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I finally found time - between various projects and other more personal concerns - to read Nasir al-Wahayshi's opening article in Sada al-Malahim, and while I can't give a full […]
CNN chats about Yemen with Bernard Haykel.I talk about Yemen with a station in Seattle (I think somewhere in the middle)Brian talks to NPR's On the Media.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is roughly three weeks late with issue 11 of Sada al-Malahim, and while there has been little word on the delay, the group has released […]
Al-Ghad is finally out, and the paper is reporting about potential threats to oil facilities in Aden. This is of particular concern to a number of people, and there is […]
It is late here but I'm watching al-Hurra's Free Hour, as you all should be, it is pretty much like I remember it - people screaming at each other, right […]
The story Waq al-waq reported yesterday about the former Guantanamo detainee and another wanted Saudi militant found dead in Sa'dah continues to evolve. Unfortunately, I am not at liberty to […]
It what is easily the most exciting Yemen-based news of the day (cue tumbleweed), I have a new column out about the dangers of comparing Yemen to Afghanistan/Somalia. It would […]
Getting a bit tired of short blog posts, and looking for something more to really sink your teeth into over the weekend? Well, then, I would suggest this piece at […]
See, the "joke" in the subject line works because the English language has words that sound alike, but with different meanings. Here I am "playing" on them, so to speak. […]
In a number of conversations I had yesterday with both governmental and non-governmental sources it does seem clear that the two year delay for parliamentary elections, which we talked about […]
One of the things (out of many) that we here at Waq al-waq have neglected to cover over the past few weeks is the elections of officers for the Yemeni […]
By posting - and in doing so interrupting my vacation - I am doing two things I don't usually do. First, posting after promising not to blog. And Second, linking […]
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is just out with a new statement on the flooding in Jeddah. I am just printing it out now - thanks Mac for your insufficient […]
Portions of al-'Awfi's confessions are now on You Tube. Part 1 is here and Part II is here. If anyone has the time, they could have a lot of fun […]
It now appears that contrary to many initial assumptions, including my own, the foreigners kidnapped last week were known as missionaries and were involved in some proselytizing in Sa'dah. This […]
Oh no. I have long argued that the "old wise men" of Yemeni politics that surround President Salih are dying off and not being replaced. These men have wisdom and […]
Admittedly not the best title I have ever thought of but, what can I say, it has been a long day.First, an excellent op-ed by Ambassador Edmund Hull on the […]
News Yemen is reporting that the suicide bomber was named Ali Muhsin al-Ahamd and was born in San'a in 1990.
News Yemen has a piece that reports at least one of the 16 al-Qaeda suspects currently on trial spent time fighting in Iraq. There are summaries of the news in […]
News Yemen, which is run by Nabil al-Sufi, has an absolutely fascinating article today on a tribal meeting that was convened by the Arhab tribe in an attempt to decide […]