Yemen
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Yemen Newslinks 13 July 2011
13 July 2011 — williambowles.info YEMEN: TV appearance sparks fresh wave of violence IRINnews.org SANA’A, 13 July 2011 (IRIN) – A surprise 7 July appearance on Yemeni state TV by President Ali Abdullah Saleh is behind a recent country-wide spike in violence, say observers. Analyst Adel al-Shujaa said the TV appearance surprised opposition leaders …… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 29-30 June 2011
30 June 2011 — williambowles.info Yemeni VP unsure about Saleh’s return. CNN Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) — The Yemeni government has lost control over five provinces, and security in the country is deteriorating, the nation’s acting president told CNN in an exclusive interview Wednesday. In his first interview with a Western TV network … http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/29/yemen.vice.president/ Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 16-17 June 2011
16 June 2011 — williambowles.info 17 June Yemeni government says Saleh to return from Saudi Arabia soonReutersAnti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz June 16, 2011. SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, taken to Saudi Arabia for… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 15 June 2011: CIA to send armed drones into Yemen
15 June 2011 — williambowles.info UN official calls for Syria probe…US preps for Yemen problems 9&10 News WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is getting ready in case the worst happens in Yemen. The US is building a secret CIA air base in the Persian Gulf region to target al-Qaida terrorists there in case anti-American… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 14 June 2011: CIA Plans Drone Strikes in Yemen
14 June 2011 — williambowles.info Yemen president health stable but suffers throat problem, prime minister very … Washington Post By AP, SANAA, Yemen — A senior Yemeni official in the Saudi capital says President Ali Abdullah Saleh has developed a problem with his throat but that his overall condition is stable. Saleh is being treated… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 13 June 2011
13 June 2011 — williambowles.info Yemen’s opposition ‘in power transfer talks’ Aljazeera.net Opposition sources in Yemen say that they are in talks with Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the vice president, to discuss a transfer of power within a transitional period. The sources said they are worried that President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son and … http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/201161391749979150.html Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 12 June 2011: Ali Abdullah Saleh's Health In 'Bad' Condition: Report
12 June 2011 — williambowles.info Army confronts Islamists in Yemen Boston Globe Tribesmen loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, gathered on the back of a vehicle while patrolling the area around Ahmar’s house in Sana, Yemen. (Hani Mohammed/ Associated Press) By Ahmed Al-Haj Associated Press / June … http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2011/06/12/army_confronts_islamists_in_yemen/ Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 9-11 June 2011
11 June 2011 — williambowles.info 11 June 2011 SCF: U.S. Is Intensifying a Secret Campaign of Yemen Airstrikes SCF: Yemen’s pro-, anti-gov’t protesters stage rallies as clashes continue 10 June 2011 Morning Star: US drones ‘hit anti-Saleh protesters’ in Yemen The Guardian: 2010: Flurry of leaked US embassy cables reveal foreign strategies Mathaba: Imperialism’s Role… Continue reading
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After the spring By Sama Ramadami
Sami Ramadani considers the response to the popular uprisings from the region’s dictators and other reactionary forces, as well as the role of imperialism Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 8 June 2011
8 June 2011 — williambowles.info Yemen: Political talks open as Saleh recovers in Riyadh BBC News Yemen’s ruling party has opened talks with the country’s main opposition coalition following the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Protesters have called on the acting president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, …www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13693731 Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 7 June 2011
7 June 2011 — williambowles.info Morning Star: Help for expats in war zone by Our Foreign DeskBBC: Yemen’s Saleh ‘gravely wounded’BBC: Clashes rock south Yemen citiesSCF: Iran urges Yemeni people not to allow foreign meddlingUK marines on Yemen exit standbySocialist Worker: Yemen after Saleh?SCF: EU leaders call on Yemeni people to reconcile Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 6 June 2011: Factbox: Saleh family entrenched in Yemen security, business
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info 3 Killed as Violence Returns to Yemen’s Capital Voice of America Photo: AP Armed tribesmen, loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, stand guard in a street corner around al-Ahmar’s house, during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Sanaa, June 6, 2011. Opposition tribesmen in… Continue reading
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M.K.Bhadrakumar (India) – Caveats in the Yemeni narrative
The Arab Spring has finally become beastly, marching stealthily and devouring a third dictator in the Middle East when it all but seemed that the region was lapsing back to its bad old ways of autocratic rule. Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 4-6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info 6 June 2011 SCF: Saudi TV: Saleh to return to Yemen after surgeries, recovery SCF: Yemeni government troops retreat from cease-fire area in Sanaa: official BBC: Yemeni president is ‘recovering’ 5 June 2011 Greanville Post: Obama the Minimalist SCF: Yemen opposition to work with U.S., Gulf to prevent president’s return… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 5 June 2011: Yemen may become threat to UK security, says Hague
5 June 2011 — williambowles.info Timeline: Saleh’s 33-year rule in Yemen Reuters (Reuters) – Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an attack on his presidential palace on Friday, has flown to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Below is a timeline of Saleh’s 33-year rule. July 1978 – Saleh takes power in then-North Yemen …… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 4 June 2011
4 June 2011 — williambowles.info Attack on Yemen’s president adds fuel to a heated conflict Los Angeles Times (Mohammed Al-Sayaghi, Associated Press / June 4, 2011) Five senior Yemeni officials were sent to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment after a rocket attack wounded Yemen’s president in his personal mosque and appeared to end hopes for… Continue reading
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