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Surge in violence
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,3 September, 1999
WITH LESS than a month to go before Yemen's first direct presidential election, the country has again been hit by a wave of violent incidents. In the early hours of August 28, a massive…
Rumblings from a distant outbreak of democracy
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 4 January 19 92
WHEN Yemenis go to the polls later this year [1992] in the country's first multi-party elections they will do more than choose a new government. The election, which will mark the…
Opposition united
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,26 January, 2001
A GROUP of opposition parties in Yemen have buried their differences to contest local elections and resist constitutional changes.
The move is seen by some as the most promising development for…
Kidnapped Britons "were used as human shields"
Yemen survivors say army attack provoked murder of hostages
by Rory Carroll and Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 31 December, 1998
YEMENI kidnappers used British tourists as human shields and executed them after security forces…
Kidnapped Britons "were used as human shields"
Yemen survivors say army attack provoked murder of hostages
by Rory Carroll and Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 31 December, 1998
YEMENI kidnappers used British tourists as human shields and executed them after security forces…
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,11 July, 2003
YEMENI SECURITY forces have arrested at least 22 suspects in a new crackdown on the Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, a shadowy organisation linked to al-Qaeda which at various times has been said by the authorities not to…
Yemen kidnap "linked with London group"
by Brian Whitaker, Martin Bright and Alan George
Originally published in The Observer, 10 January 1999
AN EXTREME Islamist group based in London is emerging as the key to both the kidnapping of British tourists in Yemen and the arrest of five Britons accused…
Yemen's decade of unity
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,19 May, 2000
YEMEN celebrates 10 years of unification on May 22 and - barring last-minute mishaps - the star guest at the party will be Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Saddam Hussein was also invited…
Storing up credit
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,23 November, 2001
AT THE END of the Afghan war against the Soviet Union, unemployed mujahideen flocked to Yemen - one of the few countries where they could keep alive the spirit of jihad without too much…
Letter from Aden
by Bill Hayton
Originally published in Middle East International,3 July 1998
AT THE SHOP under the arches where the steamers used to arrive, the Indian shopkeeper sells mementoes of the Cold War: souvenirs of British colonialism and Socialist realism. He has run the shop since…
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
