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by BRIAN WHITAKER
August, 1998
REVERBERATIONS of the bin Laden affair have now reached Yemen. On August 23 the government denied a report that it had harboured the militant millionaire after he was driven out Sudan in 1996. The denial is entirely plausible, since bin Laden is wanted for arrest…
Articles about kidnapping
Chronology of kidnappings (1996-2001)
Year
Kidnap incidents
Foreigners kidnapped
Total
incidents
Involving tourists
Involving
expatriates*
Total
kidnapped
Foreign
tourists
Expatriates
and families
2001
7
1
6
8…
Security incidents in Yemen 1990-94
Security incidents in Yemen 1998
Security incidents in Yemen 1999
Security incidents in Yemen 2000
The list below, compiled from various sources, includes security incidents and related events which appeared to have some political significance.
1999…
Security incidents in Yemen 1990-94
Security incidents in Yemen 1998
Security incidents in Yemen 2000
The list below, compiled from various sources, includes security incidents and related events which appeared to have some political significance.
1999
October 26: The trial opened in…
"We recorded 8,446 crimes last year. This shows that crime is still at a reasonable level." - Major-General Husayn Muhammad Arab, Interior Minister, interviewed in al-Hayat, 6 January, 1998
Security incidents in Yemen 1990-94
Security incidents in Yemen 1999
Security incidents in Yemen 2000…
Security incidents in Yemen 1998
Security incidents in Yemen 1999
Security incidents in Yemen 2000
The list below, compiled from various sources, includes those incidents which appeared to have some political significance. By early 1994 the Socialist party claimed it had been the target of…
Security incidents in Yemen 1990-94
Security incidents in Yemen 1998
Security incidents in Yemen 1999
The list below, compiled from various sources, includes security incidents and related events which appeared to have some political significance.
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JULY…
BEFORE June 1998, executions in Yemen were not routinely announced, but the number was thought to be fairly small. Between then and April 2000, based on a count of the official announcements and reports in the press, more than 50 people were executed - all except one for murder.
Four executions are…
Chapter One:
Author’s interview, May 2014.
Husseini, Waleed al-: “Why I left Islam.” Proud Atheist blog, 30 August 2010.http://proud-a.blogspot.com/2010/08/why-i-left-islam.html
Gross, Michael Joseph: “Disaster Movie.” Vanity Fair, 27 December, 2012.http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/12/making…
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
