Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Yemen and the United States have held a summit that focused on military and security cooperation. Officials said Yemeni President Abbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi met administration leaders during his visit to Washington in late July/early August. The officials said the talks, attended by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, focused on Yemen […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Oman has become the latest waystation for Iranian weapons to Yemen. Arab diplomatic sources said Iran was believed to be using Oman to funnel weapons for the Shi’ite rebel movement in Yemen. They said the massive Iranian flow was also believed to be destined to Shi’ites in neighboring Saudi […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has determined that Al Qaida’s network in Yemen marked the most dangerous wing of the global Islamist insurgency movement. The House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee asserted that Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula presented one of the greatest threats to Britain and other NATO allies. In its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida’s network in Yemen has confirmed the killing of its deputy commander. Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula said deputy commander Said Al Shihri was killed in an attack by the U.S. military. In a statement on July 17, AQAP said Al Shihri, a Saudi national, was targeted by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Yemen has captured another Turkish-linked boat filled with weapons for insurgents. On July 9, the Yemen Coast Guard intercepted a freighter off the coast of Yemen near the port of Hudeida. Officials said the freighter, which sailed under the flag of Comoros, contained a crew of eight Turks. “They were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen has reported a foiled plot to bomb its liquefied gas export terminal. Officials said Yemeni security forces stopped a car bombing of the LNG export terminal in Balhaf on June 2. They said the car exploded prematurely outside the $4.5 billion facility and killed the suspected suicide attacker. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida has recovered from a U.S.-led counter-insurgency campaign and seized areas along the coast of Yemen. The Yemeni Interior Ministry acknowledged that Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has restored units and captured an area near the port city of Mukalla. The ministry said AQAP, based in neighboring Saudi […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen continues to be plagued by fighter-jet accidents. On May 13, a Yemen Air Force fighter-jet exploded in mid-air over Sanaa. The Defense Ministry said the Russian-origin Su-22 combat plane then crashed into a residential district of the capital. “The Defense Ministry established a panel to investigate the incident,” the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has sought to bolster security along its 1,600 kilometer border with Yemen. Officials said the Saudi Interior Ministry has been directing a security crackdown along the kingdom’s border with Yemen. The officials said the effort included the capture of hundreds of infiltrators from Yemen, the reinforcement of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has been secretly hosting a U.S. military base assigned to attack Al Qaida in neighboring Yemen. U.S. media reports asserted that the CIA was using a remote base in Saudi Arabia for attacks in Yemen. The report, which were not denied by the administration of President Barack Obama, […]