Posted on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 01:43 am CEST
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President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa Speech, May 19, 2011

Official release of President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa speech… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Maghreb • Palestinian Authority • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, May 9, 2011 at 00:31 am CEST
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WikiLeaks: Yemen – Who Are The Houthis?

Given the Houthis’ opacity and the government’s exaggerated claims about their goals, it is difficult to know what exactly… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Terrorism • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, March 30, 2011 at 21:17 pm CEST
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Multiple Crises – Yemen Next

Since the ousting of Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt’s Husni Mubarak, the change Yemen is undergoing is lost in the dramatic events… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Yemen 
Posted on Tue, March 22, 2011 at 18:51 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Who will succeed Saleh in Yemen?

After 27 years in power, President Saleh’s recent announcement that he would not seek another term… Continue reading

Topics: WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Tue, March 22, 2011 at 17:34 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Yemeni insiders Increasingly Frustrated with Saleh Clan

President Saleh is more interested in enriching his family than in making the strategic choices necessary to lead Yemen into the future… Continue reading

Topics: WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 18:24 pm CET
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Yemen Declares ‘State of Emergency’ after Protest Massacre

President Saleh announces state of emergency after dozens are killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests. Witnesses… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 00:34 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Yemen President Saleh says Foreign Forces are Wrecking his Country

President Saleh tells the US that from the UK, Qatar and Libya aiding the southerners, to Iran and Hezbollah engineering the Houthi rebellion… Continue reading

Topics: U.S. Middle East Policy • WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Thu, February 3, 2011 at 01:25 am CET
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Yemen Fears Egyptian-style Protests, President Won’t Extend Presidential Term

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key US ally against al Qaeda, said on Wednesday he will not seek to extend his presidency in a move that would end his… Continue reading

Topics: The Middle East • Yemen 
Posted on Sat, December 4, 2010 at 15:15 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Jemen Gaf VS ‘Vrij Spel’ Voor Militaire Operaties Tegen Al Qaida

De president van Jemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, maakte in het geheim afspraken met de Amerikaanse regering om Amerikaanse troepen onbeperkte toegang tot Jemens grondgebied te geven voor het uitvoeren van militaire operaties tegen terroristische doelen van Al Qaida… Lees verder

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Global Jihad • Nederlands • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks • Yemen