Yemen

July 21, 2011

Al Qaeda in Yemen
08:55 GMT

Ayad al-Shabwani, a senior leader of Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has been killed in fighting with the army.

July 19, 2011

Mohamed Bouazizi of Tunisia: The spark or powder keg of the Arab Spring, or 'fire' that  caught on and spread wildly. This 
street vendor's act of self-immolation in response to humiliation & mistreatment at the hands of local
authorities led masses to turn on Tunisia's injustice for its people.
13:57 GMT

These are the poster children and heroes of the Arab revolutions. Some are just that- children, kids who have been raised as human faces of an otherwise anonymous maelstrom of anonymous popular demonstrations.

July 16, 2011

Yemen
16:47 GMT

Yemeni protesters set up a transitional council of opposition figures on Saturday to lead attempts to oust injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

July 14, 2011

Economic experts note the current crisis in Yemen has greatly impacted the Yemeni economy, especially the banking organizations
07:16 GMT

Most of Yemen's commercial banks have ceased all activities and many employees have been laid off, due to the deteriorating situation in the country.

July 7, 2011

Yemen president
19:58 GMT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, his face burned and his hands covered with bandages, appeared on television Thursday for the first time since he was injured in a bomb attack.

Yemen
11:50 GMT

Al Qaeda gunmen killed 10 Yemeni soldiers when they ambushed them on a road in southern Yemen, a military official said on Thursday.

Recent studies say wide-scale starvation looms over millions of Yemenis due to price hikes
09:47 GMT

Statistics indicate that one in three people in Yemen are food insecure and under-nourished, and more than 50 percent of children are stunted, OCHA said in a 1 July report.

July 5, 2011

Yemen
14:22 GMT

Four civilians and six gunmen died in a series of air attacks Tuesday that targeted militants who have taken control of Yemen's southern city of Zinjibar.

July 4, 2011

For many Yemeni businesses that require electricity, the blackouts mean they can no longer operate
14:10 GMT

Many businesses have been crippled by the almost continuous power blackouts that are still afflicting Yemen.

June 29, 2011

Yemen army
12:52 GMT

A Yemeni air strike on a convoy of vehicles near the southern city of Zinjibar killed at least four civilians and injured 12 on Wednesday.

June 28, 2011

Yemeni president
14:36 GMT

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh is expected to speak on television within days

June 26, 2011

Still playing games with us, Moammar? Always full of surprises: as the world waits for his next move we can count on him to keep it flamboyant and bizarre. Here seen on Libyan state TV in June, the Libyan leader has been playing chess with
the visiting Russian head of the World Chess Federation.
15:51 GMT

While Colonel Moammar Gaddafi's days may be numbered, he will be missed by many. Not least by Al Bawaba's entertainment channels, if just for his 'Qaddafisms': Though Gaddafi himself still does not seem about to take his last curtain call, he might soon get caught out or beaten by the overwhelming tide of opposition and NATO's strikes- as witnessed in the Yemeni leader's eventual begrudging departure. The Edtiors at Al Bawaba might secretly miss him, but we shan't be sorry to see the back of a tyant who has unleashed a magnitude of force and carnage on his own people.

Saleh
15:42 GMT

Yemen's deputy information minister on Sunday rejected any transfer of power as long as injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh remains in Saudi Arabia.

June 23, 2011

Yemen protest
17:50 GMT

A top American official called Thursday for an "immediate" transfer of power in Yemen.

Yemen loses around $10 million a day due to the production and export stoppage since mid-March
14:12 GMT

Yemen has lost nearly $1 billion in revenues since a blast blamed on tribesmen supporting efforts to oust the president cut off the country’s main oil pipeline, a senior official said Tuesday.