Yesterday | AllAfrica.com
Somalia: UN Calls For More Support Of Refugees in Yemen
“Many of them have been living in these conditions for 16 years and unfortunately the outflow is growing.”
The top United Nations refugee official, beginning a five-day visit to Yemen, today called on the international community to bolster its assistance to Somali refugees who have reached the Middle East country ... via AllAfrica.com
Wednesday | The Daily Star
Saudi Ismaili 'arrested over petition to king'
“Saab was one of six people who met the king on April 26 and presented the petition signed by 77 Najran notables”
DUBAI: An activist from Saudi Arabia's minority Ismaili community, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, has been arrested after seeking the removal of the governor of the Ismaili stronghold of Najran, a fellow activist ... via The Daily Star
Wednesday May 14 | United Nations
UN refugee chief to head to Yemen
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres will embark on a five-day mission to Yemen tomorrow to assess the agency's efforts to help refugees and internally displaced persons first-hand. ... via United Nations
Tuesday May 13 | Gulfnews
Yemen to give burn victims cash aid
“Today [Friday] we gave each of the three young men who are being treated in Sana'a 300,000 riyals (Dh5,544)”
By Nasser Arrabyee, Correspondent Published: May 09, 2008, 20:06 Sana'a: The Yemeni government will give each of 18 men who were severely burnt in a fire on the border with Saudi Arabia more than Dh5,000 as ... via Gulfnews
Sunday May 11 | MilitaryCity.com
Report: Al-Qaida calls for attacks at sea
“The article argues that gaining control over the seas and sea passages - especially around the Arabian Peninsula - is a vital step towards renewing the global Islamic caliphate”
By Philip Ewing - Staff writer Posted : Sunday May 11, 2008 9:36:06 EDT An article posted on an Islamist Web site in April urged Muslim fighters to begin attacking warships and merchant traffic in the strategic ... via MilitaryCity.com
Friday May 9 | The Post Chronicle
Kidnapped Japanese Women Freed In Yemen
Tribesmen in Yemen, who seized two Japanese women Wednesday at the Marib historic site, reportedly freed the them unharmed after negotiations. via The Post Chronicle
Thursday May 8 | The Daily Star
Four Yemeni troops killed in ambush
SANAA: Four Yemeni soldiers were killed and two others were wounded on Thursday when they were ambushed by suspected Shiite rebels in the northwestern region of Amran, a local official said. via The Daily Star
Thursday May 8 | Reuters
Two Japanese women kidnapped in Yemen
“They took them in their vehicle and kicked away their Yemeni driver”
SANAA - Two Japanese tourists were kidnapped in the town of Marib in Yemen on Wednesday, a provincial government official said.The official said the kidnappers were believed to be tribesmen and the two women ... via Reuters
Wednesday May 7 | The Japan News .Net
Two Japanese women tourists kidnapped in Yemen
“They forced them into the vehicle at gun point the drove away”
The Japan News.Net Wednesday 7th May, 2008 Sanaa, May 7 Two Japanese women tourists were kidnapped by some unidentified armed men in the north-central Yemeni city of Marib Wednesday, security sources said. via The Japan News .Net







