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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:10 AM

Yemen

Type: Country
Name: Yemen
population: 19,600,010
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 33 mins ago - 15 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
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Al Qaeda
AFPAl-Qaeda gunmen have seized a Japanese engineer from his tribal kidnappers in Yemen, a tribal source who has been seeking to negotiate his release said on Saturday."The hostage was seized by elements of al-Qaeda, who took him to an unknown destination ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 33 mins ago]
Entities: Hostage, Yemen, Al Qaeda
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 8 Documents
Iran's chief of staff has warned Saudi Arabia over its military offensive against Shiite Yemeni rebels, saying it signals the start of 'state terrorism' and endangers the entire region. The official IRNA news agency Tuesday also quoted Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi ... [The New Nation - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 18 Documents
A Saudi soldier has been killed in clashes with Yemeni Shiite rebels at the border between the two countries, Saudi media reported on Thursday.Issa Madkhali, a member of the naval forces, died on Tuesday in a gunfight with the Zaidi rebels, also known ... [France24 - Business - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)
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United Nations
The United Nations has called on Yemen to investigate allegations of unlawful killings and torture committed by its security forces in the north of the country, Press TV reported. 'The committee expresses its grave concern at allegations of extrajudicial ... [Trend News Agency - 11 hours ago]
First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 Documents
The Houthi rebellion against the Yemeni regime, which erupted in 2004 and has intensified with the unleashing of “Operation Scorched Earth” by the Yemeni forces in the northern Sa’ada governate, has brought various claims by Sunni-led Arab states of Iranian ... [Jamestown Foundation - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents
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UK Home Office
Yemen has claimed it has foiled an assassination attempt on a Jewish leader, Rabbi Yahiya Ben-Yousef.Three armed Houthi rebels have been arrested attempting to enter the Jewish area of the Yemeni capital Sana’a.They were believed to be trying to kill ... [Jewish Chronicle - 19 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents
By Roula Khalaf, the FT’s Middle East editor It was a distinctly un-Saudi affair. The traditionally cautious kingdom, careful to the point where its diplomatic initiatives must be guaranteed to succeed before they are even launched, found itself ... [Gideon Rachman's Blog - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents
Yemen is to release an Egyptian fishing vessel along with its crew from captivity and another 11 imprisoned men of Egyptian nationals in the coming days, the Yemeni Interior Ministry said on Thursday.The Egyptian fishing vessel with its crew has been ... [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]
Entities: Yemen, Nationalism, Egypt
First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Intellectual Property Rights)
SANAA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Interior Ministry said Friday that Somali pirates have seized a Panamanian cargo ship off southeast coast of Yemen at the Gulf of Aden.The ministry said in a statement that the Panamanian-flagged ship called Red Sda ... [Xinhua News Agency - 12 hours ago]
Entities: Yemen, Sanaa, Aden
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents
WASHINGTON - 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 turned the Web ... [MSNBC - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 Documents
In what may be interpreted as an extension of the war against dissident Houthi tribesmen, Saudi Arabia launched an aerial bombardment on Yemeni rebels in the troubled Yemen/Saudi border. 'The Saudis struck on Wednesday after evacuating several villages ... [Saudi Arabia Information Source - 4 hours ago]
First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents
) YEMEN - An official report stated that 2,634 cases of Swine Flu were registered this week alone. 770 of which were confirmed cases and the other 1,864 had been in contact with confirmed cases.In its weekly meeting, the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister ... [Yemen Observer - 16 hours ago]

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...seized a Japanese engineer from his tribal kidnappers in Yemen, a tribal source who has been seeking to negotiate his release said on Saturday. "The hostage was seized by elements of Al-Qaeda, who took him to an unknown destination in the Maarib region" east of the capital, Sanaa, one of two tribal mediators told AFP on condition of anonymity
...of the war against dissident Houthi tribesmen, Saudi Arabia launched an aerial bombardment on Yemeni rebels in the troubled Yemen/Saudi border. "The Saudis struck on Wednesday after evacuating several villages along the border, and the Saudi Army began reinforcing its presence in the area"
...'The overall development gains we've made have been swamped by the conflict,' said Naseem-Ur-Rehman, UNICEF's chief spokesman in Yemen. "It could take 10 years or more to catch upup to the pace to which we had pushed through." The rebels, called Hawthis after the name of their leader's clan, launched their rebellion in 2004, seeking greater religious and political representation...

