO) exported on Monday a shipment of 2000 tons of salt amounting to $ 70,000 to Seychelles Islands.

Yemen is a poor nation at the tip of the Arabian peninsula which suffers the indignity of not having oil in the quantities available to its neighbor. A group of Yemen men walked through the sands in order to seek emploment in Saudi cities on their border. It appears they were caught by Saudi police [...]

Yemen is an exotic Middle Eastern country that is located on the Arabian Peninsula. Hailed as one among the ancient countries, in the world, Yemen has a significant role in the trade scene of the Middle East. Frankincense, myrrh and Arabian spices are all the vital commodities that are traded from the place. The [...]

At first blush you might think yesterday's attack on the tanker Takayama off the east coast of Yemen was the reason the United Nations put up blast walls around its main headquarters and closed some of its offices in Yemen. Actually, the UN, as well as other foreign entities, has had security problems in the country for some time. Earlier...

Yemen is among the nations of the world in which beating of children is still very common. It is used as an educational strategy both of discipline and in teaching. Primary school teacher Ammar Abdullah Naser insists beating children depends on the personality of the child. He says the issue of beating children should be an [...]

A member of Yemen’s governing party is reportedly shot dead in the volatile north of the country. A news by AsianLoveStories.com. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fasianlovestories.com%2Fyemen-lawmaker-killed-by-gunmen'; addthis_title = 'Yemen+lawmaker+%26%238216%3Bkilled+by+gunmen%26%238217%3B'; addthis_pub = 'asianlove';

Crispal me ha mandado la noticia y no puedo más que sentirme bien por esto. Alguien tan valiente como Nayuad/Nojoud ha encontrado un juez que ha declarado "terminado" su matrimonio (esto es, nulo, sin posibilidad de sanación posterior), no sólo la ha divorciado porque en ese caso, su marido podría exigir la reinstauración del matrimonio la sentencia. Las causas de la nulidad son que es demasiado pequeña y todavía no ha alcanzado la pubertad.Como vemos, la forma tan aberrante de tratarla que tenía su marido no se considera causa de nulidad, entre otras cosas, como ya vimos porque el Corán pone que hay que golpear a las mujeres que no obedecen a su marido.Yemen Court Terminates 8-Year-Old Girl’s Marriage:"A Yemeni court yesterday granted divorce to an eight-year-old girl who sough

Despite the case of a refusal on the part of an eight year old girl’s “husband” to grant her a divorce, Yemen’s parliament apparently does not consider the issue of female children’s rights to be of importance. A parliamentary committee turned down the request by the Women’s National Committee(WNC) for a law establishng a minimum [...]

La sposa bambina ha ottenuto finalmente il divorzio, anche per il giudice "non è matura per il matrimonio ed è stata abusata dal marito".Nojoud la immaginiamo ora sorridente, dall'alto dei suoi otto anni, mentre si mangia golosamente una fetta di torta al cioccolato e stringe a sè un grosso orso di peluche.La immaginiamo mentre festeggia così, alla sua maniera, il divorzio dal marito trentenne, deciso dal giudice di Sana’a in Yemen.Nojoud Muhammed Nasser è finalmente libera ed ha vinto la sua battaglia.Ora Nojoud può gioire, e noi possiamo gioire con lei.Nonostante l'esito felice per la piccola, la sentenza lascia molti dubbi e perplessità.Basti pensare che Nojoud è stata condannata a restituire la somma pagata dal marito come dote per le nozze.Il giudice ha infatti ordinato alla

(International readers: scroll down for English version).Ohh, las sociedades patriarcales, esas en las que unos cuantos pirados, con más testosterona que cerebro, dictan una serie de leyes que los benefician en todo caso. Y por supuesto, las mujeres no pueden decir nada, porque son la mitad de inteligentes que ellos.Así que si los padres consideran que a la niña hay que casarla, se la casa, aunque sea un disparate. Aunque ella tenga 11 años y él 40 y ella lo mire con una cara de terror absoluto. O aunque la hija tenga 8 años y el hombre destinado a usarla para que dé hijos para la Umma tenga 30. Da igual el trato que el amoroso marido dispense a su novia/mujer-niña, la puede pegar si no quiere "dormir" con ellos (todos entendemos que ese "dormir" no es más que un eufemismo barato)

In Italia giustamente si parla spesso e ancora della condizione della donna, ma la realtà che appare nei paesi arabi ti lascia inorridito.A volte non si tratta neanche di donne , si tratta semplicemente di bambine a cui viene tolto tutto, dalla dignità alla spensieratezza dell'infanzia, spesso anche la vita.Nojoud Muhammed Nasser è una bambina Yemenita di 8 anni .Il 2 di aprile Nojoud si è presentata a un tribunale di Sana’a, la capitale dello Yemen, per chiedere il divorzio dal marito, che la picchiava e la costringeva ad avere rapporti sessuali, e per denunciare il padre, che due mesi fa l’ha data in moglie a quest' uomo di 30 anni.Nojoud piangente ha raccontato ai giudici che "Ogni volta che volevo giocare in cortile, mi picchiava e mi faceva andare con lui in camera da lett

Quando si leggono certe cose viene spontaneo sperare con tutto il cuore che siano "leggende metropolitane", ma purtroppo così non è.Le realtà vissute nel Mondo sono svariate e devono far riflettere.Oggi vado a raccontarvi in breve una drammatica triste storia ...Siamo a Sana'a, capitale dello Yemen, dove per la prima volta una bambina di 8 anni chiede personalmente ad un tribunale il divorzio dal marito.Avete capito bene, 8 anni... Costretta due mesi fa dal padre a sposare un uomo di 30 anni, Nojoud Muhammed Nasser (questo il nome della bimba) è riuscita a scappare settimana scorsa recandosi da sola presso le autorità per essere ascoltata.Ciò che chiese fu di essere "liberata" da quella situazione forzata, denunciando anche abusi sessuali da parte del "marito".Dice Nojoud che a suo t

An eight year-old girl, Nojoud Muhammed Nasser, walked into a court and for the first time in Yemen history, a daughter charged her father with forcing her to marry a 30 year-old man. “My father beat me and told me that I must marry this man, and if I did not, I would be raped [...]

The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a copy of a purported communiqué from the “Jund al-Yaman Brigades” of the “Al-Qaidat ul-Jihad Organization in the Arabian Peninsula” dated April 7, 2008. The statement claimed credit for several recent terrorist attacks in Yemen, including the April 6 mortar shelling of foreign housing compounds in the al-Hadda neighborhood of Sana’a—which, according to the “Jund al-Yaman Brigades”, was carried out “in...(read more)

A consortium comprising Reliance Industries (RIL) has made a significant oil discovery in Yemen. The discovery in Block 9 in Qarn Qaymah 2 well is learnt to be significant, and RIL is in process of evaluating the potential commercial interest. This was confirmed by RIL’s president for international business Atul Chandra.Block 9 has an output of 10,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), operated by Calvalley Petroleum of Canada holding a 50% stake. Hood Oil, subsidiary of the Yemen-based business group, Hayel Saeed Anam Group (HSA) owns 25% in this block and balance 25% with RIL. Now, Qarn Qaymah 2 has encountered excellent hydrocarbon indications while drilling and, depending on the test results, may be the first hydrocarbon discovery within the granite basement zone of Block 9. The basement

History of Yemen

Yemen Playboy Farooq Abdulhak (Center) Yemen playboy, Farooq Abdulhak - son of one of Yemen’s richest businessmen, insists he’s innocent in the murder of Norwegian beauty, Martine Magnussen. Farooq, safely ensconced in Yemen and out of the reach of the British authorities says he skipped out in his billionaire father’s private jet the day before the body [...]

Yemen Playboy Farooq Abdulhak (Center)Yemen playboy, Farooq Abdulhak - son of one of Yemen's richest businessmen, insists he's innocent in the murder of Norwegian beauty, Martine Magnussen.Farooq, safely ensconced in Yemen and out of the reach of the British authorities says he skipped out in his billionaire father's private jet the day before the body of 21-year-old Martine Magnussen was found beneath some rubble in the same block of flats where Farooq had a rental.Farooq, a business student known as "DP" or Dom Perignon to his friends, confirmed that he did leave the upscale London club Maddox Thursday night at 3 a.m. with Martine and took her to his flat but that she later left and, according to a friend of Farooq's, a mysterious 3rd person is involved."They left the nightclub and went

Farooq Abulhak, center, person of interest in murderof Norwegian socialite, Martine Vik MagnussenAuthorities in Yemen are playing the "extradition" game in not allowing British detectives to talk to a "person of interest", Farooq Abdulhak, in the murder of Norwegian socialite, 23-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen.Murder victim, 23-yr-old Martine Vik Magnussen of NorwaySources say the Yemeni's stance stems from the case of radical cleric-convicted terrorist Abu Hamza. Yemen had sought to extradite Hamza beginning in 1999 on charges he planned the 1998 kidnapping of 16 westerners in which four died when an attempt was made to free the hostages.British authorities refused to turn Hamza over claiming he could receive the death penalty if prosecuted under Yemen law.For more, read DBKP's Yemen Play

Farooq Abulhak, center, person of interest in murder of Norwegian socialite, Martine Vik Magnussen Authorities in Yemen are playing the “extradition” game in not allowing British detectives to talk to a “person of interest”, Farooq Abdulhak, in the murder of Norwegian socialite, 23-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen. Murder victim, 23-yr-old Martine Vik Magnussen of Norway Sources say the Yemeni’s stance [...]

SANAA Un equipo de arqueólogos alemanes descubrió un antiguo templo en Yemen que data del 700 a.C., según informó hoy el Instituto Arqueológico Alemán (DAI). El descubrimiento fue realizado durante trabajos de excavación en la antigua ciudad de Sirwah, en la provincia de Marib, aseguró el instituto en un declaración. Sirwah fue la ciudad más importante en el reino de Saba, durante el primer

President of Yemen Arab Republic• Find out more about navigating Wikipedia and finding information •Jump to: navigation, searchThis is a complete list of the Presidents of the Yemen Arab Republic (also known as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaa)) which existed from 1962-1990. Name Took Office Left Office 1 Abdullah as-Sallal 27 September 1962 5 November 1967 2 Abdul Rahman al-Iryani 5 November 1967 13 June 1974 3 Ibrahim al-Hamdi 13 June 1974 11 October 1977 4 Ahmed al-Ghashmi 11 October 1977 24 June 1978 5 Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi 24 June 1978 18 July 1978 6 Ali Abdullah Saleh 18 July 1978 22 May 1990

President of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1967-1969 Name Took Office Left Office 1 Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi 30 November 1967 22 June 1969 Chairmen of the Presidential Council, 1969-1978 Name Took Office Left Office Leading Party 1 Salim Ali Rubai 23 June 1969 26 June 1978 Yemeni Socialist Party 2 Ali Nasir Muhammad 1 July 1978 27 December 1978 Yemeni Socialist Party Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council, 1978-1990 Name Took Office Left Office Leading Party 1 Abdul Fattah Ismail 27 December 1978 21 April 1980 Yemeni Socialist Party 2 Ali Nasir Mohammed 21 April 1980 24 January 1986 Yemeni Socialist Party 3 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas 24 January 1986 22 May 1990 Yemeni Socialist Party For Presidents after unification in 1990, see: List of Presidents of YemenPreside

The position was created in 1990 following the unification of North Yemen with South Yemen.Ali Abdullah Saleh (22 May 1990-present)

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government in that country. The current prime minister, Abdul Qadir Bajamal, has held the position since 31 March 2001. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. The position of Prime Minister of Yemen was created when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic merged in 1990.Prior to unification, each of the two countries had its own Prime Minister: the Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic.When Aden seceded as the Democratic Republic of Yemen for a number of weeks in 1994, Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas served as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Yemen.List of Prime Ministers of Yemen, 1990 to presentDuring the Turk

An editorial early in October by Tariq Alhomayed , Editor-in-Chief of the influential Asharq Al-Awsat , probably voiced the opinion of many leaders in the Arab world: "In preparation for the American withdrawal from Iraq, activity is in full swing to fill the imminent vacuum in Baghdad. The Iranians are not the only ones who are preparing for this; the Syrians are also getting ready... America will leave the region and we will find ourselves opening a new chapter that is no better than where we are...(read more)

