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The kidnappers' toll
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,10 March, 2000
THE POLISH ambassador to Yemen became the latest kidnap victim on March 1 when armed members of the Qiyari tribe abducted him from a busy street in Sana’a. Next day, a Dutch man and a Yemeni…
This unofficial peace treaty was drafted by a group of Israelis and Palestinians and issued in October 2003. Those involved included former Israeli Justice Minister Yossi Beilin and former Palestinian Information Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo.
The Swiss government provided financial backing for the…
A month after the US State Department published its annual country-by-country report on human rights, the Moroccan government has suddenly erupted in fury over the section about Morocco.
On Tuesday, the interior ministry denounced the report as a list of "inventions" and "lies" and…
Fierce battle erupts as south Yemen's troops
swoop to cut off northern forces
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 10 May 1994
THE outcome of the civil war in Yemen was finely balanced yesterday as northern and southern armies clashed in their bloodiest battle so far.
The…
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,28 October 2005
Yemen’s see-saw relations with the United States took a sudden turn for the worse earlier this month following comments by the US ambassador in Sanaa shortly before President Ali Abdullah Salih is due to visit…
Saudis tiptoe to democracy
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,
18 February 2005
Saudi Arabia took a cautious step towards democracy on February 10 when voters in Riyadh and the surrounding areas elected 127 members of municipal councils. Further elections in the…
Speech by President Barack Obama to the United Nations General Assembly
Source:White House website. Date: 23 September 2011
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Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: It is a great honor for me to be…
Northern Yemenis 'will attack Aden in two days'
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 11 May 1994
A NORTH Yemeni minister, Dr Abdul Ali al-Karim al-Iryani, yesterday predicted that northern forces would attack the southern port of Aden within the next two days.
Dr Iryani, the…
Showcasing democracy
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,2 July, 1999
YEMEN has begun the window-dressing for its first direct presidential election. With polling just three months away - on September 28 - no serious candidates have yet emerged from the shadows,…
Kidnappers' call to London imam
Leader of Supporters of Shariah tells Arabic language magazine he was called an hour after 16 Western tourists were seized in Yemen
by Rory Carroll and Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 14 January 1999
NEWS of the kidnap of 16 Westerners was…
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
