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Tribesmen, Troops Clash in Yemen, 12 Die

Tribesmen attacked an oil installation in Yemen and then clashed with government troops Thursday, leaving 12 people dead, a local official said. It was the second attack on the country's oil industry this week.

Court Convicts 32 al-Qaida Suspects

A Yemeni court convicted Wednesday 32 al-Qaida suspects of planning attacks on oil and gas installations in the country, sentencing them to prison terms of up to 15 years. Four others were acquitted.

Report: 40 Drown in Gulf of Aden

About 40 people, mostly Somalis, have drowned while crossing the Gulf of Aden on their way to Yemen in a desperate attempt to escape gunbattles back home, security officials and witnesses said Saturday.

US Reconsiders Some Aid to Yemen

The United States is reconsidering some aid to Mideast ally Yemen after the reported release of a convicted leader in the fatal terror bombing of a U.S. warship. Yemen scrambled Monday to say the suspect is in custody.

US Criticizes Yemen for al-Qaida Release

The White House sharply criticized Yemen on Friday for releasing one of the al-Qaida masterminds of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors.

Yemen Frees One of USS Cole Bombers

Yemen has set free one of the al-Qaida masterminds of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors, a senior security official said Thursday.

Yemeni Riot Police Kill 4 Protesters

Riot police opened fire into a crowd of retired army officers Saturday, killing four people, activists and local medical officials said.

Tourist Dies After Yemen Terror Attack

A Spanish woman who was wounded in a suicide bombing that killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis earlier this month has died, a hospital official said Sunday.

Yemen Detains 15 in Attack on Tourists

Yemeni security forces battled Islamic fundamentalists Thursday during raids in search of suspects in a suicide bombing that killed seven Spanish tourists, a security official said.

Smugglers Toss Africa Migrants Overboard

Smugglers taking illegal migrants from Somalia to Yemen forced hundreds of Africans overboard in stormy seas in an effort to make a fast getaway from security forces, officials said Monday. Thirty-one bodies have been found and nearly 90 people remained missing.

Yemen Tribesmen Threaten 4 Hostages

Yemeni tribesmen holding four French tourists hostage threatened Tuesday to kill them if troops attempt to storm their hideout in a mountainous region in eastern Yemen, tribal officials close to the negotiations said.

Father Demands Guantanamo Suicide Probe

The father of a Yemeni detainee found hanged in his Guantanamo cell said Sunday he will only receive his son's body for burial once an international investigation is launched into the death.

Father Rejects Son's Gitmo Suicide

Mourners packed the home of a Yemeni who died at the American prison in Guantanamo Bay as his family dismissed U.S. claims he committed suicide and accused prison authorities of murdering him.

The Vine

Yemen annuls deal with US firm to build nuclear energy plant : World

Source: The Earth Times Online

Sana'a, Yemen - Yemen has nullified a contract with a US company for building a nuclear reactor intended to help the country make up for the shortfall in electricity supplies, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.

Nuclear deal not corrupt, says informed source

Source: yobserver.com

A high-ranking official in the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, claims that the nuclear deal between the government and the US-based Powered Corporation has been misrepresented by the Yemeni press.

Volcano erupts on Yemeni Red Sea island

Source: BBC News

It's not an area of the world I generally associate with volcanic or earthquake activity.

Volcanic Eruption Reported Off of Yemen

Source: Breitbart

A volcano has erupted on a tiny island off the coast of Yemen, spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a Canadian naval vessel near the island in the Red Sea reported Sunday. There were no immediate reports of deaths, but at least eight people were missing.

To Burundi and Beyond for Coffee's Holy Grail

Source: The New York Times

DUANE SORENSON had planned to fly to Yemen, rattle up dirt roads in dusty four-by-fours and dart through the Arabian sky in prop planes as he toured the country searching for open-minded coffee growers. Mr.

Israel's cost to the Arabs

Source: Le Monde

The damage done to the Arabs by Israel's creation is an untold story in the West. To understand it, you have to set aside the Israeli narrative and the idea of Arabs as fanatical, backward warmongers irrationally bent on destroying a modern, democratic and peaceable state.

Ambitious Red Sea Bridge

Source:

Acting on endorsements and pledges of land from the president of Yemen and the president of the African nation of Djibouti, a Dubai-based developer has tapped an American firm to build a bridge across the Red Sea.

Fugitives Killed In Yemen Raid

Source: AL JAZEERA

Yemeni security forces say they have killed four wanted al-Qaeda members, including the alleged mastermind of a bombing that killed eight Spanish tourists and two Yemeni drivers last month.

Arab bloggers pay toll for truth: Journalists challenge authority in unfriendly environs

Source: Chicago Tribune

CAIRO - When Egyptian officials denied reports of a disturbance in downtown Cairo last year, Wael Abbas showed the truth: A political protest had turned ugly, and a group of young men had gone on a rampage.

Summer clubs aim to protect kids from falling under terrorists' sway

Source: Yemen Observer

Thousands of children have attended summer clubs in Yemen, which aim to persuade children not to become terrorists. The clubs also teach children about the different cultures in Yemen.

Exposed: the Somalia arms boycott breaker

Source: The Times

A Russian businessman has offered to arrange for eight tons of ammunition to be parachuted to a militant organisation affiliated to Al-Qaeda in Somalia after being approached by a Sunday Times reporter posing as a middleman for the group.

8 killed in Yemen suicide blast

Source: CNN

SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- A suicide bomber killed eight people Monday when he drove his car into the site of the ancient Queen of Sheba temple in northeast Yemen, police said. The Queen of Sheba temple was built about 3,000 years ago.

Top News - Truce Reached in Yemen Shiite Rebellion - AOL News

Source: AOL

Yemen takes steps toward peace, a much needed stride in the midst of Middle East turmoil.

Yemeni Languishes at Guantanamo Long After U.S. Approved Release

Source: The Washington Post

Dispute Over Citizenship Leaves Saudi-Born Detainee in Legal Limbo. The word came in May 2006: Ali Mohammed Nasser Mohammed, a slight, 24-year-old Yemeni with curly black hair and a wispy beard, would be freed from Guantanamo after more than four years. He got a checkup.

The Real Torture

Source: Human Events

One side in the War on Terror is devoted to victory. Too bad it's not ours.

Bush's deluded speech to the world's oppressed.

Source: Slate

For those who have detected a "return to realism" in recent American foreign policy, President George W. Bush went to Prague today to say it isn't so.

Guantánamo Inmate Waleed bin Atash 'Admits Attack on USS Cole'

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Waleed bin Attash, the suspected mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole, has reportedly confessed to his involvement during a US military hearing at Guantánamo Bay.

Muslims 'dominating urban communities' in Australia

Source: Australian News Network

AUSTRALIA should give priority to Christians wanting to flee persecution in Muslim countries and halt Muslim immigration, said Revered Fred Nile.

The first AU peacekeepers Arrive in Troubled Somalia

Source: The Economist

PIRATES captured a ship carrying food aid off the north coast of Somalia, near Bargal, this week—a reminder of how far from normalcy this part of the Horn of Africa remains.

The Man With The Mysterious Horn

Source: yobserver.com

A man with a horn growing from his head has been interviewed in a newspaper in Yemen. The growth, probably a "cutaneous horn," is among the largest of its kind known to exist.

Yemenis: 'We got robbed' by U.S.

Source: User Submission

...The authorities grabbed up papers and computers. They shut down a security video camera, according to store owner Mohamed Muthana.

Yemen Jews Flee Homes After Muslim Death Threats

Source: jewishpress.com

Many of Yemen's Jews fled their homes last weekend after receiving death threats from Islamic militants accusing the country's tiny Jewish community of serving as agents for "global Zionism."

Garowe Online: Yemeni leader vows support for Somalia

Source: garoweonline.com

Yemenis Pledge support for Somalia Interim GovernmentGaroweOnline calls itself "the online sister publication of Radio Garowe, a community radio station based in Garowe, the State capital of Puntland, a self-governing region in northern Somalia." Their report indicates  …

Another Country I don't Know - Yemen

Another one that I don't know is Yemen. It is located at the Arabian Peninsula, south to Saudi Arabia. Searching at Lexis Nexis database unfortunately, I found more articles than my first country I didn't knew.

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