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Protesters rally for South Yemen independence
(Yemen Online) - 2013-05-22
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21/5/2013 Thousands gathered in Yemen's main southern city of Aden on Tuesday to call for renewed independence for the south 23 years after it united with the north. Waving the flag of the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and portraits of exiled southern leader Ali Salem al-Baid, the protesters gathered at a square in the Khor Maksar district of Aden, an AFP correspondent reported

Obama Orders Drone Strikes, Killing of 6 "Suspected Militants" in Yemen
(Yemen Online) - 2013-05-22
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21/5/2013Just days before President Obama is scheduled to make a major policy speech announcing his legal justification for his use of drones as a means of summary execution, the U.S. has ramped up the remote control war in the Yemeni theater.In a pre-dawn strike Friday night, May 17, drones piloted by U

Thomas Friedman : Postcard From Yemen
(Yemen Online) - 2013-05-09
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9/5/2013I am in the Yemen International Hospital in Taiz, the Yemeni city in the central highlands that is suffering from such an acute water shortage that people get to run their taps for only 36 hours every 30 days or so. They have to fill up as much as they can and then rely on water trucks that come through neighborhoods and sell water like a precious commodity

Yemen: Saving the South from Itself
(Yemen Online) - 2013-05-09
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9/5/2013Mr. Hassan al-Yafa'ei, head of the secessionist "Hirak" in al-Houtta South of Yemen, spoke with passion and grief about his region. He is filled with indignation over the unfair discrimination of the South. He is completely convinced, however, that the 1986 civil war is a historical incident that will not be repeated

Yemen: Migrants Abused, Tortured by Smugglers
(Yemen Online) - 2013-05-04
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3/5/2013Authorities in Yemen have freed more than one thousand migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia, many suffering from torture and sexual abuse while forcibly held by human smugglers, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which has treated the migrants, said today

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Yemen islands turned into trafficking hub
(Yemen Post Staff) 2013-05-24 - Retrieved at: 2013-05-23 23:10:00 GMT

High ranking Yemeni officials have warned this week that Yemen Red Sea islands, lying directly west off the coast of Hodeidah and beyond had been turned into arm trafficking hubs under the sponsorship of Iran. Officials who already accused Iran on many instances of meddling within Yemeni affairs in the pursuit of its own political gain in the region has theorized that Tehran through the Houthis (a Shia rebel group which is now seeking to join mainstream politics) is arming against its
[source: Yemen Post Newspaper]

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Yemen
(Yemen Post Staff) 2013-05-24 - Retrieved at: 2013-05-23 23:10:00 GMT

In a bid to promote economic development and stability throughout all sectors of the economy Yemen will organize next week a small and medium sized enterprises conference with the participation of state officials, civil societies, academics and private entrepreneurs. As per explained by September 26 website, "The conference intends to present the ideas of small and medium-sized enterprises and market them to investors to develop into real, viable and successful projects
[source: Yemen Post Newspaper]

Press Release
(Yemen Post Staff) 2013-05-24 - Retrieved at: 2013-05-23 23:10:00 GMT

The Government of Yemen (GOY) welcomes President Obama’s remarks and actions today. In particular, Yemen welcomes the Administration's decision to lift the moratorium on detainee transfers to Yemen. GOY will work with the United States to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its detainees and will continue working towards their gradual rehabilitation and integration back into society
[source: Yemen Post Newspaper]

Yemeni journalists are still held hostage one week on
(Yemen Post Staff) 2013-05-23 - Retrieved at: 2013-05-23 17:10:00 GMT

Despite the intervention of Yemen Journalist Union and the Freedom Foundation, Yemen media watchdog, three Yemeni journalists are still held hostage in the eastern province of Marib.Yassin Alzikri, editor-in-chief for Economic Media magazine; Ibrahim al-Ashmori, president of the reports division of Al-Thawra daily newspaper; and Ahmed al-Shamiri, writer for the Saudi Okaz daily newspaper were kidnapped a week ago (May, 15th) as they were heading to the province of Mahrah, east of the country
[source: Yemen Post Newspaper]

Protesters call on President Hadi to intervene in tribal violence
(Yemen Post Staff) 2013-05-23 - Retrieved at: 2013-05-23 17:10:00 GMT

Disgruntled protesters took their anger before President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi this Thursday, demanding that justice be served in relation to the murder of Khaled Mohammed al-Khatib and Hassan Jaafar Aman . The young men who are originally from the southern city of Aden came to the capital last week to collect their visa for Germany ahead of a much anticipated trip
[source: Yemen Post Newspaper]



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