Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has extended the closure of its embassies in the Middle East as a published report said the Obama administration was acting on intelligence reports that are not new. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has relayed information that prompted a State Department decision to delay the reopening […]
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 Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — Al Qaida’s network in Yemen is planning to conduct bombing attacks on American civilian aircraft. Officials said the intelligence community has traced a plot by Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula to blow up a commercial airliner or cargo plane. They identified the AQAP planner as Ibrahim Hassan Al […]
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 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 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, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has reported a plot to destabilize the Gulf Cooperation Council state. Officials said the UAE captured a cell linked to Al Qaida in December. They said the cell consisted of nationals from Saudi Arabia assigned to conduct a destabilization campaign in the region. “The security […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States was said to planning to build at least three military bases in Yemen. Yemeni sources said the administration of President Barack Obama intends to enhance defense and military cooperation in 2013 with a range of new projects. They said this would include arms deliveries and the construction […]