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The whole world in his books [Irish Times - 33 mins ago]
Al-Qaeda seizes Japan hostage in Yemen [Sydney Morning Herald - 33 mins ago]
Arab students share concerns with Queen Rania [Jordan Times - 1 hour ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - 1 hour ago]
Al-Qaeda seizes Japan hostage in Yemen: tribal ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 1 hour ago]
The Jihadis and the Cause of South Yemen: A Pro... [Jamestown Foundation - 1 hour ago]
Tribal Source in Yemen Says Japanese Hostage Se... [Naharnet - 1 hour ago]
Web sites spread al-Qaeda’s jihad message in En... [Taipei Times Online - 1 hour ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al Qaeda [Khaleej Times - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - Science - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - Business - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - Asia Pacific - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - Americas - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - Africa - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - Middle East - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - europe - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - france - 2 hours ago]
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by Al-Qaeda: source [France24 - culture - 2 hours ago]
Sen. Levin: Fort Hood shooting rampage was like... [The Hill - 4 hours ago]
Fly from Cairo to New York City for only 2400 EGP [Albawaba - 4 hours ago]
Yemen Rebels Routed, Saudi Arabia Says (NYT) [Saudi Arabia Information Source - 4 hours ago]
Saudi deaths in border fighting (BBC) [Saudi Arabia Information Source - 4 hours ago]
Saudi Arabia pushes back Yemeni rebels (DTel) [Saudi Arabia Information Source - 4 hours ago]
Saudis Strike Yemeni Rebels Along Border (NYT) [Saudi Arabia Information Source - 4 hours ago]
UN condemns Iran on human rights [BBC - 4 hours ago]
Japanese engineer kidnapped by Yemen tribesmen [China.com - 6 hours ago]
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 21 [Individual.com - 6 hours ago]
DOD Announces Military Commissions Actions [Defense Link - 6 hours ago]
Saudi Arabia: Key developments [Poten & Partners - 6 hours ago]
30 years on, bloody Mecca mosque siege reverber... [Lebanon Daily Star - 7 hours ago]
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Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 13 hours ago]
The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Increased Tension Over Iran's Program SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently ...
Exum & Fontaine on Yemen [Abu Muqawama - 16 hours ago]
The trick with bad news in Washington is to release it on Friday afternoon so no one notices. That's the idea behind a new paper I wrote with Richard Fontaine on ...
Yemen about to be the new Afghanistan and worry... [the left shark - 20 hours ago]
Yemen used jihadists to defeat the Communists in Yemen in 1994. After 9/11 the United States pressures the newly unified country to crack the whip on the radicals. ...
Fitzgerald: Yemen, and What to Think About It [Jihad Watch - 11/20/2009]
If you have been paying attention - and even if you have not - by now you know that something is going on in Yemen. You have heard about the "Houthis" - that is, ...
Friday's comment from the papers in... [Comment Central - Times Online - WBLG - 11/20/2009]
Today in Times comment Antonia Senior: Care in old age: we won’t pay, the State can’t Frank Skinner: Viewers’ choice: our talentless Everyman Charles ...
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Moves afoot to end Houthi fighting - 18 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/18/2009]
Yemen security chief rebuffs Iran Houthi remark... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Inside Story - Yemen's civil war - 15 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Yemen conflict raises Gulf tensions - 15 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/15/2009]
Conflict intensifies in northern Yemen - 13 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/13/2009]
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