Archive: yemen
27th December 2011
There were numerous reports in the US media on Monday about President Saleh's proposed trip to the United States. This has put the Obama administration on the spot, since it risks being accused of condoning Saleh's crimes by allowing him in.
The official White House line at the moment is that if… Read more
26th December 2011
After an interlude caused by months on political turmoil, Yemen's illegitimate parliament resumed business on Saturday when the new power-sharing government presented its programme. Judging by the account in the Yemen Times, its re-opening session was a shambolic affair, interrupted by power cuts… Read more
19th December 2011
With a new government sworn in and relative calm returning to the streets in Yemen, this seems an appropriate moment to take stock.
On Sunday, the Yemen Observer reported that sandbags and soil barriers were being removed as armed tribesmen, troops and armored vehicles withdrawn from parts of the… Read more
6th December 2011
The official Yemeni news agency reports a meeting between foreign minister Qirbi and Criag Jenness, director of the UN's Electoral Assistance Division.
It appears that Yemen is seeking "UN technical and logistical assistance" in the presidential election scheduled for February 21.
This is rather… Read more
4th December 2011
Having signed the GCC's ludicrous "transition agreement" under international pressure, President Saleh shows no sign of relinquishing power in Yemen and the situation continues to deteriorate.
Fighting has been going on for several days now in the city of Ta'izz, south of Sana'a, with Saleh's… Read more
28th November 2011
It has been widely reported that the Yemen "transition" agreement signed last week includes immunity for President Saleh and members of his entourage. This led to protests in Yemen at the weekend calling instead for Saleh's prosecution.
If guarantees of immunity have indeed been given, who gave… Read more
18th November 2011
Journalists have a hard time in Yemen. Most are badly paid and many take on other jobs to supplement their income.
The Yemeni press (with one or two exceptions) is also highly partisan. That is far from ideal but it is less of a problem than outsiders often imagine. There's a diversity of voices;… Read more
17th November 2011
Reuters news agency has finally issued a statement about Mohamed Sudam, its Yemen-based reporter who also works as President Saleh's official interpreter and secretary.
The Felix Arabia blog provides this translation of the statement which was originally issued in Arabic:
"For more than 160 years… Read more
15th November 2011
If you follow the news from Yemen you have almost certainly come across reports from Reuters' long-serving correspondent in Sana'a, Mohamed Sudam. You may not have been aware, though, that over many years he has also combined his work for one of the world's leading news agencies with another job –… Read more
22nd October 2011
On Friday the UN security council unanimously approved a resolution on the situation in Yemen – its first such resolution since the uprising began.
As expected, the resolution (full text here) calls on President Saleh to accept the Gulf Cooperation Council's wretched "transition plan" and begin a… Read more
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