Yemen is another mainly Islamic country filled with dishonesty we don't need to be doing business with, and if they released Jamal al-Badawi, one of the masterminds who conducted the bombing of the USS Cole 7 years ago, then I think that's exactly why we should cut off aid to them and not waste valuble tax dollars. As of now, it's been reported that al-Badawi is in custody again, but, as the

New School Offers Space for Learning 2 Oct 07 By Maj. Wesley P. Miller IV Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Public Affairs The Dayshes school, built by a local contractor Faiz Abdullah Salem and funded by the U.S. government, will become a learning center for more than 250 children, ages 6-14. Before erecting the school, there were limited structures to house the children and many had to attend class in grass huts. => Read more!

I just co-wrote with my friend and fellow CT blogger Chris Heffelfinger an article for the Jamestown Terrorism Monitor on the worrying situation in the Horn of Africa. Here is an excerpt: Two major developments to unfold in the coming years signal Africa's growing strategic importance, especially the Horn of Africa (HoA). As of October 1, the African continent came under the auspices of a newly created U.S. military command, AFRICOM, establishing one staff responsible for affairs with the 53 African...(read more)

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In July, after meetings with energy industry delegations from France and Spain, Bahah announced a conference to discuss investment in Yemen`s oil and gas would take place 'soon,' according to the state-run Yemen news agency, Saba.

As Yemen reaches out to foreign companies to invest in its oil and natural gas development, the country faces an on-and-off Shiite insurgency, an ongoing al-Qaeda threat and a populace sympathetic to jihadist militants. Yemen already hosts Canadian, Chinese, U.S., Korean and French energy companies, and in April, Yemen`s Minister of Oil and Minerals Khaled Bahah made a trip to Calgary, Canada, in an effort to attract more foreign interest in exploring for oil and natural gas in the country before another round of bidding for offshore blocks begins. In July, after meetings with energy industry delegations from France and Spain, Bahah announced a conference to discuss investment in Yemen`s oil and gas would take place 'soon,' according to the state-run Yemen news agency, Saba. Yemen`s government estimates that the country holds around 9 billion barrels of oil in reserves, but industry reports place proven reserves at less than 4 billion barrels. It produces about 330,000 barrels a day

A suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber plowed his car Monday into a group of Spanish tourists visiting a temple linked to the ancient Queen of Sheba, killing seven Spaniards and two Yemenis in a part of Yemen known for its lawlessnessThe attack came less than two weeks after the U.S. Embassy warned Americans to avoid the area, which until recent years was rarely visited by tourists because of frequent kidnappings of foreigners.The Queen of Sheba temple, which is known in Yemen by its Arabic name, Balqis, is about 85 miles east of the capital, Sanaa. More...

WorldNetDaily reports that the Jewish community of Yemen is under threat from Islamic militants, and forced to pay jizyah: JERUSALEM - Many of Yemen's Jews this weekend fled their homes for a hotel after receiving death threats from Islamic militants accusing the country's tiny Jewish community of serving as agents for "global Zionism." The Jews said they feared for their lives. It was disclosed they had been forced to pay special taxes that Islam imposes on Jews and Christians in return for protection and security. About 45 Jews left their village in Sa'ada county in Yemen after Dawoud Yousuf Mousa, one of the heads of the local Jewish community, was warned Jan. 10 if the Jews don't leave within 10 days they would be exposed to killings, abductions and looting. Four masked militants approached Mousa and delivered a letter to him warning the Jewish community had been under Islamic surveillance. "After accurate surveillance over the Jews residing in Al Haid, it has become clear to

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{mosgoogle right}The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that two Japanese women abducted in Yemen by a militia group believed to be a local tribal organization have been freed, a top official said.Senior Vice Foreign Minister Itsunori Onodera told a press conference Thursday morning that the Yemen government officially notified Tokyo that the two women had been released.A diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in Yemen called the two victims and confirmed they are unharmed, and th [...]