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Fragile union at mercy of outside forces
Originally published in The Guardian, 7 April 19 94
The two Alis have brought Yemen to the point of disintegration, but other countries are players in the game: North and south accused each other yesterday of massing troops on the border for a civil war.…
A summit meeting to begin implementing theroad mapwas held in Aqaba, Jordan, on 4 June 2003. Hosted by King Abdullah of Jordan, it was attended by President George Bush, Ariel Sharon (the Israeli prime minister) and Mahmoud Abbas (the Palestinian prime minister). Below is the text of the leaders'…
Yemen's rival armies turn on each other
Originally published in The Guardian, 6 May 1994
Failure to unite the two forces lies behind the struggle which is destroying the country from the inside, write Ian Black and Brian Whitaker
ARMED forces from the two halves of a theoretically united Yemen hit…
Statement issued by a PLO delegation headed by Yasser Arafat, and a group of five American Jews.
Stockholm, 7 December 1988 (English original)
The Palestinian National Council met in Algiers from November 12 to 15, 1988, and announced the declaration of independence which proclaimed the state of…
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,22 July 2005
In a move that is almost without precedent in an Arab country, Yemen’s long-serving president, Ali Abdullah Salih, has announced that he is ‘fed up’ and plans to retire next year.
He surprised a gathering on July 16 -…
The Israeli cabinet accepted theroad mapon 25 May 2003, by 12 votes to seven with four abstentions, after a six-hour debate that was described as stormy. In approving the plan, Israel attached the following list of 14 reservations.
1. Both at the commencement of, and during the process, and as a…
North Yemen tightens the noose on Aden
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,24 June 1994
THE CONFLICT in Yemen is increasingly difficult to define. Shorthand terms like "civil war" and "North versus South", which might have been appropriate seven weeks ago, are no…
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,8 February, 2002
YEMENI investigators headed for Cuba in early February to help in the questioning of al-Qa’ida suspects. Up to 21 Yemenis are detained there, forming the second largest national group after the Saudis.
Yemen…
Bizarre claims in bomb trial
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,13 July, 2001
THE STRANGE trial of four Yemenis accused of bombing the British embassy in Sana’a ended on July 9, having raised more questions than it answered.
A bomb was thrown over the wall of the…
Speech by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the UN General Assembly after submitting application for recognition to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.
Source:Haaretz. Date: 23 September 2011
See also: speeches byBinyamin NetanyahuandBarack Obama
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Mr. President of the General Assembly…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
