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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Interview: Conflict In Yemen Widens Amid Charges Of Iran Involvement

A decades-old conflict in Yemen between the government and northern rebels from the country's Shi'ite minority is heating up. As it does, Yemeni officials are charging Iran with supporting the rebels in a conflict that is also...

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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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Yemeni forces say they killed Houthi rebels’ leader

Yemeni government forces fighting rebels in the north of the country have killed a rebel leader Ali Alqatwani was killed in the fighting and that government troops took control of Almalaheez in Saada. However, Houthis spokesman...

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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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NYT: U.S. radical inspired Major Hasan, others

Born in the U.S., a radical cleric inspires terror Many recent suspects, including Major Hasan, were devoted to al-Awlaki This SITE Intelligence Group handout photo obtained on Nov. 10 shows Anwar al-Awlaki, a former U.S....

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Iran sends warships to Yemeni waters

SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Iran has sent warships to the Gulf of Aden, ostensibly to combat Somali pirates preying on major shipping lanes. But the deployment, announced Saturday in Tehran, could bring closer the prospect...

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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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