The unrest in the Middle East which has been raging in recent weeks has taken a new and disturbing turn as the governments of Yemen and the Sudan have begun to attack journalists in an effort to suppress the news of demonstrations and protests from spreading to their citizens. Mohamed Abdel Dayem, the coordinator in…
Category Archives: Yemen
Yemini Opposition Leader Arrested, Demonstrators Tear Gassed
In response to the arrest of woman activist Tawakul Abdel-Salam Karman, hundreds of students, lawmakers and activists took to the streets for the second day of protests in Sanaa, the capital city of Yemen. Yemini police arrested Karman for her role in leading anti-government demonstrations. Karman is a senior member of the opposition Isleh Party…
The Jewish Community of Yemen in Decline
According to the spiritual leader of the once large Jewish community in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, Rabbi Yahe Yousif Mousa, there is today only 400 Jews left in Yemen, down from about 50,000. Those 400 remaining Jews are divided into two small enclaves, one in Sana’a, where there are about 100 Jews, and the…
Wikileaks Document Reveals Vulnerability of Yemen’s Nuclear Material
According to a cable sent by an un-named Yemeni official dated January 9, 2010 and sent to the U.S. Embassy, about a week went by with no security at Yemen’s National Atomic Energy Commission’s nuclear facility. “Very little now stands between the bad guys and Yemen’s nuclear material,” is a quote from the cable which…
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Independent Middle East News
- GCC Forming Gulf Union May 14, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh At least three members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have hinted they are likely to back a Saudi plan to transform the council into a Western-backed diplomatic and military union. The London-based Al Hayat daily cited a senior GCC source who said Qatar and possibly Kuwait could join Bahrain […]
- PLC Deputy Speaker Reveals Scope of PA Corruption May 12, 2012by Mahmoud Aby Ghosh Hasan Khreishah, deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, blasted the Western-backed Palestinian Authority on Saturday, holding it responsible for rampant corruption and human rights violations. He specifically blasted the Fatah-led PA for human rights abuses against Palestinian journalists. “Since the signing of the Oslo A […]
- Turkish Forces Kill 5 Kurds, Detain 28 May 9, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Turkish forces killed five Kurdish rebels on Tuesday near the town of Tatvan in northern Kurdistan’s Bitlis province. The fighters killed were believed to be members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Ankara also announced on Tuesday that Turkish forces have detained 28 people in simultaneous raids across six provinces, [... […]
- Kurds Ambush Turkish Troops, Kill 3 May 4, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Turkish forces hunting Kurdish resistance fighters were ambushed by guerrillas from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Friday. Three soldiers were killed in the ambush, which took place in Turkish-occupied northern Kurdistan. The soldiers were killed when guerrillas opened fire on Turkish troops raiding suspected rebel hideouts in the […]
- PA Defends Internet Censorship April 30, 2012by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh The Western-backed Palestinian Authority on Sunday defended its decision to block websites that are critical of Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, denying allegations it was violating freedom of expression. PA Attorney-General Ahmed al-Mughni claimed that the websites were blocked for breaking the law and following complaints from Palestinians. […]
- GCC Forming Gulf Union May 14, 2012