Committee to Protect Journalists: “From the outset, this case has been about settling scores with

Anmesty Calls on Yemen to End Widespread Torture
Its so brutal. Click here for first hand testimony from tortured prisoners. Amnesty International PUBLIC STATEMENT 27 November 2009 Index: MDE 31/017/2009 Yemen: Government should announce commitment to tackle ‘widespread’ torture Amnesty International today urged the Yemeni government to publicly announce its commitment to implementing the recommendations issued last week by the UN Committee against Torture, following its regrettable failure earlier thi

WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran on humanitarian situation in Yemen
As the holiday of Eid al-Adha approaches, our thoughts are with tens of thousands of displaced people in northern Yemen who will not be able to celebrate Eid in their own homes. The United Nations World Food Programme and partners such as Islamic Relief and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) have been working tirelessly to ensure that displaced Yemen is ha

Rivers of Blood Flow in Yemen War
Alert net SANAA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Yemeni forces and Shi’ite rebels waged pitched battles on the outskirts of Saada on Saturday after regular troops thwarted an attempt by the insurgents to enter the northern city, a Yemeni military official said. The army stopped the rebel advance on Friday and fighting was still taking place in the suburbs of the capital of the rebels’ mountainous stronghold province, the official told Reuters. A Saudi official said Saudi planes carried out renewed strikes in the Jabal Dukhan area on Friday, where rebels carried out a c

Dubai World, with the Aden Port contract, Unable to Pay Debts
Kuwait had a better bid for Aden Port, but Dubai World got the contract, which was heavily weighed in their favor initially and even after the contract’s revision. But with DWI currently unable to pay its debts, development at Aden Port may stall. There is an the ongoing strike at Aden port for more than a year, prompted by DWI’s unfair labor practices. I have a copy of DWI’s employment contract and i

Al Qaeda in Yemen Issues Assassination Video
The video is of the assassination of a security chief who al Qaeda claimed was complicit in the death of al Harithy in 2002. What a crazy world, the poor guy. At least they didn’t behead him, the way these murderers do in other parts of the world. Its interesting the way al Harithy’s death is considered un-avenged, while Fawaz al Raibi’s 2006 killing didn’t strike the same tribal cord. One distinction is that the US killed al Harithy (and US citizen Kamal al Darwish) with Predator drone. Perhaps the broader message is a threat against the same type of (rather effective) aerial targeting of terrorist leadership by the US as occurs in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakista