As violence continues to escalate in the Middle East analysts in the United States are wondering what the best approach to achieving security in the region might be. In wake of the rocket attack of a convoy of British embassy personnel which took place in the Yemeni capital of San’a recently the United States is… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Yemen
Journalists Harrassed by Middle Eastern Governments as Unrest Spreads
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading