The New Dark Age

24 March 2011— creative-i.info

UK, Germany withdraw embassy staff from Yemen over unrest
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Germany and the United Kingdom are pulling nonessential embassy staff out of Yemen, they said Thursday, with the British citing “the rapid deterioration in the security situation.” Both nations are keeping small core …
www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/24/yemen.unrest/

Dubai Police Stop Weapons Shipment to Yemen
Voice of America
Dubai police say the Gulf emirate has seized a shipment of 16000 guns bound
for Yemen. Police Chief Dahi Khalfan said Thursday the weapon’s shipment
came from Turkey. The French news agency, AFP, said the shipment was
heading to Yemen’s northern …
www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Dubai-Police-Stop-Weapons-Shipment-to-Yemen-118566269.html

Yemen Accuses Al Jazeera of Distorting Its Image, Saba Reports
Bloomberg
By Vivian Salama – Thu Mar 24 05:54:01 GMT 2011 Yemen’s government
condemned Al Jazeera television for what it called an attempt to “mislead
the audience and deliberately distort Yemen’s image,” state-run Saba news
agency reported today, …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-24/yemen-accuses-al-jazeera-of-distorting-its-image-saba-reports.html

Forces clash in Yemeni town
Irish Times
Presidential guards loyal to Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh clashed in
the town of Mukalla today with army units backing opposition groups who are
demanding his ouster. The clash wounded one person and highlighted the
tension in Yemen, …
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0324/breaking27.htm

Govt concerned about Yemen and Syria
Sydney Morning Herald
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says he is gravely concerned about
deteriorating security situations in Yemen and Syria. Yemeni President Ali
Abdullah Saleh this week took on emergency powers to strengthen his hand
against a pro-democracy uprising in his …
news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/govt-concerned-about-yemen-and-syria-20110324-1c83v.html

Two killed in Yemen protests
Hindustan Times
At least two people were shot dead and nine injured during clashes between
anti-government protesters and supporters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh
in southern Yemen, Xinhua reported on Thursday. The fighting erupted on
Wednesday night after nearly …
www.hindustantimes.com/Two-killed-in-Yemen-protests/Article1-677039.aspx

PHL advises Pinoys in Yemen to stay home Friday
GMANews.TV
Philippine officials have advised Filipinos based in Yemen to stay home
this weekend amid potential clashes arising from planned protests starting
Friday. The Philippine Embassy in Sanaa sent an advisory to the Filipinos
in Yemen asking them to stay at …
www.gmanews.tv/story/216055/pinoy-abroad/phl-advises-pinoys-in-yemen-to-stay-home-friday

Yemen leader offers to step down at the end of this year
FXstreet.com
by Nicole Elliott – Mizuho Corporate Bank | View company’s profile (23:00)
EU27 Competition Commissioner Almunia speaks at a Spanish Savings Banks do,
Madrid. Moody’s downgrades 30 Spanish banks today. Portuguese PM Socrates
resigns yesterday on …
www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/start-the-day/2011-03-24.html

JURIST – Paper Chase: Yemen parliament approves emergency laws
By Matt Glenn
Yemen is not the first country to declare a state of emergency in the midst
of anti-government protests in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Bahraini
lawmakers called on King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [official website] to
declare a …
jurist.org/paperchase/2011/03/yemen-parliament-approves-emergency-laws.php

Oil Rises Again On Yemen Unrest
By The Huffington Post News Editors
NEW YORK — Oil prices made up for a week-long slump following the
Japanese earthquake and are now trading at the highest levels since
September 2008. Prices climbed early Wednesday after an Energy Department
report showed that gasoline …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/23/oil-rises-again-on-yemen-_n_839405.html

See Ya, Saleh – By Gregory Johnsen | Foreign Policy
By GREGORY JOHNSEN
The writing has been on the wall in Yemen for weeks. In Taiz, a highlands
city of half a million, people painted it on huge banners; in Sanaa they
baked it into bread; and everywhere they chanted it: Irhal. Go. That single
Arabic word …
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/23/see_ya_saleh

The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : The Problem of Yemen
By John Tabin
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been helpful in the fight against
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, but Thomas Joscelyn argues that the
Obama administration shouldn’t be so reluctant to see him go: …
spectator.org/blog/2011/03/23/the-problem-of-yemen

Yemen: Emergency Law Does Not Trump Basic Rights | Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Yemen’s new emergency law does not override the government’s
obligation to respect fundamental human rights under international law,
Human Rights Watch said today.
www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/23/yemen-emergency-law-does-not-trump-basic-rights

FT.com / Middle East & North Africa – Saudis prepare to abandon Yemen
Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has turned to neighbour Saudi Arabia
to mediate an end to a crisis that he himself has warned could turn into a
…
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb7e6b94-54b6-11e0-b1ed-00144feab49a.html

Yemen leader loses more of his power base – World news – Mideast/N …
A top military commander and at least 18 other senior officers defected
Monday to the opposition movement demanding the ouster of Yemen’s embattled
…
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42189503/ns/world_news-mideast/n_africa/