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Twitter announced yesterday that it has suspended hundreds of apparently fake accounts that have been posting sectarian tweets directed against Shia Muslims.
Marc Owen Jones, who lectures in Gulf politics at Tübingen University in Germany, began investigating when he noticed a series of identical…
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Treasures from ancient Yemen
In 2002 the British Museum held an exhibition entitled "Queen of Sheba: Treasures from Ancient Yemen", described in the notes below.
The museum produced a catalogue for the exhibition (available from Amazon) which has 12 chapters on Sheba in western popular culture and…
by GEORGE POPOV
George Popov MBE spent his career in locust research and control and despite retirement in 1984, has remained a leading international expert in this field. From 1958-64 he served as team leader of a UN-sponsored survey of desert locust breeding grounds from Senegal to Bangladesh and…
"The pre-eminence of poetry in Yemeni culture cannot be overstated, and its importance to music is illustrated by the story of an accomplished lute player from Baghdad, who visited the Yemen some years ago.
"He was invited to attend a gathering at the house of a well-known amateur poet and musician…
Constitutional and legal framework
Draft constitution, 2015
(Not in force; unofficial translation)
Constitution of Yemen
As amended in 2001
Proposed amendments to constitution, August 2000
Constitution of Yemen, as amended in 1994
As amended in 1994
Constitution of the Republic of Yemen, 1990…
PART ONE: NAMES, DEFINITIONS AND VOTING RIGHTS
CHAPTER ONE: NAMES AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1:This law shall be called the General Elections law.
Article 2:For the purpose of this law, the following words and expressions shall have the following meaning unless the context requires otherwise.…
Atheism and freedom of belief in the Middle East
NEW EDITION: Enlarged and updated
In Arab countries, openly declaring a disbelief in God is a shocking and sometimes dangerous thing to do. Many have been imprisoned for it, some have been forced into exile and others threatened with execution.
And…
The assassination of Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005, caused a political storm in Lebanon and beyond. The United Nations sent a fact-finding mission. Below is the full text of its report.
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission to Lebanon inquiring into the causes, circumstances and consequences of…
Report on implementation of Security Council resolution 1559, October 2005
Progress report by the special UN envoy, Terje Roed-Larsen, on implementation of Security Council resolution 1559. Published 25 October, 2005.
Second Semi-Annual Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on…
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
