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ADEN: Southern separatists in Yemen set fire to a tent camp housing anti-government protesters in the port city of Aden, witnesses said on Sunday, in opposition to an election this month to replace outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Amidst eye catching media and customers presence, Naif Khaled Al-Joaidi from Mukalla, Hadramount, received last Monday, the '2011 Commercial Bank's Jawaher award', grand prize of the Dream House.

SANAA, Yemen - A security official says al-Qaida-linked militants have publicly executed two Yemenis suspected of collaborating with the United States.

Yemenis mark the first anniversary of their unfinished peaceful revolution to overthrow the Ali Abdullah Saleh dictatorship, which continues to pull the shots, thanks to support from the Gulf Cooperation Council and the approval of the US and UN.

A top military intelligence chief was shot to death late Saturday allegedly by al-Qaeda gunmen in Yemen's southern province of al-Bayda, a Public Safety Examiner source said.

Female genital mutilation/cutting refers to several different harmful practices involving the cutting of the female genitals.

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Somali pirates on Thursday hijacked the MV Free Goddess , a Greek-owned bulk carrier with 21 Filipino crew members aboard, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs .

At least 11 people have drowned and another 34 are missing in the latest boat tragedy in the Gulf of Aden, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.

The boat full of Somalis fleeing violence in their homeland left for Yemen last Saturday.

SANAA, Yemen -; Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied in cities across the country Friday calling for sweeping political changes as President Ali Abdullah Saleh approaches what appears to be the end of his 33-year rule.

Vice President Abdou Rabbo Mansour Hadi launched last Tuesday his presidential campaign, revealing to the nation hos intention of running for the presidency, which all Yemenis knew already since Hadi had been chosen months ago as the only runner-up. Hadi in his first speech to the Yemeni people said that February 21st presidential elections were ... (more)

Thousands in Sanaa's Change Square chant slogans in support of election in which vice-president will be sole candidate.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Twenty-one Filipino sailors on board a ship off the coast of Yemen have been taken hostage by Somali pirates , Australia Network News reported.

The U.N. refugee agency says at least 11 people have drowned and 34 are missing after a smuggling boat headed for Yemen capsized off the coast of Somalia this week.

Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award on Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

Arab and Muslim women are not only making international news but are also the spotlight of local events and discussions in every American city, including the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Posted in: Local News Written By: Mohammed Antar for Yemen Observer Article Date: Feb 9, 2012 - 10:25:54 PM Ordinary citizens in Yemen will be able to observe the Presidential elections planned for February 21st in Yemen and report any incidents they witness, thanks to an innovative project launched by the Youth Political Inclusion Center at ... (more)

Women hold a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad with a noose during a march to show solidarity with Syrian anti-government protesters and to call for Yemeni participation in the upcoming presidential election in Sanaa February 9, 2012.

People gather as smoke rises from the site of clashes between government forces and anti-election protesters in the southern Yemeni city of Dalea ADEN, Yemen - Yemeni troops killed two people on Thursday when they opened fire on a rally in the southern province of Dalea calling for a boycott of an election to replace outgoing President Ali Abdullah ... (more)