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Here is the link to my appearance this morning on the Takeaway, featuring what I can only imagine was brilliant 6:30 am analysis. One note: I told the producers that […]
One of the things I regret here at Waq al-waq is how little time we spend writing about anything besides what is going wrong in Yemen - really what I'm […]
In Waq al-waq's continued attempt to bring you a better, sleeker blog I have added a new section entitled aptly: "Sites of Interest." The first entry is the website of […]
Two new You Tube videos supposedly show the Saudi Air Force carrying out bombing runs. Part one is here and part two is here. For me the big question is […]
Al-Hayat is reporting that two al-Qaeda members have been killed in Sa'dah. This is a new and confusing twist to an ongoing story. Both men are Saudis and on the […]
Faysal Mukrim of al-Hayat has a decent overview of a number of recent events in Yemen. He mentions the transfer of al-'Awfi, al-Wahayshi's recent audio tape and he says that […]
Loved ones of the writers for Waq al-Waq sometimes get nervous about the obsessive focus on Yemen. And its true: we both at least subconsciously tie every news item we […]
In our unceasing quest to bring you everything that the contributors to Waq al-waq write and say in print (it really is a tireless task) we bring you this post. […]
After a long day of reading about the Yemeni civil war - the one in 1994 not in 1962 - I treated myself to a quick scan of the pan-Arab […]
For those of us who have been watching al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and its predecessor groups al-Qaeda in Yemen and al-Qaeda in the South of the Arabian Peninsula (note […]
Both members of the Waq al-waq team were in Washington today for different events, both of which came off well or so I have been told. But somehow we managed […]
I'm guessing that by now most people coming to Waq al-Waq don't need an overview, but The Economistprovides a decent look at the Huthi conflict, and does an admirable job […]
I love Arab summits. This one featured a great deal that we won't cover, but we will tell you that President Salih has taken his idea and gone home.One Yemeni […]
Like most of you, I'm off to enjoy a long-weekend. Posting will be sporadic.
News Yemen has the round-up of Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs, Rashad al-'Alimi, appearance before parliament. (He was only one day late - but to be fair […]
It is nice to know that someone is still reading Waq al-waq after the extended lay-off, and while I would like to re-start Waq al-waq in full fashion at some […]
... is this brief from News Yemen that makes the claim that people in Shabwa are asking members of al-Qaeda to teach in their schools after the government has been […]
The news today from al-Jawf that five al-Huthi commanders were killed in an ambush by what some are charging as a militia linked to the government is yet another in […]
Here, for a taste, is the sub-headline. Often overlooked in favour of glitzy neighbour Dubai, the hidden gems of Oman & Yemen are also worth considering.This isn't about tourism or […]
For all our Danish speakers out there, and seeing as how I come from good (or at least hearty, as family legend says we were chased out of Denmark a […]