Government of Yemen

Saudi Navy Foils Huthi Attempt to Capture Yemen's Midi Port

By Mohammed al-Kaabi and Hadi Faqhi Jizan, Amman, Asharq al-Awsat - Information made available to Asharq al-Awsat from sources in Sa'dah has indicated that the naval blockade imposed by the Saudi navy on northern Yemen's Red...

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Updated: Al Qaeda in Yemen Seizes Japanese Hostage from Tribesmen

Update: The governor of Sana'a says he is still with the original group of tribal kidnappers and negotiations are underway. Yemeni officials do not have a great record of telling the truth but in this case I hope its true....

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The Fort Hood Shootings Have Al Qeda Written All Over It

When the first reports came out of a terrible shooting at Fort Hood, there was no hints of who might have committed such an act. Then a television station reported that a woman called her parents saying “we’ve been attacked by...

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Gates Says Pentagon Will Review Fort Hood Shootings (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. military will investigate circumstances surrounding the shootings at Fort Hood, including possible “gaps and deficienciesâ€_ in identifying those in all service branches who may...

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Terrorists Inside U.S. Increase Attacks, Panel Hears (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Terrorist incidents over the past 12 months show that Islamic extremists within the U.S. increasingly are launching attacks against targets such as military bases, anti-terrorist experts said...

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Yemen's war: Pity those caught in the middle

A bitter local conflict threatens to spread across the region MUHAMMAD REDWAN and his family were being hammered from all sides. In early August, rebels from Yemen’s Houthi clan took over his village in the rugged mountains of...

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Born in U.S., a Radical Cleric (Awlaki) Inspires Terror

In nearly a dozen recent terrorism cases in the United States, Britain and Canada, investigators discovered the suspects had something in common: a devotion to the message of Anwar al-Awlaki, an eloquent Muslim cleric who has...

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Yemen says kills two northern rebel leaders

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemeni government forces have killed two Shi'ite rebel leaders in battles in the north of the country, a government website reported on Wednesday. The rebels, who are also the target of a Saudi military...

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Japan PM says no sign engineer in Yemen has been freed (AFP)

AFP/File – Yemen's old city of Sanaa is pictured on November 8. Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that … TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that his government had not confirmed the release of a Japanese...

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Syria: Cabinet approves establishing a joint-stock company to support development

Damascus -The cabinet approved on Tuesday a number of bills, including establishing a joint-stock company to support the development process and investment encouragement.During its weekly meeting, the government approved a bill...

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