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Muhammad al-Qadhi has this article in the National, which discusses the latest clashes between al-Huthi supporters and the potential for a sixth round of all out war between the two […]
You have got to admire a journalist who does not mess around with burying a cliche, but just goes ahead and leads with it. I disagree with a handful of […]
The more I read this piece from the NY Times on al-Qaeda moving from Pakistan to Yemen and Somalia the less convinced I am. There seems to be a great […]
Thanks to the beauty of wireless internet (it is called WiFi, yes?) and Philadelphia, which has become one of my favorite cities over the past few months, I have a […]
There is too much and it is too late for an actual post, but the week ahead at Waq al-waq will feature:1. Commentary on AQAP's statement on the Huthi attacks […]
Western papers are leading with the news that Yemeni forces have killed two al-Qaeda suspects. Not so fast, says Mareb Press, which actually names the two individuals killed - Nur […]
It has been so long since I blogged that I couldn't even remember my username or password. I'm not sure what that means, but it must mean something.Anyway, I'm breaking […]
The new video AQAP posted on the Battle of Marib today - September 8 - is by far the most technologically impressive piece of propaganda I have seen it produce […]
Numerous deadlines and upcoming trips have cut into much of the time I usually devote to blogging, but despite my absence the news continues to come in fast and furious. […]
More news coming out of Yemen about the bomber's id. Faysal Mukrim in al-Hayat, reports what News Yemen had yesterday, although his math is off by about a decade. But […]
Early yesterday morning I woke up, fired up the computer, and began skimming through the news from Yemen. One of the first articles that caught my attention was this piece […]
Nasser Arrabyee, a good friend, is attending the Sundance Film Festival for the film "The Oath" about Yemen's Guantanamo Bay detainees, as this post on his blog and this article […]
Both Marib Press and News Yemen as well as a number of wire reports are reporting that Yemen has arrested Muhammad Ahmad al-Haniq, the individual from Arhab it has been […]
The Yemeni government's official daily, al-Thawra, is reporting that the five people were killed in yesterday's ambush. (Sorry it is a PDF so no link - but it is on […]
The future does not look bright.
For those with an internet connection and an interest, Minister of Information, Hassan al-Lawzi is on al-Jazeera at the moment. One of his statements stood out: "Yemen is suffering from […]
"The international community has very little understanding of this crisis,' OCHA Director Rashid Khalikov told the U.S. broadcaster after a four-day visit to Yemen."The Sa'dah war doesn't seem to be […]
I downloaded the new AQAP audio tape on Sunday, but I have yet to have a chance to either listen to it or to read the transcript that was also […]
One of the things I have noticed over the past few years is that when it comes to the big three pan-Arab dailies - al-Sharq al-Awsat, al-Hayat, al-Quds al-Arabi - […]
Another explosion in Abyan kills two more and wounds at least ten.Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports on differences among the Huthi leadership on who can be a leader and who can't, but […]